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Category Archives: Miscellaneous
Supply Chain
When I go into the supermarket, I see foods from all over the world. I’m not talking about the items in the so-called International section, but even the stuff on the other shelves. I just picked up the nearest supermarket … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Gardening, General, Miscellaneous, Politics, Science, Society, Weather
Tagged Bananas, China, City, disaster, Essential minerals, Farm, Fertilizer, International, Mozzeralla, Oil, pineapples, Pizza, Plastic, Potatoes, rural, starve, Supermarket, Supply Chain, survive
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Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation. Let’s start from that word and see where it takes us. The definition that most appeals to me is “the restoration of someone to a useful place in society”. I was surprised that most definitions appear to emphasise the restoration of appearance or status, which is not quite … Continue reading
Posted in General, Miscellaneous, Philosophy, Politics, Society
Tagged antisocial behaviour, Crime, deterrent, dystopia, empathy, environment, Genetics, prison, Punishment, Rehabilitation, Society, trade
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Do as you would be done by.
In the book the Water Babies by Charles Kingsley there are two fairies, Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby, and Mrs Bedonebyasyoudid. These two fairies embody two principles of altruism. Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby represents the principle that if you want other people to treat you … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, General, Miscellaneous, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Society
Tagged addiction, Crime, Doasyouwouldbedoneby, entrepreneur, fraud, Golden Rule, jail, remorse, scam, turn the other cheek, Water-Babies, zombies
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Cashing in the Cash
I can’t remember the last time I used cash. In fact, I actively avoid it. I don’t want crumpled grubby bits of paper in my pockets and heavy pocket wrecking pieces of metal weighing me down. When you have a … Continue reading
Posted in Computing, General, Internet, Miscellaneous, Politics, Society
Tagged banknotes, Bitcoin, Cash, cheques, coins, commodity currency, crypto, cryptocurrency, currency, fiat currency, gold, Money, money laundering, transfer funds
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Eggsactly
A woman has, within her ovaries, all the ova or eggs that she will ever have. No ova develop in a woman during her lifetime. When she ovulates one egg passes through her reproductive system and embeds itself in the … Continue reading
Posted in General, Miscellaneous, Philosophy, Science, Society
Tagged chicken, Egg, embryo, Human, mammal, marsupial, Moon, oocyte, oogonia, Ova, oviduct, planet, reproductive system, space
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Why did he do it?
Why do people become murderers or rapists, or even petty thieves. I mean, sure, sometimes a person could irritate you to the point where a fleeting thought of carnage crosses your mind. But most people would immediately shut down that … Continue reading
Posted in General, Maths, Miscellaneous, Philosophy, Politics, Society
Tagged Alcohol, Crime, Criminal, Drugs, Einstein, Perfect, Poor, Probability, Punishment, Rich, Statistics
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