UK’s “Online Safety Bill” for a “safer Internet” has passed its final parliamentary debate and will become law soon.
Social media platforms that do not comply with the new rules could face fines of up to 10% of their global annual revenue. Continue reading Incoming : UK State Censorship Law Passsed
UnionHomeStead and I had some chats recently. I visited them on my “day off” and really liked their blog. Sorry I don’t know all your names, and it’s no worries, in these days where privacy is rare 🙂 (Google and FaceBook I’m looking at you)
They are Kiwis from New Zealand, running a smallholding, growing their own food and raising their own animals (and kids and children !). All as ethically as they can.
Some concerns where expressed to me, about being a guest blogged (presumably because of exposure to 39000 followers) – but I promise it’s really nothing to worry about. I’d say 99% of those following are nice people, or at least the ones that I’ve had the privilege to converse with. WordPress.com is much friendlier social network than Twitter etc., kinda why I”m still here.
Hopefully, my guest blogging UnionHomeStead.com will bring them some more followers and friends. They are nice people, feel free to pay them a visit, say I sent you.
Honey for Nothing…
Having been asked to guest by The Charismatic One is both incredibly flattering and hugely terrifying. What to write was the number one concern because here is where we confess to being *whisper* utterly, completely, totally disjointed from the world around us. Well, perhaps that is overstating things a tad. Way back when the Homestead was but a twinkle in two bright-eyed kids visage, we were rather proud of being up with the play and in the know. We had some pretty set ideas on ‘Right’ and ‘Wrong’ and we weren’t scared to scream ahem…speak them. In fairness, Maggie, Ron et al did give us plenty of fulminating fodder but we fumed with relish; waving our placards from our tiny piece of the planet. That is, right up until the little Homesteaders started along.
Continue reading ““Honey For Nothing” – Guest Blogger – UnionHomeStead.com”
From 2018 – One of the best of “Bad Lip Reading” – comedy does still exist on the internet 🙂 Cheers Don Charisma Comments Comments are often welcomed, provided you can string a legible, relevant and polite sentence together. In … Continue reading “INTERROGATING ZUCKERBERG” — A Bad Lip Reading
Ever see a fight break out in the street, or a bar ? … sometimes people disperse, but more often than not a group of spectators forms, same as a boxing match or Roman gladiatorial contest … Continue reading Why Are We Attracted To Things We’re Afraid Of ?
Childhood – some had great ones others had awful ones. Lucky for the lucky ones. But what of those who had a terrible time – bullied or abused, terrorised or a narcissist’s object, unloved or abandoned, and so on ? Is it possible to have a great adulthood, even with a terrible childhood ? Continue reading Does One’s Childhood Determine One’s Adulthood ?
I saw this question in the WordPress.com support forums today … no point in posting the link, I reckon the thread will get deleted … however, it is an interesting question … Why Do People Lie ? Cheers Don Charisma … Continue reading Why Do People Lie ? – Don Charisma’s Opinion
Do we visit blogs to be enlightened ? To be entertained, delighted, surprised, amazed or aroused ? To promote yourself ? To make a connection with another human being ? To make friends ? Because it’s the same old shit … Continue reading Why Visit A Blog ? – Don Charisma’s Opinion
No I don’t want to play “Dragon City” or “Candy Flip” or any other crappy game on Facebook ! … Does the fact that Susana is playing it want me make to play it more ? … in a word, … Continue reading Susana Rodrigues invited you to play Dragon City
A friend and reader came up with this question, which I didn’t have an autopilot reply for, so the “question de jour” : Are Innocence And Ignorance The Same ? Cheers Don Charisma Resources & Sources Photos courtesy of Pixabay … Continue reading Are Innocence And Ignorance The Same ?
Before the illiterate get their knickers in twist – “nag” NOT “you are a nag” … aka – the art of complaining persistently until you get your own way … Google says this about nagging : nag1 naÉ¡/ verb verb: … Continue reading Women – Do You Nag Your Boyfriend/Husband/Cat/Imaginary Friend ?
I’m pretty young in the scale of things, certainly compared with Sequioa redwood trees – some of whom live into the hundreds, and even thousands of years. I can only wonder at the changes these ancients have seen ! Change … Continue reading Frantic Pace Of Life – Don Charisma’s Opinion
In the good old days to get a self-portrait out of camera, you had to either be very dexterous or ask a passer-by. The passer-by option was a little risky in some places, because thieves might just run off with … Continue reading “The Wand Of Narcissism” – Don Charisma’s Opinion
Couple of years or so I’ve been doing this blog. I’ve answered 10000s of comments here, and many more conversations elsewhere on other blogs. So whilst I wouldn’t say I’ve seen everything, I’ve seen a lot of the social side … Continue reading “Constructive” Criticism – Don Charisma’s Opinion
It’s rare that I’m actually interested in receiving advice in first person on my blog. So for a change, something different, I won’t laugh at you for giving me advice in the first person, it’s welcomed on this post. Easy … Continue reading “Hi! Who are you?” – Don Charisma’s Opinion
I’m been blessed with some awesome friends. So, the question is obviously rhetorical, advice to me in first person is not appreciated or needed – you’d just be making yourself look stupid really 😀 As it goes I’m generally a … Continue reading Why Is Making New Friends So Difficult ? – Don Charisma’s Opinion
I’ve just received an email from Buffer app, their website has been hacked and the hackers have been posting Spam messages on Twitter and Facebook from Buffer app. I thought my readers might want to know. For more information visit … Continue reading Breaking news – “Buffer” app hacked, passwords and credit cards safe
I wonder if Google has the answer to that particular conundrum ? It’s one of the 50 most insane search suggestions ever seen on Google. Fair question, but funny never-the-less. Some of my other favourites : “I feel like a … Continue reading How Come When I Talk To Girls on FaceBook They Don’t Answer me Back?
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