Michael

Google unveils 'mind-boggling' quantum computing chip It solves in five minutes a problem computers now would need 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years to work out, Google says.

If you think that the world is moving too quickly now, wait until you read this. In 5~10 years time it could be 🤯

BBC News - Google unveils 'mind-boggling' quantum computing chip
www.bbc.com/news/article...

The British government is facing mounting calls to exclude members of the House of Lords who rarely attend or take part in debates.

🔗 www.politico.eu/article/atte...

This is interesting.The country that bangs it's own drum about the principle of freedom 🇺🇸 actually ranks in the mid 50's in the press freedom world ranking table 👀

Bashar al-Assad reported to have fled Syria as rebels say they have captured Damascus Celebrations on streets of Syrian cities as as Assad regime appears to have fallen * Live updates: celebrations reported in Damascus as rebels claim capital Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is believed to have fled the country his family has ruled…

Bashar al-Assad reported to have fled Syria as rebels say they have captured Damascus

Word of the morning is ‘williwaw’ (19th century): a sudden violent squall or a toppling gust of wind.

Goes well with ‘thunderplump’: a sudden downpour that soaks you to the skin in seconds.

The Empire Strikes Back is just about to start while a mini hurricane blows outside 😀

This preceded and greatly influenced Brave New World & 1984

😀 That sounds like my first ex-wife....she was very insistent on the "E"

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 20

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 19

It's one of my favourites....I was very lucky to have worked in Moscow (over 20 years ago, pre Putin showing his true madman colours) and I lived just around the corner from Patriarch ponds...and always imagined
myself part of the opening chapter when I sat on the benches there 😀.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 18

Reminder not to give your money to the Red Bigot Bucket that is the Salvation Army donation bucket.

Donate directly to homeless shelters instead. Donate money. Donate decent condition clothes. Donate goods like books and hygiene supplies.

Cut the crooked middle man out.

Two words for certain types of people, should you need them:

microlipet: one who gets all worked up over nothing.

struthonian: the person who buries their head in the sand and says ‘Problem? What problem?’.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Day 17

Knowledge is power.

Based on this precedent, its crystal ball time: Dec 2028 & Trump stands down to allow Vance to become president to pardon / roadblock all historical charges against him and his cronies.

EU commissioner pitches ‘Europe first’ in response to Donald Trump Stéphane Séjourné says his ‘biggest fear’ is for the bloc to become ‘collateral victim’ of global trade war

EU commissioner pitches ‘Europe first’ in response to Donald Trump

https://www.ft.com/content/f11247e5-9594-4134-9b79-e008aa4429c6

Word of the day is a favourite, from old Scots.

To ‘tartle’ is to hesitate while introducing someone because you have completely forgotten their name.

The scandal of food waste – and how we can stop it – podcast Every informed observer agrees that food waste and loss must be reduced if we are to feed all humans. What’s stopping us? By Julian Baggini Continue reading...

The scandal of food waste – and how we can stop it – podcast

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Day 16

The intro to Love Spreads by the Stone Roses......addicted to repeating it 🎶

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Day 15

It's beautiful

Brexit makes no sense in a world dominated by Trump. Britain’s place is back in the EU | Jonathan Freedland www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Day 14

💯

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Day 13

I love this movie, and the more recent '2049' follow on. You have very good taste 👌