Google Search now helps you pronounce ‘quokka’

I wonder how they will teach us to pronounce ‘scone’ or ‘bath’ or ‘Edinburgh’?


TIL … It’s a former federal prosecutor versus a former dairy farmer.

Trump’s defender v his nemesis: the battle at the heart of impeachment hearings.



Signed up for Disney+ (First year free - thankyou Verizon)

… and all nicely integrated with AppleTV+ (also free - thankyou Apple)


I wrote this 3 years ago, just after the 2016 election - so you know what it’s about..

I think it holds up well and given that I am no political analyst how come I could see all this - but 3 years later ‘we' continue to be surprised by these gangsters.


My Neck - that thing that sits twixt head and shoulders - is a little strained today - mainly due to popping over to this site to get todays' word for MicroBlogVember.

Was it a little later than usual ?


All that is wrong with the world because of limitless capital?

NYT doing a good job on reporting on what isn’t reported when it comes to the destruction of people and small businesses.



How is a coup in Bolivia a victory for democracy? - The Outline

You know how the US gets all high and mighty when it comes to foreign influence on domestic elections?

Yeah … glass houses, stones etc ….


How is a coup in Bolivia a victory for democracy?

”American pundits continue to have difficulty assessing what democracy looks like in other countries.

Cough - other countries? They seem to have lost sight of democracy in their own country.



Daring Fireball: 16-Inch MacBook Pro First Impressions: Great Keyboard, Outstanding Speakers

The sound comps between different hardware set ups really reveal the differences.


Trump will tour Apple’s manufacturing facility in Austin.

Maybe a tour of the Micro Blog facilities while he is there?


As I am considering leaving Feedly behind and moving to Feedbin, which app on the phone should I use.

Turns out Fiery Feeds seems to my go to for reading but Reeder when I want to modify and manage the feeds.

All the others don’t seem to get a look in … including Feedly!


I’m not sure what exactly the ranking means, but as of writing, today’s newsletter - The Future of Work - is at number 31 across all of Substack.



The Future Of Work?

Why … being Human of course.

The latest newsletter from People First just came out.


Just looked in my Junk folder and found a pile of messages from Boris Johnson …. seems my junk filters are pretty accurate.


“Able was I ere I saw Elba’ … and I’m pretty sure that Napoleon isn’t playing MicroBlogVember … so I’ll use it!