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Renault Zoe 2020 – Report on EV In General Use
I ordered a new Zoe Iconic R110 50Kw last December. We were extremely lucky to be able to test drive the only new-model car in the country at that time, so we had hands on experience pre ordering. I decided … Continue reading
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Electric Vehicles, EV, Renault Zoe
Tagged Electric Vehicle, EV, Renault Zoe, Renault Zoe Review
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Remember we still need to save the world. Let’s re-energize and refocus Climate Actions in 2021.
We need to energise climate actions in a highly effective way, engaging ordinary people that causes and enables governments to make more courageous longer term decisions. Continue reading
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, COP26
Tagged Carbon Footprint, Climate Change Actions
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Happy XMAS (War is Over?)
Should we simply return to what was normal in 2019? Or do we have an extraordinary opportunity to leverage not just the reduction in emissions but to learn from the experience of disaster that literally stopped us in our tracks. Continue reading
Split up Facebook? No! Enforce Open Social Media Interoperability Standards to enable real competition.
I see today in the Guardian that “The US government and a coalition of 48 states and districts have filed parallel lawsuits against Facebook in a major antitrust offensive that accused the social media behemoth of anticompetitive behavior and could ultimately force … Continue reading
Sovereignty – The Road to Madness
It seems the Brexit process is likely to founder on the rocks of Sovereignty. Earlier today Boris Johnson said, “the EU was seeking an “automatic right” to retaliate against the UK if its labour and environmental standards diverged from theirs.” … Continue reading
Posted in Brexit, Brexit Britain, Politics
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The TRUMP BUTTON. Governance for social media platforms!
A proposal to enable citizens to exert governance over those that abuse the social media platforms. For the past few decades we have all been part of an enormous, worldwide sociology experiment. And the results are not good. Outside … Continue reading
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Tagged Social Media Governance, The Trump Button, Truth governance
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Truth will ultimately prevail . . . !
“Truth will ultimately prevail where pains is taken to bring it to light.” George Washington’s letter to Charles Mynn Thruston | Sunday, August 10, 1794 Washington is replying to Frederick County, Va., delegate Charles Mynn Thruston’s 21 June 1794 letter … Continue reading
Posted in Biden, Brexit, Coronavirus, Governance, Politics, Technology Platforms, Trump
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The Party’s Over. Time for Adults in the Room to Take Charge
In the 1990s I lived and worked in Dallas, Texas. I was product manager for the world leading software development tool for corporate systems and part of a large, high performing team. Looking back, it was clear most of the … Continue reading
Pandemic Fatigue breaks out in Ireland. And it’s all the government’s fault!
It appears that much of Europe is struggling to contain the Coronavirus. Countries that did well in the Spring are heading back into lockdown. Last night here in Ireland we heard the official confirmation of what had been an open … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, Covid19, Democracy, lockdown, Pandemic, Politics, Uncategorized
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The Strange Tale of the Jacket and the Car Keys
This week Marie and I managed to fit in a road trip to West Cork just before the seemingly inevitable second Covid19 lockdown. On Wednesday we met up with our friend Ann in Quills car park and drove in convoy … Continue reading
Posted in lockdown, Travel, Trust, Uncategorized, Walking
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