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You got to LOVE this parody laced with truth bombs that everyone in the private sector will empathise with: "Challenge 3million contestants to carry their load, or hit the road" - isn't that what all SME's do to survive? "Asking every employee to prove their value, just like in a good old fashioned meritocracy" - need I say any more? Q "What would you say it is you do around here?" A "A lot of days I really do do stuff, it's just there's not that much going on today" .....'working' from home? "Tune in every week as Elon & Vivek measure every employees' value & efficiency" - isn't it just best practice for all employees to have 'Job Scorecards' with OKRs where management use KPIs to measure overall efficacy with a focus on performance? "And get ready for the savings as those that don't make the cut, get shown the door" - in a climate where businesses face a record tax burden, can SME's afford to do anything other than this to survive so they can fund the public sector with their taxes? "There's a whole forest of dead wood out there, we got to get chopping buddy" - According the the Office for National Statistics, "By the first quarter of 2024, public service productivity was estimated to be 6.4% below its peak in the fourth quarter of 2019" SHOCKING In 5 years, public sector productivity DECLINED by 6.5% and pay (ONS stats) rose by 20% Do we need a version of DOGE min the UK or do we need to invest more in our public sector?

I always feel like a newly reawakened super genius when I listen to NPR, The Moth Radio Hour, RadioLab, and, of course, TED Talks ( aka Technology, Education and Design Talks ). Ze Frank, with this TED Clip, reminds us all of a vitally important globally-distributed document from The Early Days of The Internet, and in this particular historic situation, email ... Frank begins his oratory recitations of this prescient eComminique Immemorum at ~2:03 Ze Frank: Nerdcore comedy https://lnkd.in/e6BeNvjy My question to you, my friends, is this ... Was it spam? A scam? Or perhaps a message from The Future of Technological Progress being sent back through time as an indicator of Our Self-Created Post-Truth Human Condition I like to call 'A State of cyberSurrealism'. Reality, like it or not, is now essentially 'Mixed Media Reality'. A plug 'n play menu of readymade AI-generated options to build a continually-shiftable 'Mode du Jour' for your Humanesque Operating System. It's time for a Re-Design for the majority of our Civic-Social Systems, most of which have been hijacked by Corporatiin X oh so long ago.

Watching Netflix's amazing Three Body Problem - 5* - set me thinking about a documentary made early in my career, for Horizon, on BBC Two. The Timelords gave me chance to speak with Stephen Hawking, Kip Thorne, the wonderful Carl Sagan, in his last interview before he died, and many other incredible physicists, all talking about problems thrown up where relativity - ruler of big things - and quantum mechanics - which directs small things - meet. At the interface, the maths does not add up - unless time is able to go backward. Making Timelords was an incredible, privileged experience. I got to rerun the 1970s real-world experiment with the original scientists who demonstrated Einstein's special theory of relativity, hich says time's flow depends on how fast you're moving. When you go fast - seconds stretch, so fewer pass, and when we get out of that jet, we really are younger than if we had stayed home. More relevant to the Three Body Problem - so far, I'm still only on Episode 3 - David Deutsch talks bewitchingly about what happens when Young's Slits experiment is performed with a single photon. Things about it. one photon at a time. They've done it. You still get bands. So, what is that single photon interfering with? I have no full copy of the programme to share. There are clips on You Tube. This one opens with Deutsch answering the question above: If you reduce the intensity of light in the Young's Slits experiment until only one single photon at a time hits the slits, why do you still observe bands? What are those single photons, one at a time, interfering with? It's really old so please bear with: https://lnkd.in/eZ5fymai

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It's a departure from my previous videos in that I'm actually on screen talking to the camera as I discuss "Static Screams and Haunted Dreams: The Enduring Power of Poltergeist"! After 25 years, I finally revisited Poltergeist, and wow—what a ride! This supernatural classic hasn’t just aged; it’s evolved, blending spine-tingling scares with moments of pure delight. It’s a time capsule of that quirky era between the ‘70s and ‘80s, packed with nostalgia and charm. But beyond the chills and laughs lies a deeper question that has kept cinephiles debating for decades: whose movie is this really—Tobe Hooper’s or Steven Spielberg’s? The director’s chair officially belonged to Hooper, the mastermind behind The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, while Spielberg, the blockbuster king, produced with his signature touch of wonder. But behind the scenes, the line between their creative influences blurs. Did Spielberg shape the film’s heart and soul, or does Hooper’s chilling vision dominate? The answer isn’t as clear as you might think, and peeling back the layers reveals a fascinating contrast of cinematic styles. While we don’t explore it in the actual video, here’s a bit of bonus trivia for you, my savvy viewer, who has actually taken the time to read this far: Poltergeist is often whispered about as a “cursed” film. Several cast members, including Dominique Dunne (Dana) and Heather O’Rourke (Carol Anne), tragically passed away in the years following the movie’s release. While I don’t believe in curses, outside of Bobby Brady's tiki idol, these heartbreaking coincidences have fueled decades of speculation among fans. It’s another layer of lore surrounding an already fascinating film. So, what’s the real story behind Poltergeist? Whose fingerprints are all over this supernatural masterpiece, and how did they create such a unique mix of awe and terror? Buckle up—it’s time to revisit one of cinema’s most iconic thrillers...

What's going on with the economy and the markets? What's going on with artificial intelligence in the workforce? You can watch to find out. https://lnkd.in/eR3PnQwK

Media psychotic operations has gone quantum and we will never work it out. Semantic jibber jabber will not change this from a prison planet, not a planet more like... a game show for Radio Resource Management. My comment took 8 yrs., to get here. Where is here hear? Not the comment, how it arrives in the box. I was and will be the first to research, find and share this discovery. Just not at this moment. ~ https://lnkd.in/gW6W9w-M

Two films -- one in theaters, one online -- tell stories of a polarized nation, where discord is now and violence an all-too-real possibility. I saw Civil War last weekend and agree with the reviews that say it's a cautionary tale people should see. It's scary, I get it -- only my husband agreed to come along. But in my view, we need to be present to how courage can prevail, and decency devolve, when the democracy guardrails come off. Divided We Fall: Listening with Curiosity, from American Public Television, shows Americans with opposing views on our presidential candidates discussing the most pressing and divisive issues we face. Given the chance, folks chose unity. For Civil War, check Fandango. For Divided We Fall, stream it via the film website below. There's also a cast & crew talk on Friday night, April 19, as part of National Week of Conversation. Find that on citizenconnect-dot-us. What do you think? #DisagreeBetter Listen First Project Living Room Conversations Team Democracy https://lnkd.in/ePfAvp4n

Interesting programme on Radio 4 right now about cognitive dissonance with references to leadership, marketing, design and public health.