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Continue reading →: Protection or nanny state?
I was watching an interview on the BBC news with a man who was opposed to UK legislation that brought in greater protection for children online. His argument was that the default position for access to websites should not assume that all the users are children. I take his point…
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Continue reading →: What is philosophy’s goal?
In preparation for my postgraduate distance learning course I have been reading an article in Routledge’s dictionary of philosophy ‘Understanding Philosophy’. There are some interesting ideas discussed, some optimistic and some pessimistic about philosophy’s aims or goals. A thought experiment by Dietrich put forward the idea of Aristotle travelling through…
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Continue reading →: Old age
If you were expecting a boring post about the ravages of time on human frailty, you will be disappointed. I prefer to celebrate those who ignore the labels such as senior citizen and live their lives to the full. Who do I count among the many ‘oldies’ who epitomise living…
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Continue reading →: Garden DIY or time to call in the experts?
Before…after? We have been away from our house for six months while builders have been busy renovating. In that time the weeds have grown very tall and the brambles have started to invade our neighbours’ gardens. I do not enjoy the hard work involved in weeding or even mowing the…
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Continue reading →: Famine…what famine?
The United Nation’s chief, Antonio Gutteres, has confirmed the man-made famine in Gaza city. The IPC says that more than half a million people across Gaza are facing “catastrophic” conditions characterised by “starvation, destitution and death”. The report was labelled an “outright lie” by Israel, which has denied there is…
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Continue reading →: Freedom of expression
When does a flag or a T-shirt become illegal? In the UK parliament has the authority to proscribe organisations such as Hezbollah and Palestine Action. By doing so, anyone showing support for those organisations is committing a criminal act. Does that seem reasonable when the Israeli government has been accused…
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Continue reading →: New glasses
I had my annual diabetic eye test and assumed all was well. Then I had an eye test at Specsavers. There is sign of macular degeneration in one eye, I forget which, that seemed to trouble the optician. So she referred me to a Macular clinic, but by the time…
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Continue reading →: Decisions
This week we need to decide what new windows and doors are going to be installed. The choices are aluclad (wood covered in aluminium) or aluminium. Then there is the choice of cladding around the upstairs windows. A composite in blue is favourite at the moment. We will go to…
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Continue reading →: Sharing with Facebook
My stats are generally very low, so when I discovered that the link from this blog to Facebook had been disconnected I wasn’t too upset. Instead I tried Substsck once again I found it easier to use my computer to create content and I am learning how to encourage more…
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Continue reading →: Detente (Soviet Style)
Dear Donald, I know we have had our differences in the past, but I think we can put that behind us. You take Greenland and we’ll take Ukraine. We can talk about Canada and the Baltic States later. Give yourself a big pat on the back for wrecking globalisation. Who…
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