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The modern economy of time
You know nothing of progress until you know the 19th century. This was written in 1864. (‘Quicksilver on glass’ by the way is mirroring):-
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“Not a novel experiment”
Stop me if you’ve heard this one, but it appears there are those citizens out there today who believe a majority of street people are in some way comfortable with hand-outs. Those who blame the poor often wonder why do-gooders aren’t practical-minded enough to try to … Continue reading
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Tagged absinthe, Paris, Paris 1888, Petit bleu, philanthropy, vagrancy, vagrom, work
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The Unmet Need
Oil is a risky business. It is not surprising to hear a geologist predict that ‘peak oil’ has past. Oil’s future will be inexorable decline. It would not shock you unduly to hear them say oil is now just “a … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th century, history, how oilchanged the world, industrialisation, leisure, oil, Rockefeller: Lord of Oil, society, work
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