John Pearce

Meet the AI vegans | Arwa Mahdawi They are choosing to abstain from using artificial intelligence for environmental, ethical and personal reasons. Maybe they have a point, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

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“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn't happen much, though.”

― J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

Did you hear about the Buddhist who declined painkillers when he went to the dentist’s? He wanted to transcend dental medication.

Macro/close-up side on view of a pink tulip in blossom, with rain drops visible on it’s petal edges and blurred flowers and green leaves in the background. Photo by the author of this post, Emma Rose Purposeful Poetry

Want our world to be better?

Now is the time to be #determined #rebellious and #outspoken. We each have #power to steer #change (that is always happening anyway!) for the better

How?

I share in this chatty note and #poem
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#Flower #Photography #Macro #smArtist

Side on view of a red Rose in bloom in front of a pale cream background - photo by the author of this poem and post - Emma Rose Purposeful Poetry.

Love
Care
Unity
Community
(opposes the fear and division being spread here)

#Poem #smArtist #Photography #Flower #ColorADay #Red #Hope

Do you see #intense #love #bravely #rising?

Thank you to all who #courageously #care even more now

If you see this I believe it’s a #thankyou for you

Yes, you ♥️

Under The Influence Pick Of The Week — 7th August 2025

The latest pick of the week from Eco:
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Tall Poppies, Driggle Draggle And Droneophobia The latest etymological extravaganza

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“A wounded deer leaps the highest”

– Emily Dickinson

Word of the Day-

legerdemain — skilful use of one’s hands when performing conjuring tricks; deception; trickery. The word is from French, meaning literally “light of the hand”.

What’s the best thing about Switzerland? I don’t know, but the flag is a big plus.

It seems quite shameless and erodes what little democracy we have.

My travels in Trump’s Florida: Maga superstars, gen Z Republicans – and the shame of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Is the US in a new gilded age of inequality? On a 400-mile journey from a triumphant conservative youth summit to a hastily constructed immigration detention centre, the answer became clearer ...

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Chemical pollution a threat comparable to climate change, scientists warn More than 100 million ‘novel entity’ chemicals are in circulation, with health impact not widely recognised

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Aalborg Zoo asks for unwanted pets to feed its predators Aalborg Zoo says the unique scheme is aimed at mimicking what its predators would eat in the wild.

A bit bored with Fido or Moggy? A Danish zoo may have the solution:
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I have the heart of a lion and a lifetime ban from the zoo.

What does INO Stand For? 64 meanings of INO by Acronymsandslang.com Looking for the definition of INO? What does INO stand for? Find out it here! 64 meanings for INO abbreviations and acronyms on acronymsandslang.com The World's most comprehensive acronyms and slang d...

I'm struggling with the meaning of INO - internuclear ophthalmoparesis?

Social media battles and barbs on both sides of Atlantic over UK Online Safety Act Farage accuses government of being ‘so below the belt’ as right wing doubles down on censorship claims

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Demis Hassabis on our AI future: ‘It’ll be 10 times bigger than the Industrial Revolution – and maybe 10 times faster’ The head of Google’s DeepMind says artificial intelligence could usher in an era of ‘incredible productivity’ and ‘radical abundance’. But who will it benefit? And why does he wish the tech giants had...

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World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’ hitting health from infancy to old age, report warns Plastic production has increased more than 200 times since 1950 and hits health at every stage from extraction to disposal, says review in the Lancet

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Very good- a nice addition. Got to trot. 😀🐎

Word of the Day -

Lollygag –this is a rather wonderful informal verb, meaning to spend time aimlessly, to be idle, or to dawdle.

“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”

― Douglas Adams

What do you call a pony with a sore throat? A little horse.

Word of the Day -

saippuakivikauppias – this amazing 19-letter word is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s longest palindromic word. It is Finnish for a dealer in lye, another word for caustic soda.

“A writer is someone who has taught his mind to misbehave.”

-Oscar Wilde

Why did the man get hit by a bike every day? He was stuck in a vicious cycle.

Proud Is Loud! On the Brighton Pride event

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The Great Influencer Rebellion A Tale of Ordinary Living

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Haha - very good!😀

You’re good at this!😀