Ian Kenway @iankenway@qoto.org

#monarchy #republicanism #independence #barbados #caribbean #UK #england #scotland #wales #NI #global #future

#phidoc #books #literature #music #greece #symi

The Book of the Month for November is Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh and the Track of the Month is Elegy (Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings) by Benjamin Britten.

https://www.phidoc.net/book_of_the_month.html

https://www.phidoc.net/track_of_the_month.html

#IT #SMART #surveillance #privacy #family #home #social #politics #global #future

#human_rights #rights #crime_scene #crime #international_law #law #politics #global

#cop26 #change #crisis #time_frame #acceleration #calculus #climate_change #biodiversity #ecology, #environment #politics #economics #media #coping #caring #death #global #future

#change #crisis #time_frame #acceleration #calculus #climate_change #biodiversity #ecology, #environment #politics #economics #media #coping #caring #death #global #future

Toot Redux (first published 2nd August 2021)

#greece #european #global #environment #ecology #technology #social #cultural #social #economics #politics #news

Food for Thought - Relaunched!

https://www.phidoc.net/food_for_thought.html

#COP26 #climate_change #planet #earth #choice #binary #capitalism #catastrophe #uk #global #future #death

As posted on Diaspora Europe on 27th October 2021.

#COP26 #climate_change #planet #earth #choice #binary #capitalism #catastrophe #uk #global #future #death

Capitalism is killing the planet – it’s time to stop buying into our own destruction

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/30/capitalism-is-killing-the-planet-its-time-to-stop-buying-into-our-own-destruction

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The Book of the Month for October is The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James and the Track of the Month is 'I'm a Mineralist' by Nick Mason, Carla Bley and Robert Wyatt.

https://www.phidoc.net/book_of_the_month.html

https://www.phidoc.net/track_of_the_month.html

#crimes #humanity #jair_bolsonaro #boris_johnson #pandemic #coronavirus #covid #justice #accountability #health #politics #brazil #UK #global

#COP26 #brian_cox #climate_change #galaxy #universe #civilisation #meaningful_life #future

Earth’s demise could rid galaxy of meaning, warns Brian Cox ahead of Cop26

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/oct/19/earths-demise-could-rid-galaxy-of-meaning-warns-brian-cox-ahead-of-cop26

#privacy #client_side_scanning
#infringement #intrusion #violation #smartphones #apple #MIT #PGP #politics #democracy #global

Apple’s plan to scan images will allow governments into smartphones

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/16/apples-plan-to-scan-images-will-allow-governments-into-smartphones

#STEM #AI #maths #math #game_theory #Von_Neumann #Michael_Ambühl #switzerland #zurich #geneva #COP26 #iran #diplomacy #politics #future

AI and maths to play bigger role in global diplomacy, says expert

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/oct/15/ai-and-maths-to-play-bigger-role-in-global-diplomacy-says-expert

#COP26 #climate_change #sea_levels #environment #toruar_island #torotsian_island #saposas #png #pacific #global #crisis #future #no_future

‘My father will go down like the captain of the Titanic’: life on the Pacific’s disappearing islands

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/16/my-father-will-go-down-like-the-captain-of-the-titanic-life-on-the-pacifics-disappearing-islands

#labour #starmer #inequality #poverty #wealth #economics #politics #realism #uk #global

#phidoc #books #literature #music #greece #symi

The Book of the Month for September is The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy and the Track of the Month is 'Je te veux' by Erik Satie.

https://www.phidoc.net/book_of_the_month.html

https://www.phidoc.net/track_of_the_month.html

#IT #semiconductors #chips #computers #cars #environment #climate_change #carbon_footprint #TSMC #taiwan #us #global #future

The computer chip industry has a dirty climate secret

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/18/semiconductor-silicon-chips-carbon-footprint-climate

#westminster #england #uk #greece #politics #democracy #global

#facebook #moderation #different_rules #discrimination #social_media #politics
#democracy #global #future

Just one more reason to to rescue the internet from the big tech companies!

Facebook: some high-profile users ‘allowed to break platform’s rules’

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/sep/13/facebook-some-high-profile-users-allowed-to-break-platforms-rules