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How to ensure that your blog lives forever
I made a mistake a few weeks ago. I need to back up a bit and explain something. I hate advertising. I think it’s the devil’s own backyard. Don’t get me wrong: There’s nothing wrong with hawking one’s wares; if … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Communication, Computers and Internet, Education, Ludditis, Phlyarology, Strategy
Tagged death, domain name, Who wants to live forever?
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Human Population Through Time
It took 200,000 years for our human population to reach 1 billion — and only 200 years to reach 7 billion.
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Communication, Core thought, Education, Environment, History, Phlyarology
Tagged balance, cognitive dissonance, humanity, population
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Being in the moment: in search of wu wei
For this last day of my ‘three day quote challenge’ I offer you not one but two quotations: If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Communication, memetics, Phlyarology
Tagged anxiety, depression, journey, Lao Tzu, peace, Three day challenge, wu wei
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Wibble (an explanation)
The thought process that ended with the decision to call my blog ‘Wibble’ is lost in the mists of time. But recreating that sequence of events isn’t all that hard…. I first encountered the word ‘wibble’ (some may maintain it’s … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, art, Just for laughs, People, Phlyarology
Tagged A bout of insanity, Blackadder, crisis, existential, Rowan Atkinson, wibble
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A Large Crisis is Imminent
Welcome to day two of my ‘three day quote challenge’. ‘Day one’ is here. I need to thank rayoflight144 for presenting me with this challenge — I’ve just done so, with a pingback. Today’s nominations for three blogs to take … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Communication, memetics, Phlyarology
Tagged crisis, Three day challenge
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Duplicity in the Duplex?
Bhavik Naik over at Bhavik’s Blurs introduced me to ‘Google Duplex‘ the other day, in a post entitled ‘Is Google taking it too far?‘ Here’s a four minute video demonstration of Google Duplex in action: Pretty impressive, no? As well … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Business, Communication, Computers and Internet, Core thought, Ludditis, News and politics, People, Phlyarology, Science
Tagged Duplex, ethics, Google, Sundar Pichai
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Why do we have time zones: time for change?
A few years ago I wrote a blog post on the topic of the total muddle that’s caused by the lack of a commonly accepted standard date format. Today, I’m going to waffle on about something similar. Before standard time … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Communication, Core thought, History, Ludditis, Phlyarology, Science, Strategy
Tagged John Harrison, Longitude, time, timezones, UTC, Zulu
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May the Fourth be with you
I’ve just discovered that I’ve been nominated for the ‘three day quote challenge’ by rayoflight144. Very kind of you, ray, thank you. I’m not entirely certain of the rules of this ‘challenge’. I think I have to come up with … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Communication, memetics, Phlyarology
Tagged May the Fourth, Star Wars, Three day challenge
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Will the plastics industry be the next target of the merchants of doubt?
A riddle for you: What has three words, eight letters and one meaning? My blog following now stands at 381. This number is special to me because it says 3-8-1, and to me that says “I love you”. I do … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Biodiversity, Business, Communication, Core thought, Culture, Economics, Education, Environment, Health, Phlyarology, Strategy
Tagged Merchants of Doubt, plastic
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