Dr Keith Walker @SteelFolk@qoto.org
Steel industry metallurgical specialist.
Joined Nov 2022
Dr Keith Walker
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Here's my piece at The Mint magazine on instability economics. Most Western economists think the natural state of an economy is stability. though shocks can temporarily force it out of its normal stable orbit and it evolves over time. But I argue that when you take into account the storms constantly experienced by developing countries, economic history shows the natural state of the global economy is instability, not stability.
https://www.themintmagazine.com/the-illusion-of-stability/
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In an important development, civil servants of conscience in Germany have finally joined their peers in other countries and published an open letter calling on their government to stop exporting weapons to Israel.
This should terrify the genocide enablers in the German government, because it means there is a pool of whistleblowers available to shred their excuses to bits and confirm that domestic laws and reports of Israeli war crimes were consciously ignored, greatly increasing their individual legal exposure at The Hague.
@freemo Couldn't resist adding "2 by 6".
2 by 6 (inch plank).
"She married a 2 by 6 when they were here during the war".
Yes, you were all yanks to us.😉
@freemo You mean a mini? Mini Moke. That is niche, that one.
@freemo Yes, it should be currant. Also used for the newpaper The Sun.
@freemo Try eagles wearing an Irish. Irish jig.
If they have no Barnet. Barnet fair.
I've no clue why this use if rhymes is common. See if you can guess-
Driving in my jam (jar).
Falling down the apples (and pears).
Shooting my current (bun).
Wearing a whistle (and flute)
Mainly London, not much used elsewhere. Nuts.
@freemo I get confused by bumper stickers - why aren't they fender stickers?
@freemo All I do is use "gotten" and "ass" rather than "arse"to talk American. And avoid "old chap".
@freemo Try Midnight Train, Atlanta.😍
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I somehow seem to have pulled together a 14-track album during the last few months and as it's #BandCampFriday if you buy it today, I'll get 100% of the dosh. The album's an eclectic mix of tunes, under the title "Genre Fluid"
@freemo I was not so cool when there was one in Chiba. I was taking a piss in the hotel and ended up on my back in the bath. Gladly, there were no witnesses.
Dr Keith Walker
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Does international law really exist?
When it is asserted that Israel and Russia are in breach of international law, it means—or should mean—something
By me, at @prospect_uk
Dr Keith Walker
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The narrative around Universal Basic Income often gets twisted into a saga of laziness. But here's food for thought: UBI will be the most significant productivity booster we've yet to embrace. Freed from survival stress, innovation and creativity will flourish like never before.
Dr Keith Walker
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Our Wikipedia page is at risk of being deleted because it may not meet notability guidelines.
Can we get some help?
We're not that familiar with Wikipedia or its processes, but we think our project is notable enough for inclusion.
Dr Keith Walker
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Lots of the proposals for fixing #healthcare #cybersecurity focus on equipping #hospitals (or penalizing them for attacks).
But as the #Change outage shows, third-party vendors pose a huge risk.
“Even if we spent every dollar of our budgets on cybersecurity, that still does not eliminate the majority of cyber risk that comes to us from third parties.”
@STAT's Mohana Ravindranath on what's next:
https://www.statnews.com/2024/03/29/change-healthcare-attack-proposed-cybersecurity-regulations/
@sciencebase Around here you'd be talking eels with the odd trout.
@sciencebase Only Mat and Both nights at Far Ings with a white blanket and a lamp. I don't have a huge net, though.
Steel industry metallurgical specialist.
Joined Nov 2022
