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Robert Ewing
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World class nerd, public servant, economist statistician and senior executive.
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How do prices change over time, and how does that change what you can buy? Let’s do some time travel back to October 22 1974. (1/8)
A newspaper advert from 1974, with pictures of items and their prices. The top row has 5 boxes, which are (from left to right) A No 13 Chicken for $1.25, a can of salmon for 59c, A15oz can of soup for 25c, A Cadbury Dairy Milk family block for 45c and a 30oz can of Berri orange drink for 24c The second row has 5 boxes, which are (from left to right) 2 litres of Sunburst for 82c, 1kg of Weet-Bix for 49c, 600gm of lux for 59c, a Twin pack for Sorbent Paper Towel for 36c and 500gm of beans for 33c.
October 27, 2024 at 6:52 AM
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This is a real ‘what happened here’ situation. @garius.bsky.social
Two Skeet’s from John Bull separated by a ‘View full thread’ button. First Skeet ‘so, if you need to concentrate on a lecture or play, sit ten metres from the stage’ … ‘View full thread’ … ‘Finally, while Manfred von Richthofen was known as ‘the Red Baron’ within his lifetime…’
May 8, 2024 at 9:24 AM
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Glad to finally find a use for one of my many hoarded Domain Names, so I have a new name here now.

To celebrate, here's Bing's interpretation of an Economic Rat...
An AI generated image showing a standing rat in a suit standing in front of economic charts.
March 1, 2024 at 10:07 AM
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I have been recalcitrant in providing #ProofofCat - hopefully this makes up for it…
A black and white tuxedo kitten sprawling languorously on a red Turkish carpet. He is looking at the camera with an expression of annoyance and disdain.
February 13, 2024 at 9:31 AM
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Citrix: ‘Your journey of digital experience starts now’

You are the app I use to log into work, chill out my dude…
A Windows install screen reading ‘Installing Citrix Workspace app…’, with a line under a task bar reading ‘Your journey of digital experience begins now.’
January 18, 2024 at 10:04 PM