Ecosocialist from Scotland. I write blogs about things I read, watch or play, because writing is fun.
My cat is much cooler than me and occasionally I will post a picture.
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Another #book that had been on my to read pile for a long time: The Big Con by Marina Mazzucato and Rosie Collington. It was interesting but not as in-depth as I had expected, and as with many leftwing books, the solutions at the end were a bit handwavy. Not a bad read though, and I had fun bringing in systems thinking into the #review
https://write.as/the-casual-critic/the-big-con-ignorance-by-powerpoint
Wake up, prices are rising, wages are stagnant. The bridge downtown is rusting away. There used to be a trolly line and a bus line but now it is gone. The schools are shabby, the park is choked with weeds, the swings are broken. But, we live in such a wealthy country, right? Where *is* all that wealth?
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After four years, the battery life of my #fairphone 4 was noticeably getting worse, and with even moderate use it wouldn't hold its charge for a day.
So what did I do? Bought a new battery for €25 which will hopefully see me through the next four years. Repairability and modularity rock.
"It’s always bothered me that there is a presumed ‘responsibility’ within Star Trek shows to talk about social issues."
Andy Weir is definitely one of those guys.
https://gizmodo.com/andy-weir-star-trek-pitch-backlash-paramount-2000739724
Tried to get back into #libreoffice but that thing happened where it completely garbled the formatting on an existing xlsx spreadsheet and I'm not sure I can be bothered to correct it all (and then correct it back when I open it in MS Office again).
Part of me hopes that with German governments pivoting to LibreOffice, they may donate say 10% of what they spent on MS licensing to LibreOffice and that will enable some serious upgrades.
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