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    Don't buy a Diesel car

    THE YEAR 1978 THE SONG HEAVY HORSES Going long on horses ... 5p carrier bag tax? Banning plastic straws ? ... signs of a government keen to distract The longer you vote for donkeys the quicker you will end up riding one! And that there ^ is the political quote of this century :rolleyes:
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    Alan Watts a conversation with myvself

    The most important video you will ever see ( 8 parter ) In 60 seconds ...
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    Don't buy a Diesel car

    The shipping industry is also being pressured to reduce emmisions, not just diesel cars ... sails are making a comeback and the crack down on invisible pollutants is increasing. EROEI energy return on energy invested is key to energy debates In a nutshell only Hydro has the 'energy density' to...
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    What is your opinion on cryptocurrency ?

    Digital scam ... just a+n other variation on the historical list There always has been and probably always will be a % of the population that 'gets off' in some way with these kind of pseudo scams. Whatever social utility there might conceivably have been is inevitably ground to dust by the...
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    Has anyone appealed a "right to work" fine before?

    Courts have to take into consideration criminal intent ... or lack off Penalties reflect this ... and the damage / impact to society etc ... if I was judge, a £500 fine for a sloppy employer illegally employing one person would be proportionate...enough to make sure you were less sloppy in...
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    Totally Confused

    Models and miniatures have never been in so much demand! BUT You have to HAVE the right set up to tap into that. The UK has been a world leader for decades Lacklustre shops and websites = consumer says no PASSION AND COMMITMENT... and the right focus are key attributes in this market It's...
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    TSO Host & KeepAlive

    Keep Alive explained https://blog.stackpath.com/glossary/keep-alive/
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    "UK Corporate Portal" VAT number SCAM continues 2017

    Looks like this is a global scam https://www.consumerprotection.govt.nz/news-and-media/scam-alert-warning-on-fake-invoices-from-corporate-portal/
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    How to tell of data breach

    A key problem stems from the fact that only a tiny % of employers/employees/business owners have the level of IT skills required for due diligence ref data breach issues, and even then who has the resources? fewer still! In a very real sense 'valuable' information wants to be free by 'popular...
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    Pyramid Schemes are back apparently

    :rolleyes:Perhaps such cons should be talked about in schools:oops: :oops:There must be some way of inoculating the populous:rolleyes: While one might argue that fools get what they deserve Darwinian style One can strongly argue that allowing the 'feeding of sharks' hurts everyone As a...
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    Are we heading for WW3?

    WHAT amazes me the most is how so many 'nobodies' fall over themselves to vote for a right wing 'somebody' who wouldn't piss on them if they were on fire The little hater voting for the big hater I guess? :confused:
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    Are we heading for WW3?

    Right wing leaders love a war :mad: Right wing leaders love to hate and finger wag :mad: They do these thing for 2 reasons Ego inflation :cool: and to 'distract' onlookers from their own misdeeds :rolleyes: While it's true that many nations are governed by iffy rulers it's also true that...
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    Don't buy a Diesel car

    WHAT KILLED ECONOMIC GROWTH? ( and is killing diesal and petrol cars) The diesal issue is in part due to the wrong kind of pollution, but it's just yet another sign that we are close to the end of the age of fossil fuels...we each have the energy equivalent of 20 human slaves working for us...
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    Don't buy a Diesel car

    Kind of ironic that only a few years back they were promoting diesel! BBC article, the trouble with diesal http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38814297 Because the world is rapidly running out of fossil fuels two big changes will happen 1) lowly surfs will be priced off the road (...
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    Do you block/unfollow/ignore on social media?

    Face book creates SHADOW ACCOUNTS of visitors! That means anyone who has ever visit Facebook has a shadow account even if they have never signed up ... it's part of the data mining web No surprise to find out that social networks keep track of likes, blocks and disconnects etc It's all part of...