Author Archives: Pict1

New Sceptic Currency

Posted on 5 August 2019 by Pict1

I was reading about a site that allocated crypto-currency to users … and I began thinking about how anyone redeemed that “money” for anything and started thinking of a model. Let us suppose that I create a virtual currency called … Continue reading →

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Change of URL

Posted on 26 July 2019 by Pict1

After a while using the domain: Scottishsceptic.co.uk I’ve decided to change to scottishsceptic.uk. This however, won’t be the biggest change as I’m planning to launch a new “in house” journal for sceptics at the beginning of 2020. That however may … Continue reading →

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Google you’re barred

Posted on 18 July 2019 by Pict1

Google is a politically active organisation which truly represents the 1984 “Big brother”: invading everyone’s life and socially manipulating society towards its own vile politics & profit. Before I realised that their political manipulation of search results wasn’t just a … Continue reading →

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The Price of Fish III

Posted on 14 July 2019 by Pict1

In the price of fish II I took the general concept of two societies with different costs of essentials (fish) and derived a relationship between fish (essentials) and shell necklaces (luxuries). This showed that the two were related in value … Continue reading →

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SO2 caused the post 1970s warming

Posted on 13 July 2019 by Pict1

It’s been a while since I originally showed the geographical correlation between areas that used to produce SO2 in the 1970s and the hotspots that showed post 1970 warming. (link) This also explains why most of the warming occurred over … Continue reading →

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Enerconics v. Spontaneous Innovation

Posted on 13 July 2019 by Pict1

This article focusses on one of the assumptions of the theory of enerconics which is whether innovation drives economic growth or whether we innovate as a result of economic growth.

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The future of academia

Posted on 12 July 2019 by Pict1

A few years ago before my son went to University I talked about the fact that much of what universities do could be automated using online media. I was told in no uncertain terms that I was wrong. A few … Continue reading →

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The future of the press and media

Posted on 11 July 2019 by Pict1

50 years ago, anyone who wanted to sell a house, a car, or advertise a job, had very little choice other than to pay the enormous costs of advertising demanded by newspapers. And anyone looking for a job, a house, … Continue reading →

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The Value of fish II

Posted on 9 July 2019 by Pict1

In the Value of Fish I considered two societies where the only difference was the rate at which they could secure life’s necessities (9 fish a day). In this article I want to generalise that concept. Let: d = average … Continue reading →

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Breaking car windows underwater

Posted on 9 July 2019 by Pict1

If crossing a river in a car in anything but ideal conditions, or worse if you get caught in a flood, you would be insane not to open a window as the situation can quickly become life threatening with the … Continue reading →

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