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Category Archives: Education
Here’s a question that really matters…
The guys from Positive Money went to ask young people a few questions about money. The first questions they asked were no-brainers. “Duh, everyone knows that.” But then they asked: Do you know where money comes from? Our money system … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Business, Communication, Core thought, Economics, Education, Phlyarology, Strategy
Tagged Change, equality, Justice, money, positive money
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Not with a whimper, but with a bang
Posted in Climate, Communication, Drama, Education, Environment, History
Tagged Diskobay, Greenland, Kangerlussuaq
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Support the Dark Snow 2016 Field Campaign
The Dark Snow Project 2016 Field Campaign Needs You! Continue reading
Posted in crowdsourcing, Education, Environment, GCD: Global climate disruption, History, News and politics, People, Science
Tagged Dark Snow
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How to make your own Dvorak keyboard from a QWERTY one
Those of you who have been following my puerile witterings here from the early days of ‘Wibble’ may recall that, back in 2007, I underwent the throes of converting my fingers from <spit> QWERTY to the vastly superior keyboard layout … Continue reading
Posted in Computers and Internet, Education, History, Ludditis, People
Tagged conversion, dvorak, keyboard layout, QWERTY
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What happens when a climate skeptic discerns reality
Partial transcript: Richard Muller, Phd: I didn’t know whether global warming was real, whether it was completely bogus or maybe it was twice as bad as people said. So my daughter and I … decided we would set up a … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Communication, Drama, Education, Energy, Environment, GCD: Global climate disruption, History, memetics, News and politics, People, Phlyarology, Science, Strategy
Tagged 2015, AGW, Best, carbon dioxide, climate change, CO2, deniers, environment, Hottest Year, Richard Muller
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How Man’s Effect On Nature Will Change Your Life
Further musings on the absurd antics of the dominant extant species on the only life-bearing planet known to said species. Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Biodiversity, Climate, Communication, Core thought, Culture, Drama, Economics, Education, Energy, Environment, Food, GCD: Global climate disruption, Health, History, News and politics, Phlyarology, Science, Strategy, Water
Tagged AGW, boundaries, Change, climate change, cognitive dissonance, deniers, energy, global warming, perception, risk, stupid
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Why no-one talks about the Wayback Machine any more
A tribute to the amazing Wayback Machine for years of unfailing service. Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Computers and Internet, Education, History, memetics, Phlyarology, Science, Strategy
Tagged 'common' sense, content longevity, Internet Archive, Kerbal Space Program, KSP, Link, Linkrot, Rot, Wayback Machine
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MODERNISING MONEY
Originally posted on MODERN TIMES IN MUDSHIRES:
Money creation should only be used in the public interest ? The same banks that caused the financial crisis currently have the power to create 97% of the UK’s money. They’ve used this…
Posted in ... wait, Business, Communication, Core thought, Economics, Education, what?
Tagged 'common' sense, banks, Change, communication, corruption, insanity, money, scandal
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Poles apart
May I please have five minutes (and 31 seconds)* of your time? With many thanks to Peter Sinclair, I offer two video clips he’s recently presented on his blog Climate Denial Crock of the Week that reveal what’s unfolding on … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, Climate, Communication, Education, Environment, GCD: Global climate disruption, History, what?
Tagged Antarctic, Arctic, Change, choice, climate change, climate disruption, climatology, communication, Eric Rignot, Fram Strait, glaciology, ice
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