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Extreme Capitalism is a Plague on Britain and America
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/03/world/europe/as-the-working-poor-become-more-common-in-britain-so-does-hunger.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&ref=europe KKDC http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/04/business/international/unemployed-in-e… The news kind of explains the issue – not the whole issue per se, but a substantial part. People need to realize technology advances at a very fast pace, so fast that it kills other technologies … Continue reading
State of the Globe Address – Christmas 2013
Xmas nears. 2000 yrs. progress?? the squeaky-clean West is now exposed as a power which installs & buttresses #prowesterndictators thruout the Third World, who oppress & impoverish their people. We rubber stamp their fake elections. Now also we find out that not … Continue reading
Who is doing anything about making useful info available on WAP for the Third World?
Who is doing anything about making useful info available on WAP for the Third World? The answer of course is – almost nobody. I got a Huawei G6005 recently for $30 after my 3 yr old Android ZTE Blade (tremendous … Continue reading
Time for Banks in 3rd world to offer new practical features to assist the People!
Time for Banks in 3rd world to offer new practical features to assist the People! I have on several occasions berated banks for being unimaginative unresponsive dinosaurs. Here goes again… What has triggered this in particular is thinking about the … Continue reading
Extreme Capitalism is Laying Waste to Western Economies
Extreme Capitalism is Laying Waste to Western Economies [The following discussion is not intended to be complete or exhaustive. There will be expansions] [This discussion is intended to be relevant and applicable to both USA & UK situations, and probably … Continue reading
Zimbabwe’s forgotten commuter omnibus passengers – some solutions
*** All Rights Reserved Alex Weir 2013 *** Zimbabwe’s forgotten commuter omnibus passengers Since Zimbabwe adopted the US$ (and to some lesser extent the South African Rand) … Continue reading
Australia slashing aid budget can greatly help Third World
Australia’s slashing of Overseas Aid Budget may greatly help the Third World Tony Abbott’s decision to slash AusAid from AUD 7bn to AUD 1bn per year is a radical experiment which has been talked about (e.g. by UK’s UKIP) but … Continue reading
Tips and Tricks on surviving Bandwidth Hell
Tips and Tricks on surviving Bandwidth Hell I use an Orange 3G connection here in Gaborone Botswana, paying $20/month on a prepaid basis (no contract) for 800GB with no voice airtime included. It is not the greatest connection and often … Continue reading
Fracking � a private profit with a concommitant public loss � a solution
Fracking � a private profit with a concommitant public loss � a solution Fracking is actually something of great interest � relatively clean energy which seems to be available in large or moderate quantities in western countries (which are often … Continue reading
Microdownloads � the future of downloading anything over 10 MB for the Third World
Microdownloads � the future of downloading anything over 10 MB for the Third World Downloading even a video of 700MB is a tricky job from any third world destination. Imagine trying to download project gutenberg or Wikipedia for Schools � … Continue reading
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