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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...
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.
www.bbc.com
December 9, 2024 at 9:09 PM
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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...
December 9, 2024 at 9:37 AM
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 👀
December 9, 2024 at 7:37 AM
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Bashar al-Assad reported to have fled Syria as rebels say they have captured Damascus
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…
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2024 at 5:54 AM
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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.
December 7, 2024 at 11:34 AM
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December 7, 2024 at 2:41 PM
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.
💙📚 #books #bookchallenge #booksky

Day 20
December 6, 2024 at 5:21 AM
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.
💙📚 #books #bookchallenge #booksky

Day 19
December 5, 2024 at 5:10 AM
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.
💙📚 #books #bookchallenge #booksky

Day 18
December 4, 2024 at 4:09 AM
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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.
December 3, 2024 at 4:45 PM
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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?’.
December 3, 2024 at 3:55 PM
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.
💙📚 #books #bookchallenge #booksky

Day 17
December 3, 2024 at 5:12 AM
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Knowledge is power.
December 2, 2024 at 5:14 PM
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.
December 2, 2024 at 6:02 AM
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EU commissioner pitches ‘Europe first’ in response to Donald Trump

https://www.ft.com/content/f11247e5-9594-4134-9b79-e008aa4429c6
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
www.ft.com
December 2, 2024 at 5:18 AM
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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.
December 1, 2024 at 10:12 AM
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The scandal of food waste – and how we can stop it – podcast
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...
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2024 at 5:14 AM
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.
💙📚 #books #bookchallenge #booksky

Day 16
December 2, 2024 at 4:45 AM
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.
💙📚 #books #bookchallenge #booksky

Day 15
December 1, 2024 at 5:27 AM
Brexit makes no sense in a world dominated by Trump. Britain’s place is back in the EU | Jonathan Freedland www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 30, 2024 at 6:10 AM
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.
💙📚 #books #bookchallenge #booksky

Day 14
November 30, 2024 at 5:27 AM
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don't order books (or anything) from Amazon today! Instead, order from a small press, Bookshop, a local bookstore, or request a book from your local library. Yes, Amazon is "easy," but it's continuing to kill local businesses and concentrate wealth.
November 29, 2024 at 3:17 PM
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.
💙📚 #books #bookchallenge #booksky

Day 13
November 29, 2024 at 5:33 AM
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.
💙📚 #books #bookchallenge #booksky

Day 12
November 28, 2024 at 4:52 AM