Category Archives: Phlyarology

Nonviolent living

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Dr Bob Rich

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 →

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The cake is a lie

Posted on February 7, 2023 by peNdantry

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 →

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Lord of the Dance

Posted on January 31, 2023 by peNdantry

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 →

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Illustrating exponential growth using movement towards a target, revisited

Posted on January 17, 2023 by peNdantry

The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function. Professor Albert Bartlett (1923–2013) Back in May, I used a series of photos taken at regular intervals along a footpath in an attempt to illustrate … Continue reading →

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The day I broke the machine

Posted on January 3, 2023 by peNdantry

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 →

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[SOLVED – finally!] Windows 10 installation has failed

Posted on December 13, 2022 by peNdantry

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 →

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Let’s Play: Spot the Poop, Again

Posted on October 25, 2022 by peNdantry

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 →

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How to be a free-thinker, part two

Posted on October 4, 2022 by peNdantry

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 →

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Who wants to be an unpaid billboard?

Posted on August 9, 2022 by peNdantry

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 →

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Don’t trash our future

Posted on August 2, 2022 by peNdantry

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 →

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