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Site etiquette indicates my first toot should be by way of an introduction. Seldom comfortable tooting my own horn (pun intended)* I'll keep this brief(ish).

I am a philosopher and historian based in Sydney and currently a doctoral candidate at the Business School; researching Edmund and his implications for executive leadership.

I chose to undertake my study in a business school, grubby though commercial ends may seem to elevated minds, because Burke was an intensely practical thinker. As he noted:

'‘The End of learning is not knowledge but virtue; as the End of all speculation should be practice of one sort or another… [for] Knowledge is the Culture** of the mind; and he who rested there, would be just as wise as he who should plough his field without any intention of sowing or reaping.'***

In this context, it seems fitting to attempt to apply Burkean research to practical ends.

I am also a passionate advocate for technology reform, which drew me to Mastodon, as I do not think unrestricted access to an individual's data is necessary for the provision of services. , , , , and co. are all demonstrating that FAANG methods are not the only viable way of providing digital connections.

N.B.:
*Thinking intended puns, I am always reminded of the joke about a man who entered a local newspaper's pun contest. He sent in ten different puns, in the hope that at least one of the puns would win. Unfortunately, no pun in ten did.

**Culture in the original sense of ploughing for sowing later.

***Burke, A Note-Book of Edmund Burke, 82-83.

Cats and Books, another wise choice.


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RT @OutwoodsCat
@TreasuryMog Woah! Some toughies here, I don’t know where to start looking for the answers first....🐾🐾
twitter.com/OutwoodsCat/status

Who can resist?


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RT @feralcatgang
For anyone who feels they need it today, Rusty is offering his belly for a belly rub🦁❤️
twitter.com/feralcatgang/statu

Only under Duress.


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RT @MissCinnamon6
I have SHUNNED this bed since Mum and Dad adopted me. But in the absence of the red blanket, I have decided to give it a try
twitter.com/MissCinnamon6/stat

Making good use of the home's bed, yes.


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RT @CatDisapproval
Misery acquaints a cat with strange bedfellows... so said Kitten Shakespeare.
twitter.com/CatDisapproval/sta

Then and now. Pretty Tuxedo, Renata.


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RT @Renata099
Happy Everyone‼️ 2 pics of me in the sink at the old house. In one I'm a kitten, in the other I'm all grown up. I miss that comfy sink...
With love from and mom 🖤🤍🖤
twitter.com/Renata099/status/1

Sleep tight!
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RT @Pebbsthecat1
Night night Twitter. The human says although this is a more normal sleeping position I am still weird! 😹🙀😹
twitter.com/Pebbsthecat1/statu

Show who's Boss, yeah.


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RT @EmperorCatMarco
Hello friends! Lockdown has been extended here in Scotland and we would like to wish you love and fun with your fluffy babies at home 🏠 ❤️❤️❤️😘😘😘😘🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🥐🥐🥐🥐🥐🥯🥯🥯☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️💯
twitter.com/EmperorCatMarco/st

"Trump's 'juggernaut' re-election bid like the Death Star, campaign boss boasts

Brad Parscale raises eyebrows with Star Wars comparison
‘In a few days we start pressing FIRE for the first time’

...and the lovely final paragraphs :

"For all its perceived might, however, the Death Star was actually destroyed, as many pointed out on Twitter, while Gary Whitta, a screenwriter who co-wrote the movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, offered further information.

“You do understand that the people who built the Death Star were the bad guys, right?” Whitta wrote.

“Also they lost.”

theguardian.com/us-news/2020/m

Some really interesting reading on this page -- how SPAM was very important to feed the military of VARIOUS countries during WWII, along with people on the Home front in Allied countries.

skylighters.org/encyclopedia/s

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