Killing Gävle: The Swedish city where a 40ft goat battles for the spirit of Christmas

This (20 minute) little film about a Swedish town (about two hours north of Stockholm) is very interesting. Weird traditions, pagan roots, secular values and Christianity all merge and blend into a compelling cocktail. Watch it.

Estonia, the Digital Republic

This is one potential future direction of the nation state. It’s an absolutely fascinating experiment that really only a very small country can pioneer.

Oumuamua and the Fermi paradox

Oumuamua has provoked another sign of the growing desperation to make contact with…something, anything. As I said here:

[We] can it seems,without any evidence, believe in other dimensions but not heaven, an eternal universe but not an eternal God, the end of the world but not the final judgement, in other intelligent life but not intelligent design and that the meaning of life is to be found in the stars instead of the one who made them.

Sums it up for me.

Why You Should Surround Yourself With More Books Than You’ll Ever Have Time to Read

Well there’s a headline to make me happy come Christmas time….

5 Mistakes to Avoid When Starting a Freelance Business

I’ve made a few of these

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