Thankyou for the warm welcome Portland.
First words ‘spoken’ to me came from a screaming man in a car who was angry that I had pulled off the road to check a map.
Apparently I was using a delivery vehicle space.
Had he been a delivery man, I might have understood.
”China and Russia have spent years attempting to convince countries that they are stable and preferable alternatives to the U.S.; Trump made a compelling case for them in a single press conference.
Peak Corbyn? You What? Jeremy Corbyn will be the next Prime Minister!!!!!!!!!!!
What say you UK peeps?
There’s a new sandwich named for our ‘esteemed’ President, here’s how you make one …
- White bread
- A lot of Baloney
- Russian dressing
… and to top it off …
- A little pickle
When you have absolutely nothing and see the potential of something ‘just a boat ride away’ …
The irony is palpable
Politico reporting how Seattle, San Francisco et al are too expensive to live in because highly paid tech people are arriving and pushing up the prices.
Those same tech people are very quick to preach that the Future of Work is virtual.
Is it that what is good for the goose is not good for the gander?
The Echo Chamber
Great read - and spot on …
“And this leads to my second reaction, which is the deepest impatience and frustration with IndieWeb itself for having developed tools to very literally revolutionize the web, but then continuing to not strive for a level of public visibility beyond that of model-train enthusiasts, perhaps, or ham-radio clubs. Smart, motivated people gathering regularly in the shared pleasure of their craft, with these quiet gatherings having negligible effect on the world at large.
I really want to work out how to elevate the conversation and get to a wider audience …. the challenge I think is that we don’t have sufficient weight / experience of people in the community that understand how to Cross The Chasm.
How it should be done - courtesy of NordVPN.
How Lyft’s Missteps Killed Its Chances of Overtaking Uber
Not convinced. Not convinced at all.
I wonder if the writer read Aesop’s fables?
Via Futility Closet
Walmart To Buy 73% of India’s Flipkart For Up To $16B
Now THAT’S a play …. The Amazon-Walmart battle moves to India. Bigly!
Cambridge Analytica
As I said … they will be back ….
”In recent months, executives at Cambridge Analytica and SCL Group, along with the Mercer family, have moved to created a new firm, Emerdata, based in Britain, according to British records. The new company’s directors include Johnson Ko Chun Shun, a Hong Kong financier and business partner of Erik Prince. Mr. Prince founded the private security firm Blackwater, which was renamed Xe Services after Blackwater contractors were convicted of killing Iraqi civilians.”
Just didn’t quite expect them to include Blackwater this time round.
Most Americans Think Trump Is A Liar
… don’t be fooled - the real news is that 39% think that he isn’t!
Cambridge Analytica: Will data scandal firm return from dead?
I must have missed the news declaring that they were dead …. they’ll be back, companies like this - or their backers - don’t just roll over and die.
I am reminded of Mark Twain’s line.
Seriously?
5 performers, a multimedia audio visual show that includes equipment, the transport, the supporting staff … and and and … $35
To book a friggin ticket? An extra $10.
What a rip off. This isn’t even Ticketmaster. This is directly with McMenamins Crystal Ballroom.
Good Morning Medium … some of these posts will be short … some long … but on average … ‘Medium’ … provided to you through the magic of my Micro Blog — that you can see here. Enjoy.
It’s still Micro Monday - so go add @simonmumbles - funny, irreverent and if you are close to my wavelength … I think you will find you are close to his.
There are no words to describe the inadequacy of this woman.
“I inadvertently misled”
Says it all.
Home secretary Amber Rudd quits as immigration crisis grows
”When the going gets tough … Amber gets going”
… then again it was only a matter of time