The future is, sometimes, just across the door

If you are at a technology conference and you don't go and watch some startup pitches, you are losing 70% of what is going to happen - most corporate speakers will talk about past achievements, if you want a glimpse of the possibilitis of the future, that's on the startups decks and word. 

Paris Agreement? Outdated!

 The below post has a very simple meaning - the +1.5ºC of the Paris Agreement are now out of reach...

After 11 consecutive months of record monthly-average temperatures, the 12-month moving-average of Berkeley Earth's global mean temperature now stands at 1.65 ± 0.07 °C (2.97 ± 0.13 °F) above the 1850-1900 average.https://t.co/6I6nRm7JIO pic.twitter.com/Xogb1ujrpk

— Dr. Robert Rohde (@RARohde) May 15, 2024

"Keep on rocking in the free world"!

 

JUST IN: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken performing 'Rocking to the Free World' at a venue in Kyiv, Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/MkpyvHHRIA

— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) May 14, 2024

Santa Casa

What is happening in Portugal's Santa Casa is a show of bad governance and a stark reminder of the importance of meritocracy and why public (and semi-public) top executives should be appointed through clear and transparent processes.

Proud

Looking at images from the 25th April Walk in Avenida da Liberdade in Lisbon. I am really proud at the turnout and the atmosphere. And I feel a bit jealous for not being there.

On civility

By Bill Clinton.

Democracy only works if we treat each other with respect and decency. On the anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing, President Clinton reflects on the importance of civility in our politics. pic.twitter.com/tYshAtjj5J

— attn (@attn) April 19, 2024

Round tables

Some round tables are rounder than others. Some might even be a bit squarer. And others seem to have been designed with obstacles, to guide the conversations.

Look at a typical American panel or round table. There are conversations flowing, opinions, everybody talks to everyone, polite disagreement.

Look at a Portuguese panel in a conference. Everyone sits on their chairs, well-behaved. There are questions from the anchor. There are answers from the panelists. Sequencially, from the left panelist to the right one. No panelist talks directly to another one, God forbids! And, of course, everyone is in agreement.