Paul Brownjohn @Paulos_the_fog@social.cleverlibre.org
Retired software engineer & woodworker.
Anglo-francophone.
Detest tories. Subscribe to green, leftish radical politics but not to any particular political party!.
Love the EU and all it stands for, moreover, I spent the last 10 years of my career working at an EU agency.
Enthusiastic photographer, especially wildlife and most especially butterflies.
Slightly knowledgeable gardener.
Atheist; loathe almost all religions and pity the people deluded enough to follow them. I make exceptions for Buddhism as it isn't really a religion in the strictest sense of the word as it doesn't postulate the existence of any god, and Jainism which is the epitome of peace.
For anyone who is interested, my header photo is of the most stupendous sunset I have ever seen. On the right is the waterfront of Vientiane, the capital of Laos, on the left is Thailand and in the middle, acting as the border between the two countries is the mighty Mekong river.
Joined Nov 2022
The daughter of a friend of mine at age about nine I think was outstandingly good at French so much so that she was sent to a senior school for advanced French classes.
Having been told this, and being able to speak French pretty fluently, I tried speaking to her in French. A look of panic appeared on her face, and she shouted to her mother “mum, Paul’s talking funny!”
I subsequently learnt to my utter horror, that at the school she attended, only written French was taught not spoken French. She was learning a foreign language, but she had absolutely no idea whatsoever what it sounded like.
To me, that is complete insanity. What on earth is the point of teaching a foreign language as an academic written subject when what the pupils will be needing to do is to express themselves verbally in that language and to understand what people are saying to them in that language.
The British educational system is even worse than I thought it was!
Well, you learn something new every day:
allegedly, the dildo was invented before the wheel. Who would have thought!
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RT @Richiemuso@twitter.com
Danny Kruger proudly tweeted this then deleted it as it breaks House of Commons rules as it shows the commons chambers and apparently that's a BIG NO NO...I've accidentally tweeted it again so please don't RETWEET it as it will get him into trouble with his "Sargeant at Arms"
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Richiemuso/status/1616109995485011968
Can anyone tell what the difference is between following someone and subscribing to them and how you subscribe?
The resignation of Jacinda Arden is a terrible blow to democracy and good governance.
She showed the world the way a country should be run!
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@Conservatives We don't want growth. We want fair wages and equality, integrity in public life and climate action, including green energy and insulation. Deliver those, if you want us to be impressed.
But you can't, can you? Because you are paid to do the opposite on every one of these things.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/catherinerowett/status/1615633942673264640
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Yesterday I was part of a group that peacefully protested the expansion of a coal mine in Germany. We were kettled by police and then detained but were let go later that evening.
Climate protection is not a crime.
#LuetziBleibt #LuetziLebt #KeepItInTheGround #ClimateJustice
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RT @FreefromTorture@twitter.com
The government is trying to get us to take this video down.
They'd hate it for you to RT
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/FreefromTorture/status/1614314465385750541
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The leader of Scientology is being sued for child trafficking and exploitation. Feels like this should be a bigger story.
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If the head of your religion is on the run from law enforcement, maybe you’re in a cult.
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RT @JaneyGodley@twitter.com
Harry’s book breaking all sales records makes me so happy! Can you imagine the angry gammon sizzle right now?
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/JaneyGodley/status/1614207347001552896
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This photograph shows the bow of a yacht in Girvan harbour with symmetrical reflection on the river. The addition of the reflection from the Girvan lifeboat in the background gives a patchwork quality to the image.
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RT @FreefromTorture@twitter.com
The Home Office is seeking the removal of our video of Joan's exchange with Suella Braverman.
But we are standing our ground.
The full video is here:
https://www.freedomfromtorture.org/holocaust-survivor-confronted-suella-braverman-to-say-your-hateful-language-has-consequences
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/FreefromTorture/status/1614299427472039937
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Tech is the funniest industry and it always will be.
It's a bunch of people who think they are creatures of pure logic, but every problem they try to solve turns out to be a human problem that is inherently illogical.
The results are endlessly hysterical.
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A powerful read. One worth sharing
Britain’s Finally Figuring Out Brexit (Really) Was the Biggest Mistake in Modern History
Want to Understand How Bad Brexit Really Is? Take a Deep Breath, Because Your Jaw’s About to Drop https://eand.co/britains-finally-figuring-out-brexit-really-was-the-biggest-mistake-in-modern-history-8419a8b940c6
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This is fascinating! The Braille Institute has developed a font - free to download - that's designed to be clearer for readers with lower vision.
An example of one of the aspects of low legibility that they tackled attached.
It's named Atkinson Hyperlegible. Atkinson was the Institute's founder - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Robert_Atkinson
Here's where you can read about the font and download it: https://brailleinstitute.org/freefont
Via @tombofnull
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RT @doctor_oxford
Not once over the 13 last years has your party cared enough about patient safety to "enforce minimum service & safety levels."
I've seen patient die in horrifically understaffed conditions for years - in corridors, on the floor, in toilets, in cupboards. Yet you've done nothing. https://twitter.com/grantshapps/status/1612855932886867968
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So, Tories, this legislation of yours. People go on strike because of the way you treat them. So you sack them. Then you can’t staff the institutions they worked in. Where you already can’t fill vacancies. Remind me, how’s this meant to work again?
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Random drug testing has been introduced at work.
I can't wait to find out which one they want me to try first
Retired software engineer & woodworker.
Anglo-francophone.
Detest tories. Subscribe to green, leftish radical politics but not to any particular political party!.
Love the EU and all it stands for, moreover, I spent the last 10 years of my career working at an EU agency.
Enthusiastic photographer, especially wildlife and most especially butterflies.
Slightly knowledgeable gardener.
Atheist; loathe almost all religions and pity the people deluded enough to follow them. I make exceptions for Buddhism as it isn't really a religion in the strictest sense of the word as it doesn't postulate the existence of any god, and Jainism which is the epitome of peace.
For anyone who is interested, my header photo is of the most stupendous sunset I have ever seen. On the right is the waterfront of Vientiane, the capital of Laos, on the left is Thailand and in the middle, acting as the border between the two countries is the mighty Mekong river.
Joined Nov 2022
