Electric Kestrel
@electrickestrel.bsky.social
Your friendly electronic raptor and economist. Avid reader, interested in just about anything - but particularly philosophy, economics, politics, wildlife, history, fitness and health.
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The surest sign of limited knowledge is unwavering confidence, while true wisdom carries the weight of doubt. ChatGPT
March 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The surest sign of limited knowledge is unwavering confidence, while true wisdom carries the weight of doubt. ChatGPT
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“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.” - Voltaire
#quote #philosophy
#quote #philosophy
January 5, 2025 at 9:59 AM
“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.” - Voltaire
#quote #philosophy
#quote #philosophy
The principle that underlies the [Stoic] method may be described as depreciation by analysis. When we decompose into its constituent parts the object which has been of so much concern to us, we shall realise that it is a matter of no moment Baudouin and Lestchinsky, 1924. #Stoicism
January 2, 2025 at 11:55 AM
The principle that underlies the [Stoic] method may be described as depreciation by analysis. When we decompose into its constituent parts the object which has been of so much concern to us, we shall realise that it is a matter of no moment Baudouin and Lestchinsky, 1924. #Stoicism
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Man is disturbed not by things, but by the views he takes of them.
- Epictetus
#stoicism #inspiration #philosophy
- Epictetus
#stoicism #inspiration #philosophy
December 29, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Man is disturbed not by things, but by the views he takes of them.
- Epictetus
#stoicism #inspiration #philosophy
- Epictetus
#stoicism #inspiration #philosophy
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Good Day!
Winter Landscape by Caspar David Friedrich c. 1811
Oil on Canvas
(The National Gallery)
Winter Landscape by Caspar David Friedrich c. 1811
Oil on Canvas
(The National Gallery)
December 23, 2024 at 10:14 AM
Good Day!
Winter Landscape by Caspar David Friedrich c. 1811
Oil on Canvas
(The National Gallery)
Winter Landscape by Caspar David Friedrich c. 1811
Oil on Canvas
(The National Gallery)
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Saturn captured by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft
December 14, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Saturn captured by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft
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What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. Ralph Waldo Emerson
November 26, 2024 at 8:39 PM
What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. Ralph Waldo Emerson
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There is a metaphor here somewhere
November 25, 2024 at 8:01 PM
There is a metaphor here somewhere
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🚨 BREAKING: The European Parliament has agreed to approve all seven pending European commissioner nominees.
European Parliament OKs new commissioners
Ursula von der Leyen’s new team is set to take office Dec. 1.
www.politico.eu
November 20, 2024 at 4:52 PM
🚨 BREAKING: The European Parliament has agreed to approve all seven pending European commissioner nominees.
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Will solar PV soon be the cheapest source of electricity in most places around the world?
This Nature paper says yes.
Most surprisingly this is AFTER including short- and long-term storage costs for renewable energy sources.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
This Nature paper says yes.
Most surprisingly this is AFTER including short- and long-term storage costs for renewable energy sources.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 20, 2024 at 10:28 AM
Will solar PV soon be the cheapest source of electricity in most places around the world?
This Nature paper says yes.
Most surprisingly this is AFTER including short- and long-term storage costs for renewable energy sources.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
This Nature paper says yes.
Most surprisingly this is AFTER including short- and long-term storage costs for renewable energy sources.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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it be like that
October 19, 2024 at 9:37 AM
it be like that
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Note to self: use this app instead.
October 17, 2024 at 8:45 AM
Note to self: use this app instead.
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Meanwhile. Elsewhere and Elsewhen...
September 20, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Meanwhile. Elsewhere and Elsewhen...
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The first video I share on here has to be my favourite rendition of Whole Lotta Rosie by Tico (parrot) and Frank (non-parrot) of Tico and the Man (a truly great squawk n' roll band)
September 13, 2024 at 6:08 PM
The first video I share on here has to be my favourite rendition of Whole Lotta Rosie by Tico (parrot) and Frank (non-parrot) of Tico and the Man (a truly great squawk n' roll band)
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Are you interested in joining our brilliant research and learning team at @instituteforgov? We’re looking for people who have been working in and around government to bring their experience and expertise to our work, details 👇 www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/about-us/car...
Expressions of interest | Institute for Government
We are inviting expressions of interest from anyone with recent experience working in UK government/politics who would like to join us at the IfG.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
August 28, 2024 at 8:27 AM
Are you interested in joining our brilliant research and learning team at @instituteforgov? We’re looking for people who have been working in and around government to bring their experience and expertise to our work, details 👇 www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/about-us/car...
August 23, 2024 at 4:47 PM
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There’s a proverb in Naples about people who don’t necessarily know much but like to sound like experts when things are easy. It goes quando il mare è calmo ogni strunz e marenar, or “when the sea is calm, every asshole is a sailor”
August 22, 2024 at 3:24 PM
There’s a proverb in Naples about people who don’t necessarily know much but like to sound like experts when things are easy. It goes quando il mare è calmo ogni strunz e marenar, or “when the sea is calm, every asshole is a sailor”
My reading journey is taking me on a winding path through the stoic philosophers, and on towards a deep dive into Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
August 22, 2024 at 6:47 PM
My reading journey is taking me on a winding path through the stoic philosophers, and on towards a deep dive into Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
'Great success seldom comes from doing twenty things right. More often, it's the result of focusing on the right one, two, or three big things. What are those?' - Linda Hill
August 21, 2024 at 9:56 PM
'Great success seldom comes from doing twenty things right. More often, it's the result of focusing on the right one, two, or three big things. What are those?' - Linda Hill