⭐️ Videos
Grown men - jumping up and down - dancing - showering some dude with water - and the crowd cheers them on.
Pissing down with rain on a boring Wednesday Watching the news and not eating your tea
I see the problem. Do you?
is it just me or do you think Phaux News is missing a contributor … I am thinking of Road Runner …
deep deep deep deep deep deep deep deep state
It’s a few years old now - but if you want to break down with laughter - check out this youtube video of Interpretative Dance.
Language warning - but this Jonathan Pie rant absolutely nails the state of the world.
Context baby. Context.
Just how deep is the British Establishment in Cambridge Analytica?
February, 2018 ... One Second A Day.
A short lived experiment. But interesting to look back on years later.
The Downside Of Social Media
Titans of Social Media explain why they might have made a mistake.
There has been a lot of recent commentary on social media addiction, but this video summary was interesting, concise and in 15 minutes says it all.
To me what is interesting is that they all say that they could see it coming … and then did it anyway. What does that say about them. It certainly doesn’t say that they ‘put people first’.
🎵 was it [@stefp](https://micro.blog/stefp) or [@minton](https://micro.blog/minton) or [@laurentboileau](https://micro.blog/laurentboileau) or [@pgor](https://micro.blog/pgor) that put me onto Night Watch - and I was told it was Genesis like …. Genesis derivative I would say - would fit right in with those first 5 albums - and the voice - O M G … they used to talk about Fish - but this is even closer. Thankyou for sharing.
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🎵 Fascinating short on the making of 10CCs ‘I’m Not In Love’. Creme and Godley were massive innovators of music and video in their day … and to my mind, too often ignored today. This gives lovely detail into the making of a massive song. Enjoy.
John Philpin
Two John Philpin’s? It might get confusing.
Yes we have talked on the phone
Yes we are related (we think)
🖇️ This is one of my philpin sites
This was originally posted to my 1999 stream, which after importing from 1999. seemed to get ‘upset’. So I have moved it here and deleted it there to fix the problem.
Originally posted on ‘river.beyondbridges.net’ : April, 2017
Can the Digital Economy Ever Be Sustainable?
Hurricane Harvey dropped 52 inches of rain and 27 trillion gallons of water on Texas and Louisiana. And a new kind of “All-hands-on-deck” response emerged.
Glenn Reynolds, author of An Army of Davids, writes: “But the real difference isn’t citizens getting involved, it’s the willingness of responsible officials to see that involvement as a plus rather than a potential problem … the excellent record of civilian volunteer responders in the post-9/11 record is behind that willingness.”
The Cajun Navy flotilla of private boat owners demonstrated the value of government, the private sector and regular people working together. The value of such cooperation in earlier disasters like Katrina and Sandy increased the ability to coordinate when Harvey struck.
Traditional global governance is failing. Yet the need for effective collaboration, delivering good performance in the face of new challenges has never been greater.
Truth ? Fiction? Who Cares?
If the election of an American president abetted by Russian interference seems stranger than fiction, you're almost right. Exactly 30 years ago, in the midst of the Cold War, ABC aired a seven-night, 14-and-a-half-hour miniseries depicting life 10 years after the Soviet Union manipulates the presidential election as meek and deflated Americans shrug. “Amerika,†was heavily criticized at the time for peddling the histrionic premise of a bloodless coup. And while much of the production remains implausible, its core message is more relevant today than ever: They did it because we let them.
If you want to watch it - needless to say - it is all up on YouTube - this is part one of the thirteen parts.
Understanding Great Britain, The UK and England
Nice guide to understanding the UK - in case you get confused by this one.
Two Highlights
English – 1] The language spoken by the British (but as in Scotland and Wales, not the only language). 2] The people who live in England. Someone from Scotland is not English. Someone from Wales is not English. Only someone from England is English.
Blighty – An older term for ‘Britain’ that evokes misty-eyed golden images of Britain. ‘Dear Old Blighty.’ Originated in India.
Come Together
… no not that one. This one.
I first heard it nearly twenty years ago, bought the album and it has remained one of my ‘go to’ pieces in the music library ever since. Powerful. Forceful. Driving.
Delighted therefore to read the following in Spin.
.. to celebrate (the 20th anniversary), the English space-rock greats announced that they will play the album in its entirety at a show on November 7. To encapsulate the expansiveness of the album, the band will perform at Barbican Hall in London and be accompanied by a gospel choir and 15-piece orchestra made up of percussion, brass, and strings.Read All About It.
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📼 Well Worth A Watch
As it says - carefully curated - so who am I to embed the video here. Go on - click through and spend 5 minutes of your life in a gorgeous distraction. Have your headphones (wired or wireless) ready to go.
#vimeo