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6 days ago

Transhuman and Subhuman

Must society always be divided? — Transhumanism can be broadly defined as a philosophical and intellectual movement dedicated to the idea that human evolution can be improved or speeded up by the application of advanced technology. Some would have us believe that this is human genius overcoming the clumsy, slow process of ‘natural’ evolution. Others would…

Transhumanism

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Transhuman and Subhuman
Transhuman and Subhuman
Transhumanism

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Sep 15

A Doom of Rodents

Infamy! Infamy! They’ve all got it in for me! — I have written of the mouse Dylan beat to death with my briefcase: (https://medium.com/@argonaut57/the-cat-who-used-a-blunt-instrument-5e6bed465cc4) I have recounted the tale of Cupcake the Demon Hamster: (https://medium.com/@argonaut57/the-cat-who-used-a-blunt-instrument-5e6bed465cc4) But it seems that the member of the order Rodentia are not done with me yet!

Humour

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A Doom of Rodents
A Doom of Rodents
Humour

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Sep 11

The Star Fleet Lark

Who do you think you are kidding, Mr Romulan? — *WARNING: Some non-PC language, those where the days!* Captains’ Log, star date, star date…Wilson, what’s the stardate? “37771.4, Sir.” Star date 37771.4. The “Impeccable” has been seconded to Section 31 to perform a survey of the Romulan Neutral Zone, under the supervision of Commander Flick. Captain Mainwaring sat bolt upright…

Humour

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The Star Fleet Lark
The Star Fleet Lark
Humour

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Sep 9

A Matter of Identity

Nothing whatever to do with who you are… — Tony Atkinson Born July 1958 in Kingston-upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK. Age 65 years. White English. British Citizen. Male cisgender heteroromantic asexual. BA (Hons) Communication Studies (2/1). Five O-levels, two A-levels, one S-level, one GCSE, City & Guilds 730 Adult Education Parts 1 & 2 (Merit). Veteran. Sufferer from…

Identity

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A Matter of Identity
A Matter of Identity
Identity

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Aug 21

She Will Live

But it will be a living death for Lucy Letby — Lucy Letby, a 33-year-old neonatal nurse from Hereford, has today been sentenced to a ‘whole life’ tariff in prison. A life sentence with no possibility of parole. While working as a neonatal nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital, Letby attacked some 13 newborn babies, seven of whom died as…

Murder

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She Will Live
She Will Live
Murder

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Jul 29

We Have No Rights

Just privileges, and the need to fight to keep them. — Thomas Paine wrote at great length about the Rights of Man in 1791. He was not the first. A short list of ‘inalienable rights’ is a key element of the 1776 Declaration of Independence. The Magan Carta of 1215 established certain ‘rights’ of freeborn Englishmen. The 1689 Bill of Rights…

Politics

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We Have No Rights
We Have No Rights
Politics

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Jul 14

Invertebrate Humans

We are losing our backbone! As a species, humans have spines, backbones. They keep us upright and are the centre of an endoskeleton that allows us to use our limbs and move about. As a society, too many no longer possess a spine. That have become amorphous jellies, crawling around…

Rant

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Invertebrate Humans
Invertebrate Humans
Rant

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Jul 4

Happy Fourth of July!

Time to celebrate those hellish things you escaped from! The terrible imposition of a universal, tax-funded, free-at-the-point-of-use healthcare system. The disaster that was the abolition of slavery in 1833. The horror of a multi-party political system, made worse by at least two parties being definitely left of centre. The threat…

America

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Happy Fourth of July!
Happy Fourth of July!
America

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Jun 8

I, Harlequin

My smile is worse than my frown — Seen only by those with eyes to see, I caper among you. My dance mocks yours; I make the graceful grotesque and the grotesque graceful. My voice mocks yours; I reduce your epics to limericks and answer your diatribes with odes. They call me servant, but who do I serve…

Satire

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I, Harlequin
I, Harlequin
Satire

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May 7

Vivat Rex Carolus!

But was this Coronation a beginning, or an end? — “God save the King!” They shouted. “Long live the King! May the King live forever!” The last won’t happen, anyhow. Truth be told, not that much chance of the second, either. Charles III is 74, ten years older than I, and even should he prove as long-lived as his parents…

Royal Family

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Vivat Rex Carolus!
Vivat Rex Carolus!
Royal Family

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Tony Atkinson

Tony Atkinson

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Snapper-up of unconsidered trifles, walker of paths less travelled by. Writer of fanfiction. Player of games. argonaut57@gmail.com

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