Ian Kenway @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org

#introduction

I am economist & political scientist (PhD), working as senior evaluator @ #DEval, #Bonn #Germany.

I engage in #GlobalDevelopment #SocialProtection #PublicHealth #SocialRiskManagement #CooperativeStudies. I currently focus on topics like #ClimateChange #Adaptation, #DisasterRiskManagement, #HealthCareFinancing, #Multiculturalism.

Working on #Research & #Evaluation, #Quantitative & #Qualitative #ResearchMethods, #MixedMethods, #RigorousImpactEvaluation, #Causality, #Econometrics.

#Microsoft blocks EdgeDeflector, a tool that stops Windows users being forced to use Edge browser
https://reclaimthenet.org/microsoft-blocks-edgedeflector/

We desperately need better education & a lot more social justice. Humanity is doomed otherwise.

Watch: Princess of the Netherlands joins climate change protest in Llantwit Major. https://nation.cymru/news/watch-princess-of-the-netherlands-joins-climate-change-protest-in-llantwit-major/

liberal is a poor way to define people outside of the USA... liberal anywhere else in the world doesnt look anything like what we generally consider liberal.

Their version of liberal along witht he rest of the world is far more laid back. They wont hate you for not being liberal like they will here and they will have an earnest conversation like adults if you disagree.

@FailForward @freemo

The "mugged" quote originated in the US way back in the latter part of the 20th century.

Words are constantly changing their meanings over time. Political terms are especially susceptible because opponents will often intentionally try to redefine the meaning of terms associated with their rivals, or they coop terms that seem positive for their own use.

Liberal started off meaning classical liberalism (Locke, Hobbs, Jefferson), then, in the US, the left cooped the term to describe themselves, hoping to gain positive vibes for themselves, even though their political philosophy was quite different. Later, the conservatives ran the word "liberal" through the toilet describing every ill on Earth as "liberal", so then the left stopped using "liberal" and started using "progressive", even though their ideas have nothing to do car insurance.

#dry #humor #humour

Intel's 4004, the world's first single-chip microprocessor:

4 bit
2300 transistors
108 kHz clock speed
50 years of age

Happy Birthday!

I'm sick of arguing with people who confuse the right to their own opinion with a right to their own facts 😒

The thing about vaccines are, even if they dont work (and they probably dont at this point with delta) that the risk from them is so extraordinarily low that there is no reason not to get them.

You are at more risk of harm on your drive to the vaccine location than you actually are by getting the vaccine.

total worldwide death toll to date from the vaccine.... 5 people... 5 people out of over 400 million doses. I think the vaccine is useless but I still got vaccinated simply because there is no good argument not to.

#Vaccination #COVID #vaccine

Great poll but surprisingly the majority are incorrect. The answer is "white clothes". The reason being is that blackbody radiation is symmetric. A black object obsorbs IR heat faster but also emits it equally as fast. White on the other hand insulates against it.

Since the IR temperature in the arctic is far below body temperature the net effect of wearing black would be to loose heat where the net effect of wearing white is to retain heat.

People going to the cinema, theatre or a concert hall in Wales will be required from November 15 to show a Covid pass to prove they are fully vaccinated or have had a negative lateral flow test in the previous 48 hours

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/latest-covid-rules-wales-changes-22161636?utm_source=wales_online_newsletter&utm_campaign=daily_newsletter2&utm_medium=email

#Cymru #Wales