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The Times They Are A Changin'

The Times They Are A Changin' [Part 1...] The Bob Dylan song from the early 1960s sprang to mind earlier when I was thinking about coronavirus and its consequences, many of which are unprecedented.

KM
25 Mar 2020
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Page 63 of GLD Challenge magazine 2019-2020

Free Software

The Free and Open Source software used for GLD Challenge magazine 2019-20 was Scribus (for DTP), LibreOffice (for wordprocessing), Gimp (for editing photos) and Inkscape (for editing line diagrams). ( Kdenlive edits videos, Audacity edits sound. )

GM
20 Mar 2020
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Keith Melton

Universal Basic Income (UBI) - NOW!!

The Case for Emergency Universal Basic Income: NOW As I started writing this article my intention was to start from the general economic implications of the coronavirus pandemic and work my way towards my conclusion, but it was feeling too slow! So I am just going to dive in and say "NOW is the time to start with a Universal Basic Income (*UBI) and we can work out a more nuanced approach as we learn from experience"

KM
20 Mar 2020
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