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No Meat May starts Today It is the absolute *perfect time* to start trying out a Plant Based Whole Foods lifestyle. It has never been easier. https://nutritionfacts.org/ **No Meat May**, just as the name says is all about people refraining from eating any animal based products for the month of May. https://www.nomeatmay.net/ **No Meat May** - I love that name, it's got such a Great ring to it! https://www.nomeatmay.net/ Bring the Flavor Two decades ago, people would have…
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Tokensets - Automating Trading I am a holdr, but the one thing you learn real quick with holding your stash is that you don't get interest from it. The value of your crypto really depends on whether the price of it goes up or down. This is where the opportunity cost of crypto becomes an issue - you either hold and wait for it to increase in value, *or* sell it and do something productive with it. Now I don't want to sell my crypto. I like my crypto. That's why I'm so…
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Protect Our Workers A good few weeks ago we started getting reports that workers in slaughterhouses and meat plants were getting rapidly sick with COVID-19. Many operations all across the United States by companies like Tyson, Smithfield, JBS and Cargill began experiencing massive upticks in the amount of workers that were getting sick. This is obvious. The working conditions in these places have never been good and they never will be. The workers are forced to work with…
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Your Taxes down the Drain - Dairy Farmers Dump Milk We all remember seeing those terrible photos of dairy farmers dumping milk down the drain. The first thing that many people said is "why don't the dairy farmers just give the milk away". We couldn't understand why during crisis farmers would let food go to waste. As it turns out there's a number of reasons. 1 Dairy Farmers cannot Deliver the milk to you The milk supply chain is a complex one. It's dependent on many…
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Who let the Dogs out I thought this was quite innovative when I first saw it. I suppose I can't be surprised that an Asian country came up with this idea. They're using the robot from Boston Dynamics to walk around the park and warn people to maintain social distance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viuR7N6E2LA When the video first starts of you think "Wow..that's pretty cool. Singapore always gets the cool stuff" Singapore is slowly releasing lock down measures, but it…
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Have you Perfected a Skill? There is a strong relationship between perfecting a skill and freedom. Many people don’t see it, but it’s there, and it’s important. In fact it’s so important that if we fail to master a skill, then we will fail to unlock some of our biggest opportunities. This is something that I learnt very early on. Making Money I’m not particularly bright and I’m often astounded at some of the stupid things I do. This definitely was the case when I was in high…
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Inspiration vs Grind...What Wins? Introduction A question was posed to me recently - "Where do you get inspiration from?" I thought about it for a second, and was going to answer the usual stuff like; from comics books, movies, art, science, math, etc, etc. But then I stopped and realized, I actually don't think like that anymore. I don't even work like that anymore. Getting inspiration from music and movies does help, however there's always been problems with this approach…
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Is your Money Vegan? You eat vegan food, you wear vegan clothing, your household is vegan, but have you considered if your money is vegan?? Last year the **United Kingdom's £50 note** incurred the wrath of some vegans for having animal fat in it. Clearly they felt the paper money note wasn't strictly vegan. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/new-50-note-polymer-animal-fat-tallow-vegans-hindus-a8945321.html Maybe you agree with this position, maybe you don't - but let's…
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Is a University Degree Useful? Introduction I completed my degree in 2007. It was a BCom Informatics specializing in Economics. I choose this degree because it had a good balance on Information Technology and Business Subjects. This seemed like it would be very useful for the future. Now more than ten years on, I reflect on the value of degree and I wonder - has it been useful? Who needs a Degree Before I ramble on about my personal views on tertiary education, I think it's…
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The BDS Movement and Veganism Introduction As I continue my Vegan journey, I learn more about the nuances of it. https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&ai=DChcSEwixqLOItsLpAhUTstUKHUaNCzwYABAAGgJ3cw&sig=AOD64_30Pv5iC8UHUNlBDhkj9hWiq0BbGw&adurl=&q= I learn about deeper definitions of the term, I learn about the philosophy a behind it and I in particular I learn about how it's connected to other ideas. One such idea that Veganism is connected to is the BDS movement.…
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BIC Art Master Competition : Africa 2019 Introduction I thought I'd talk about this competition I took part in about 8 months ago. I posted the pictures before, but I never included the thought processes at the time. As mush as art is a visual medium there can be lots of concepts behind the visuals. This competition really piqued my interest on so many levels. Competitions are cool because they give you the opportunity to push yourself a little harder and inevitably you…
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"I'm out of a Job" - The First Time I saw a CMS The first time you utter the words "I'm out of a Job", there is a panic and horror that overcomes you. There is a palpable sense of dread that hangs in the air. The very next you involuntarily action you take, is a hard swallow even though there's nothing to go down except your pride. I can recall saying these words for the very first time way back in 2002. It was my second official job. I was working a web designer back then…
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I Need One Bitcoin to get to Mars This is an electrifying week. This is the week that SpaceX will be taking two astronauts to the International Space Station. It is a pity that launch was cancelled on Wednesday due to bad weather, but it's looking really good that on Saturday 30th of May, astronauts Robert L. Behnken and Douglas G. Hurley will reach the International Space Station. History will be made and the excitement is *palpable*! All space enthusiasts across the world…