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Find out more about my consensus-based technology at Crowd Wisdom Project

Thought of The Day

Still Not Even Paying Peanuts

My usually chilled-ness demeanour (some will not agree that I am ever this) rapidly turned to rage today when I saw a “job” ad from a well-known Quaker-inspired national [...]

Still Not Even Paying Peanuts2025-04-12T22:45:58+01:00

Up Yours, Labels

I took this photo on my morning walk, just beyond the caravan park I’ve visited since childhood — where Cumbria and Lancashire nudge up against each other, and the park’s [...]

Up Yours, Labels2025-04-09T18:58:21+01:00

Reliably Unreliable

Becoming chronically unwell is on nobody’s bucket list. My “thing”, which I’ve endured for a few years, is, like a teenager’s mood, erratic. Despite the mayhem, I have been blessed [...]

Reliably Unreliable2025-03-23T22:30:40+00:00

The Sugababes, a Viking Ship, and Our Digital Footprint

Bang-average British girl band The Sugababes started in 1998 with Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena, and Keisha Buchanan (according to my research!). Over the years, Siobhán left and was replaced by [...]

The Sugababes, a Viking Ship, and Our Digital Footprint2025-03-09T19:39:18+00:00

Lefty Lawyers

Few things irritate me more than the lazy accusation that some legal outcome happened because of “lefty lawyers”—especially when that accusation comes from a politician. For most of my 45 [...]

Lefty Lawyers2025-02-16T22:48:46+00:00

Dunbar and the Internet

Robin Dunbar—the world-renowned anthropologist—figured out that humans are wired to keep social circles of around 150 people. It’s the upper limit of meaningful connections our brains can handle. Yuval Noah [...]

Dunbar and the Internet2025-02-02T21:12:12+00:00

My Happy Place

Sitting here in the shade of a palm tree, near the sumptuous church and vicarage of the Anglican parish in Puerto De La Cruz, I can confidently tell you: heaven [...]

My Happy Place2025-01-25T18:03:20+00:00
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