🔗 🎙️ How the Supermarket Helped America Win the Cold War - from Freakanomics - its an update old one.

.. who knew?


Nice idea with Pila Pulse @bjhess … wondering how you decide what posts to include?


I get confused as to what is allowed and not allowed in different countries when it comes to foreigners INVESTING ( because that is clearly what it is) in British politics. But whatever the rules - this surely can’t be right - except of course REFORM is a company - not a party.


I get confused as to what is allowed and not allowed in different countries when it comes to foreigners INVESTING ( because that is clearly what it is) in British politics. But whatever the rules - this surely can’t be right - except of course REFORM is a company - not a party.


74 year old given job over 35 year old.

Politics is the only place where this happens.


I wonder if Marc Benioff had to pay a million to Trump AND give him the front cover … or was man o’ the year sufficient? #ThinkingAllowed #ThinkingAloud


So building on 🔗 this … just asked why every table in the room was booked ( the bar is full(Ish) but the rest of the place is empty) .. turns out Monday night is ‘Blues Night’.

LATER - turns out Bonomassa himself has haunted that tiny stage a few times … john.philpin.com/2024/12/1…


So building on 🔗 this … just asked why every table in the room was booked ( the bar is full(Ish) but the rest of the place is empty) .. turns out Monday night is ‘Blues Night’.

LATER - turns out Bonomassa himself has haunted that tiny stage a few times …


I love places like this - and the people are just lovely …


I love places like this - and the people are just lovely …


Oh Donny — they aren’t baseless. Cheap? Sure … free actually .. but definitely not baseless.


Oh Donny — they aren’t baseless. Cheap? Sure … free actually .. but definitely not baseless.



Am I right in thinking that @manton has bundled in to Micro.Blog 90% of what Echofeed does - and ONLY does?


Over 150 beers apparently

‘Input’ on one side of the source ..

‘Input’ on the other side of the source ..

‘Output’ on one side … didn’t get the picture of the other side .. but as many - and all different I’m told.


Over 150 beers apparently

‘Input’ on one side of the source ..

‘Input’ on the other side of the source ..

‘Output’ on one side … didn’t get the picture of the other side .. but as many - and all different I’m told.


Over 150 beers apparently

‘Input’ on one side of the source ..

‘Input’ on the other side of the source ..

‘Output’ on one side … didn’t get the picture of the other side .. but as many - and all different I’m told.


Over 150 beers apparently

‘Input’ on one side of the source ..

‘Input’ on the other side of the source ..

‘Output’ on one side … didn’t get the picture of the other side .. but as many - and all different I’m told.


Over 150 beers apparently

‘Input’ on one side of the source ..

‘Input’ on the other side of the source ..

‘Output’ on one side … didn’t get the picture of the other side .. but as many - and all different I’m told.


The podcast ‘Acquired’ looked interesting .. so I subscribed .. months ago .. but have yet to listen to a single episode, mainly because they weighing at 3 to 5 hours per episode.