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Category Archives: Phlyarology
Nonviolent living
At the core of all anger is a need that is not being fulfilled. Marshall Rosenberg (1934–2015) This video by Marshall Rosenberg is less than 6 minutes long, but in that short time it packs a message that would change … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, collaboration, Communication, Core thought, Culture, Health, People, perception, Phlyarology, Strategy
Tagged Giving, love, Marshall Rosenberg, nonviolent communication
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The cake is a lie
After I scheduled this post, I heard about the massive earthquakes in Turkey/ Siria. And it got me thinking: by comparison with the hardships now faced by those affected by that catastrophe, my original post makes me sound like an … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, perception, Phlyarology, Rants
Tagged contract, fairness, injustice, pension, Portal, promises, society, the cake is a lie
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Lord of the Dance
I have no post prepared for this week (too much to do, too little time). Esme posted this gem a short while ago; I’d noted it for a ‘reblog’ for an occasion such as this, but her post doesn’t have … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, art, Just for laughs, Music, Phlyarology, Reblogs
Tagged Kraken Wanker, phlyarology
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The day I broke the machine
I read an article on The Conversation the other day about a new prototype chatbot called ‘ChatGPT‘, and decided to shoot the breeze with it. It didn’t go well…. Are you alive? No, I am a computer program designed to … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Computers and Internet, consciousness, Just for laughs, perception, Phlyarology
Tagged AI, artificial intelligence, ChatGPT, consciousness, life, OpenAI, Turing Test
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[SOLVED – finally!] Windows 10 installation has failed
The beginning of the end (of Windows 8.1 – and my sanity) If you have a PC running on Windows 8.1, you currently have less than a month to do something about that, because Microsoft support for it ends on … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Computers and Internet, Phlyarology, Tech tips
Tagged 73%, free, Microsoft, upgrades, Windows 10, Windows 10 installation has failed, Windows 8.1
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Let’s Play: Spot the Poop, Again
One more fine mess of dog poo pics for your distraction here presented; discards by inconsiderate dicks their actions doubtless unrepented. Why can’t they bin their pets’ wrapped crap? It’s not like such motion’s costly. ‘Twould foster friendship ‘cross the … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Culture, Dogshit gallery, Environment, Just for laughs, Phlyarology
Tagged 'common' sense, dogshit, hobby, scat, scatology, stupid
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How to be a free-thinker, part two
Following on from last week’s wibblette, my intent with this one is to try to persuade you to consider using tools other than the ones that you probably use because everyone else does (apologies if that’s not the case). There … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Communication, Computers and Internet, Core thought, Education, Phlyarology, Strategy
Tagged debunking, disinformation, DuckDuckGo, misinformation, privacy, Proton, Signal, Sync
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Who wants to be an unpaid billboard?
The fashion industry made a canny move in persuading millions to buy clothing that boldly bears brand names. I wish I knew how they managed that. I for one decided long ago that the only way I would wear such … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Communication, crowdsourcing, memetics, Phlyarology, Strategy
Tagged free, gift, meme, memetics, oath of giftiness, Pay It Forward, There Is No Planet B, viral marketing, word of mouth
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Don’t trash our future
It’s not just the big things; the little things matter, too. The UK is suffering from a litter epidemic. 226 million cigarette butts are discarded in England every year. £1 billion – the estimated cost of picking up litter in … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Core thought, Culture, Environment, Health, Phlyarology, Strategy
Tagged Justice, litter, litter-louts, rubbish, trash
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