Ian Kenway @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org
Director of the Centre for Information Ethics and Public Policy
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My interests include:
#cyberethics #privacy #censorship #encryption #steganography #decentralised_internet #AI #philosophy #ethics #politics #psychedelic_research #music #film #symi #mycology
Joined Oct 2018
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Full steam ahead! The number of window air conditioning units in use could more than triple by 2050, a new report suggests. That could have big impact on climate.
https://t.co/CHkyDnlVw6 https://twitter.com/insideclimate/status/1062311615150911488
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RT @fermatslibrary@twitter.com
Dijkstra Shortest Path algorithm, which finds the shortest path between 2 nodes in a graph, was developed in 1956 in 20 minutes while Dijkstra was relaxing on a café in Amsterdam with his fiancée. His algorithm is still widely used today.
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@gemlog @iankenway @fitheach
Well, if the expected happens then there will be no deal. That will immediately create lots of problems and Theresa May won't be able to escape the blame. She'll either resign voluntarily like Cameron did or there will be a Thatcher-like coup.
Of course she would retire in luxury, mostly isolated from the consequences of her premiership. She could even emigrate if things got really bad.
Well, if the expected happens then there will be no deal. That will immediately create lots of problems and Theresa May won't be able to escape the blame. She'll either resign voluntarily like Cameron did or there will be a Thatcher-like coup.
Of course she would retire in luxury, mostly isolated from the consequences of her premiership. She could even emigrate if things got really bad.
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@bob @fitheach @iankenway
That's nice for her - she's not far from joining the choir invisible, as am I, but what about the rest?
And I'm not just speaking as a citizen of the UK - Canada just took forever pounding out a trade deal with the EU. Now we have to do the same all over again for just the UK? That'll be a long time coming an all.
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@fitheach @iankenway I think that last point is the most likely outcome some time before March. They'll just keep asking for extensions while a deal is worked out.
If Theresa May does go for a no deal Brexit then I expect that will be a career ending event for her.
If Theresa May does go for a no deal Brexit then I expect that will be a career ending event for her.
#politics #brexit #eu #uk #democracy
I voted for Corbyn twice to be Leader of the Opposition in the UK because of his anti-austerity platform. Biggest mistake of my life. The man is absolutely clueless.
Globally we're on a precipice - environmentally, politically, existentially. Maybe aliens should take over planet Earth as one hundred years after the end of WW1 humans seem to have learnt absolutely zilch.
Doomwatch? I think we have about 20 seconds left before midnight (five minutes in the sixties)
Trump, May, Corbyn and many other political duds and charlatans should be forcibly transported to a remote island where they can amuse each other with their peculiar fantasies and obsessions. How, on Earth, did we let these sad, ridiculous guys have any say in our lives?
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US better off addressing crises it has engineered in our region - Iran’s message to American sanctions https://quitter.im/attachment/1518544
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From Condom Dave to Theresa the clown: the caustic world of #SteveBell | #Politics | The Guardian
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#AntibioticResistant #superbugs ‘will kill 90,000 Britons by 2050’ | Society | The Guardian
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#Democrats got millions more #votes – so how did #Republicans win the #Senate? | #US news | The Guardian
There’s something rotten in the United States of America. No democracy is perfect but this one is surely less so than many others.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/08/democrats-republicans-senate-majority-minority-rule
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Umberto Eco: Ur-Fascism is still around us, sometimes in plainclothes.
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US now pumping more oil than Russia and Saudi Arabia - https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/07/us-pumps-more-oil-than-russia-and-saudi-arabia-opec-could-strike-back.html
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Don't watch this. Derrick Jensen might ruin your day. "From recognizing the sources of our problems, deconstructing the cultural baggage that obscures it all, to dealing with the burden of understanding the truth." | https://youtube.com/watch?v=mtuxHVD4Srw
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Consultation on Cuban Draft Constitution at Final Stage https://quitter.es/url/2131086
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Today’s homeward leg of my #bike #commute was in a #storm and the winds are from the south and are gusting up to around 50 km/h. There is also heavy rain and sporadic minor flooding along the route where drains have overflowed. My jacket and overtrousers kept me reasonably dry but my feet got soaked as water seeped in over the sides and through lace holes. Even my rucksack had its own waterproof to keep the contents (including my laptop) dry. It’s nice to come home, change and dry out.
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#JoJohnson #quits as #minister over #TheresaMay's #Brexit plan | #Politics | The Guardian
Interesting, this Johnson has resigned for the opposite reason that his brother, #BorisJohnson resigned.
Director of the Centre for Information Ethics and Public Policy
Personal website:
My interests include:
#cyberethics #privacy #censorship #encryption #steganography #decentralised_internet #AI #philosophy #ethics #politics #psychedelic_research #music #film #symi #mycology
Joined Oct 2018
