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Category Archives: History
Diving deep into the blogosphere
‘Blogging’ has been with us since the mid-1990s. At the start of the 21st Century, WordPress blogging began. Currently, about 7.5 million blog posts are written every single day — and the trend is upward. The ‘official’ view of the … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Communication, Computers and Internet, Core thought, History, Strategy
Tagged blogosphere, exploration, time travel
11 Comments
There is no ‘planet B’ – yet we’re using it already
Happy§ Earth Overshoot Day! Time to celebrate: we’re now using almost three-quarters of ‘planet B’. Shame it doesn’t exist. Back in 2014, I wrote a set of edicts I would apply ‘If I ruled the world‘. One of those (#4) … Continue reading
Everything has its place
The late Duke of Edinburgh, His Royal Highness Prince Philip, has now been laid to rest, and I trust that I’ve left it long enough that I won’t offend anyone by this post. A recent entry in ‘The Weekly Learn’ … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Communication, History, illusion, memetics, News and politics, People, Phlyarology
Tagged pendantry, phlyarology
27 Comments
Goodbye Donald T****
Good riddance to bad rubbish.May he disappear (just as he promised he would!) And may the lessons learned never be forgotten.
Posted in art, balance, Communication, Education, History, Just for laughs, News and politics, People, Phlyarology
Tagged Donald Trump
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Two weeks left until sanity returns
“Two weeks” has been one of the themes of T****’s term in office. Taxes, wiretapping, infrastructure, the Paris Accords, ISIS, the new healthcare plan, minimum wage plan, COVID-19 vaccines… and ‘proof of widespread election fraud’; all of these things have … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Communication, Drama, Education, History, Just for laughs, News and politics, People, Phlyarology
Tagged Donald Trump, Electoral College, Two weeks
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Planet of The Idiots: a lecture by Carl Sagan
Disclaimer: this lecture is actually entitled ‘The Age of Exploration’, but I think my title is more appropriate. Let’s make a planet in which nobody is starving. Let’s make a planet in which men and women have equal access to … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Core thought, Education, History, Phlyarology, Science, Tributes
Tagged Anthropocentrism, Carl Sagan, chauvinism, conceit, homo fatuus brutus
6 Comments
English landowners have stolen our rights. It is time to reclaim them!
Parliament debated this petition on 19Apr2021 The government maintains that the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Bill is designed to criminalise the act of trespassing when making an unauthorised encampment, and would not criminalise the act of trespass itself. … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Communication, Environment, History, Phlyarology, Strategy
Tagged George Monbiot, land, PCSC, theft
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Why governments need to be bigger
It is, quite simply, a question of numbers. There are more people now. QED. Oh: you want more? More people means more resources required to satisfy the problems that the increased population creates. Each person in government represents a certain … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Core thought, History, Phlyarology
Tagged 'common' sense, Justice, representation
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The wolves within: a Cherokee legend
An old grandfather said to his grandson, who came to him with anger at a friend who had done him an injustice, “Let me tell you a story. “I too, at times, have felt a great hate for those that … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Core thought, Culture, Drama, Education, History, People
Tagged cherokee, legend, wolf
10 Comments
A brown new deal | The Consciousness of Sheep
Those lucky enough to die of old age often fall into a very peaceful state – not dissimilar to the deep relaxation sought after by meditation practitioners – from which they simply slip away. Since 1958, though, one of the … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Core thought, Culture, Economics, Education, Energy, Environment, History, Reblogs
Tagged civilization, death
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