John Pearce
@johnpearce650.bsky.social
Writer and environmentalist. Find me on Medium: https://medium.com/@johnpearce650
Author of:
"The Little Green Book - A Guide to the Green Revolution"
“Gaia — A Faith for the Future”
“The Medium Story — The Ultimate Guide to Medium"
Author of:
"The Little Green Book - A Guide to the Green Revolution"
“Gaia — A Faith for the Future”
“The Medium Story — The Ultimate Guide to Medium"
Quote of the Day -
“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.”
—Robert Frost
“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.”
—Robert Frost
November 28, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Quote of the Day -
“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.”
—Robert Frost
“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.”
—Robert Frost
Word of the Day -
scrawp – this is a dialect word in Midlands English (UK) meaning to scratch the skin.
scrawp – this is a dialect word in Midlands English (UK) meaning to scratch the skin.
November 28, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Word of the Day -
scrawp – this is a dialect word in Midlands English (UK) meaning to scratch the skin.
scrawp – this is a dialect word in Midlands English (UK) meaning to scratch the skin.
Joke of the Day -
How did Noah sail his ark at night? Using floodlights.
How did Noah sail his ark at night? Using floodlights.
November 28, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Joke of the Day -
How did Noah sail his ark at night? Using floodlights.
How did Noah sail his ark at night? Using floodlights.
Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis examines technofeudalism at union-busting Amazon and its related AWS (Amazon Web Services) power base:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How Amazon turned our capitalist era of free markets into the age of technofeudalism | Yanis Varoufakis
Amazon Web Services owns the basic infrastructure for other businesses to operate online, turning even governments into its serfs, says the leader of MeRA25, Yanis Varoufakis
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis examines technofeudalism at union-busting Amazon and its related AWS (Amazon Web Services) power base:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
People laughed when I said I wanted to be a comedian, but they’re not laughing now.
November 27, 2025 at 6:34 AM
People laughed when I said I wanted to be a comedian, but they’re not laughing now.
“We turn to stories and pictures and music because they show us who and what and why we are, and what our relationship is to life and death, what is essential, and what, despite the arbitrariness of falling beams, will not burn.”
— Madeleine L’Engle
— Madeleine L’Engle
November 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
“We turn to stories and pictures and music because they show us who and what and why we are, and what our relationship is to life and death, what is essential, and what, despite the arbitrariness of falling beams, will not burn.”
— Madeleine L’Engle
— Madeleine L’Engle
Word of the Day -
Delulu: an adjective meaning utterly mistaken or unrealistic in one’s ideas or expectations. This word turned up among other contenders for “Collins Word of the Year” for 2024 (the winner was brat).
Delulu: an adjective meaning utterly mistaken or unrealistic in one’s ideas or expectations. This word turned up among other contenders for “Collins Word of the Year” for 2024 (the winner was brat).
November 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Word of the Day -
Delulu: an adjective meaning utterly mistaken or unrealistic in one’s ideas or expectations. This word turned up among other contenders for “Collins Word of the Year” for 2024 (the winner was brat).
Delulu: an adjective meaning utterly mistaken or unrealistic in one’s ideas or expectations. This word turned up among other contenders for “Collins Word of the Year” for 2024 (the winner was brat).
Did you hear about the guy who decided to hang mirrors for a living? It's something he could see himself doing.
November 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Did you hear about the guy who decided to hang mirrors for a living? It's something he could see himself doing.
Very sad news. One of Santa’s young helpers got run over by the sleigh. He had a very short elf life.
November 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Very sad news. One of Santa’s young helpers got run over by the sleigh. He had a very short elf life.
I had a really funny joke, but autocorrect ruined the lunchtime.
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 AM
I had a really funny joke, but autocorrect ruined the lunchtime.
Why don't lions eat clowns? Because they taste funny.
November 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Why don't lions eat clowns? Because they taste funny.
How a teacher used a “Trojan Horse” trick to trap students cheating with AI -
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/set-tr...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/set-tr...
I Set A Trap To Catch Students Cheating With AI. The Result Was Deflating
"I am no stranger to students trying to cut corners by copying and pasting from Wikipedia, but the introduction of generative AI has enabled them to cheat in startling new ways."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
How a teacher used a “Trojan Horse” trick to trap students cheating with AI -
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/set-tr...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/set-tr...
Phrase of the Day -
“The Diderot Effect” –this states that obtaining a new possession often creates a spiral of consumption that leads to additional purchases.
“The Diderot Effect” –this states that obtaining a new possession often creates a spiral of consumption that leads to additional purchases.
November 21, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Phrase of the Day -
“The Diderot Effect” –this states that obtaining a new possession often creates a spiral of consumption that leads to additional purchases.
“The Diderot Effect” –this states that obtaining a new possession often creates a spiral of consumption that leads to additional purchases.
“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.”
- Simone Weil
- Simone Weil
November 21, 2025 at 6:35 AM
“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.”
- Simone Weil
- Simone Weil
I'd tell you a construction joke, but I'm still working on it.
November 21, 2025 at 6:33 AM
I'd tell you a construction joke, but I'm still working on it.
Did you hear about the archaeologist who got fired? His career was in ruins.
November 20, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Did you hear about the archaeologist who got fired? His career was in ruins.
Stone the crows!
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Nothing To Crow About
“If you see one rook it’s a crow, if you see lots of crows, they’re rooks”
medium.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Stone the crows!
medium.com/@johnpearce6...
medium.com/@johnpearce6...
Quote of the Day -
“A man who tells secrets or stories must think of who is hearing or reading. ...... Some pick out parts and reject the rest, some strain the story through their mesh of prejudice, some paint it with their own delight.” — John Steinbeck
“A man who tells secrets or stories must think of who is hearing or reading. ...... Some pick out parts and reject the rest, some strain the story through their mesh of prejudice, some paint it with their own delight.” — John Steinbeck
November 19, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Quote of the Day -
“A man who tells secrets or stories must think of who is hearing or reading. ...... Some pick out parts and reject the rest, some strain the story through their mesh of prejudice, some paint it with their own delight.” — John Steinbeck
“A man who tells secrets or stories must think of who is hearing or reading. ...... Some pick out parts and reject the rest, some strain the story through their mesh of prejudice, some paint it with their own delight.” — John Steinbeck