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The thing that finally prompted me actually to close my Twitter account was seeing something on Bluesky that said that Elon Musk had changed the terms and conditions to require…
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Goodbye to Berlin Reaction – Introduction
I like reading books that are about history, and these don’t necessarily have to be actual history books. For example I am just starting on reading Goodbye To Berlin by…
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Et Ecce Terrae Motus
I can’t remember how this bit of music got into my life. I’ve been listening to it every now and again since I had a CD player – and I think I may have bought it for no other reason than it was cheap and looked intriguing. But it has always carried me away to somewhere mystical. I’ve never spotted a performance of it anywhere, and it occurred to me that I know nothing whatever about it apart from its name. So here’s a what I found out with a bit of googling, AI and editing.
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Why I’m Bitter about Twitter
Twitter was fun while it lasted, and it lasted a long time. But nothing lasts forever, and especially in online media, nothing is in a vacuum. What happens outside a…
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Trump wins and I feel elated
Donald Trump speaks at an event about his plan for defeating current President Joe Biden Although I didn’t want Trump to win, and I can see a lot of downsides…
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Bournville by Jonathan Coe
Jonathan Coe is a British novelist and writer known for his satirical and often politically charged works. Born on 19 August 1961 in Birmingham, England, Coe has garnered acclaim for his ability to blend humour with incisive social commentary.
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