This is my personal blog which I began in February 2001. I called it The Obvious? when I wrote anonymously and chose the name to reflect the fact I have to overcome my inhibitions about stating the obvious!

Euan Semple

4 of 5 stars to The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt https://t.co/mS4TT7JdJb
about 2 weeks ago
Euan Semple

The Origins Of Totalitarianism https://t.co/ajmzl23Kfr
about 2 weeks ago
Euan Semple

RT @RitaZonius: People can't get enough of this #AI #social @ANZ_bluenotes video, @euan 😀 @AnneBB @simongterry @slybeer… https://t.co/nhtdhF2Tja
about 3 weeks ago
Euan Semple

When did it become socially acceptable to watch videos on your phone with the volume turned right up in public spaces?
about 4 weeks ago
Euan Semple

4 of 5 stars to Living with the Devil by Stephen Batchelor https://t.co/NfpceVuU8J
about 4 weeks ago
Euan Semple

Is it just me or does starting a sentence with “Studies have shown… ” diminish credibility rather than enhance it these days?
about 4 weeks ago
Euan Semple

RT @thomaspower: this is what you spoke of 2013 @euan #algorithms https://t.co/5ZAJaV0fJN
about a month ago
Euan Semple

As an outsider like O’Toole I too have been seeing this, saying it, and doing my small bit to encourage it. https://t.co/AZaeE0jdbX
about a month ago
Euan Semple

The Age Of Nothing https://t.co/wdaXi24Mq4
about a month ago
Euan Semple

5 of 5 stars to The Age of Nothing by Peter Watson https://t.co/fBRDdGivLS
about a month ago

A romantic comedy about ending poverty??

June 26, 2005

It was on the BBC, it was written by Richard Curtis, it was about the upcoming G8 summit.

If we don't end poverty we're shit.