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We are what we do
United Nations conference on environment and development Rio de Janeiro 3-14 June 1992 Severn Suzuki: Coming up here today, I have no hidden agenda. I am fighting for my future. I am here to speak for all generations to come. … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Climate, Communication, Core thought, Culture, Drama, Economics, Education, Energy, Environment, Food, GCD: Global climate disruption, Health, History, News and politics, People, Phlyarology, Poetry, Science, Strategy, Tributes
Tagged 1992, activism, Arctic Death Spiral, Arctic Death Spiral and the Methane Time Bomb, Change, climate disruption, cognitive dissonance, environment, Methane Time Bomb, Rio de Janeiro, Severn Suzuki, stupid, United Nations
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On the fragility of life
~~~ Planet Earth is 4,600 million years old. If we condense this inconceivable time-span into an understandable concept, we can liken Earth to a person of 46 years of age. Nothing is known about the first seven years of this … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Communication, Computers and Internet, Core thought, Culture, Education, Environment, GCD: Global climate disruption, Health, History, Music, News and politics, People, Phlyarology, Poetry, Science, Strategy, Tributes
Tagged 1991, Against All Odds, fragile, Greenpeace, It's a trap!, Jedi mind-trick, Space, Strawbs, The Miracle of Life, Union, weather, Yes
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Unknown universe
A timely follow-on from my recent wibble ‘Focus‘, gleaned from a comment on a recent article by Guy McPherson on Transition Voice (well worth a read — especially the comment thread.) This video* represents ‘The Known Universe‘: and yet most … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Communication, consciousness, Core thought, Culture, Drama, Education, Environment, Health, News and politics, Poetry, Science, Strategy
Tagged 'The Book', AMNH, Douglas Adams, Earth, Guy McPherson, H2G2, HHGTTG, Observable universe, Space, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Known Universe
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Focus
While I agree that it’s important not to sweat the small stuff, I believe that it’s just as important to keep one’s eye on the ball and not lose sight of the wood for the trees.
Posted in ... wait, what?, Communication, Core thought, Education, Poetry, Science, Strategy
Tagged boundaries, cognition, environment, perception, science
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Occupy Love
About the film – Occupy Love
Posted in Climate, Communication, consciousness, Core thought, crowdsourcing, Culture, Drama, Economics, Education, Energy, Environment, Food, GCD: Global climate disruption, Health, News and politics, People, Phlyarology, Poetry, Science, Strategy
Tagged action, climate change, cognitive dissonance, crowdsourcing, environment, innovate, love, occupy, Occupy Love
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Many small streams will form a large river
Don’t sweat the small stuff Such things do not matter; But a little can be enough: A flat-rate fee can flatter. Flattr: Small change, for big change. Heh. All my own words (the ones after the video!) OK, maybe I … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Communication, Computers and Internet, crowdsourcing, Poetry, Strategy, Tributes
Tagged Change, crowdsourcing, Flattr, innovate, micropayments
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A little perspective for the new year
Just remember that you’re standing on a planet that’s evolving and revolving at 900 miles an hour; That’s orbiting at 19 miles a second, so it’s reckoned, A sun that is the source of all our power. The sun, and … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Just for laughs, Poetry
Tagged Galaxy Song, insignificant, Meaning of Life, Monty Python
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