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Aþling's Thoughts is a cultural, political, travel and general information blog. The author is an aspiring author and current IT professional living in beautiful New Hampshire. He has been blogging since 2002 and has been a celiac since the early 1980s. He has traveled to over 40 countries and has lived in three countries on different continents.
The things the Democrats should have done by now

The things the Democrats should have done by now

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The failure of the Democrats to do the following while they have held a majority in both houses of Congress and while the President has been a Democrat is why they are polling so poorly before the mid-term elections. Action on the mandatory items below is the bare minimum we expected when we voted Democrat in 2020. The following are the things the Democrats should have done by now: Mandatory items: Legislate a mandatory minimum amount of paid vacation Legislate…

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The source of the culture war

The source of the culture war

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The other day I realized some of the problem that people call the culture war. It occurred to me that the reason some people doubt science is because they do not know that what is written in scientific papers is not someone’s idea, it is the result of a lot of work to get to the facts of a situation. For those who believe in things – and by “believe” here, I mean in the absence of evidence – it…

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How Google Stadia let Xbox win

How Google Stadia let Xbox win

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I started my career in risk management before eventually returning to my original passion – computing. Risk managers are always on the look out for opportunities and ways around problems. Watching companies flounder as a challenger enters the industry – or as technology changes – has always fascinated me. And seeing companies survive and thrive even as they looked beaten is even more exciting. Companies that failed It’s interesting to look back on industries that have been severely disrupted. Kodak…

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Now we care about Monkey Pox

Now we care about Monkey Pox

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I just want this out there: I bet investment in a cure for Monkey Pox will increase rapidly now that it is infecting people in the West. Now we care about Monkey Pox. At the moment we value lives differently depending upon a hierarchy. Here’s how I think it works, most valuable to least valuable: Yourself Your family People you know People who share your beliefs and your physical region People who share your physical region People who share your…

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Your God isn’t real, so be better

Your God isn’t real, so be better

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If you’re reading this, you’re probably a Christian or in a Christian-majority country. If so, this post is for you. If not, then I don’t know enough about your God to reject him so easily. In this post I want to set forth my reasons for not believing in the Christian / Jewish God. This includes the pantheon of Catholicism (Mary, God/Jesus, and the saints), as well as the newer Christianities that rely on the Old Testament / Torah and…

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The future is not scary

The future is not scary

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I am an advocate of hope. For me, the future is not scary, and nor is change. 137,000 escaped poverty yesterday (source). And another 137,000 will today, too. I believe that, in the long-run, everything will be better than it is now. Dystopia, if it happens, is temporary and is always a small step back on the road towards utopia. In our lifetimes, the internet is arguably the biggest change. My grandmother might disagree, living as she has, through the…

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How to grow more vegetables sustainably

How to grow more vegetables sustainably

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A thing that is hard for many people is that science is always improving. Scientists study a wide array of subjects and, as they continue to study things, they refine or improve their understanding of reality. As with almost all disciplines, the science of agriculture, farming, or gardening has made strides. Ploughing (US: plowing) or digging is now known to be a bad idea. It makes your plants grow less well and destroys the soil for a long period of…

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Opening TAR files on Windows

Opening TAR files on Windows

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If you are a Windows user and have ever come across TAR files, I.T. Plays Well With Flavors has shared that you can extract them natively. Here’s their great post: https://it.playswellwithflavors.com/2021/12/30/open-and-extract-tar-files-on-windows/

Learning the truth about people

Learning the truth about people

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I never really liked Nigel Farage. He seemed like a guy I’d dislike if I met him in person. But as leader of UKIP, I believed that he believed what he said about sovereignty and about democracy. I didn’t see this evil being that the political left portrayed him as – instead I saw this man who was standing up to politicians who were obviously not listening to their voters because of a first-past-the-post system that doesn’t reflect the people’s…

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