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To infinity…

President Trump is struggling to find a place in history, other than being the worst president his country has ever had. On more than one occasion he has expressed views about returning to the Moon, sooner rather than later. My guess is that he sees an opportunity to make money from whatever resources people might find there.

It’s a bit Kennedy-esque, I suppose, certainly the commitment (if that’s not too strong a word).

We (mankind) landed on the Moon in 1969, and by late 1972 the whole programme was over. Nearly all the men who walked there are dead. The USA achieved something magnificent, but do not have the resources or technology to do it now. With the ending of the space shuttle, they do not have a proven method of getting humans into orbit even.

This is an interesting article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/nkzysaP3pB/to-the-moon-and-beyond

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Boredom

When I was a teacher, we used to discuss working from home using technology.

Of course, there are many jobs where you simply cannot work from home. But there are some when you can. Teaching a school class from home is not ideal. Yes, you want to impart knowledge to your pupils, but it’s also a social thing.

One thing that I read in a study years ago was that people think working from home is easy and really rather nice. There’s no commuting, those horrible colleagues can be avoided, you can have a coffee when you like and so on.

In fact, people tend to work harder at home. More hours, because it’s there, with you, all the time. It’s hard to turn it off. The clear line between work and home has gone.

And actually, employers love it. They know that if workers can work effectively from home, they the employers will benefit because they will get more from their staff.

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Quiz

Many people are producing content to help keep people occupied. British comedian Jimmy Carr is doing regular quiz questions, definitely worth a look: