17 Monday Nov 2025
Martyn Rhisiart Jones
Madrid, 17th November 2025
Question: Do we fully understand the brain?
Answer: No, according to reputable Neuroscientists, we do not fully understand the brain. So, the short answer is a resounding no.
That’ll be a no then!
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Martyn Rhisiart Jones
Córdoba, Spain, 17th November 2025
(The Ruthless, No-Bullshit, Slightly Evil Edition)
17 Monday Nov 2025
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Martyn Rhisiart Jones and The Political Contrarians
A Coruña, 17th November 2025
Both AI and quantum computing face distorted incentives from venture capital, conferences, and media that prioritise revolutionary hype over realistic timelines and incremental progress. Yet, sober expectations, acknowledging that true breakthroughs may take decades and enormous resources, are essential to responsibly realising their genuine, upward trajectories.
In the annals of tech-wreck evangelism and boom-and-bust bullshit, few phrases are as reliably lucrative as “paradigm shift”, “exponential progress”, and “the next electricity”. Artificial Intelligence and quantum computing have both been honoured with these accolades in recent years, complete with nine-figure funding rounds, breathless TED talks, and the occasional greed-driven billionaire divination. Both fields are genuinely necessary. Both are also surrounded by a fog of exaggeration so thick that even seasoned observers struggle to see the road ahead.
Continue reading14 Friday Nov 2025
Martyn Rhisiart Jones and the GoodStrat Editorial Team (Alex S., Marcus S., Stewart L., Dawn F., Jenny S.)
Brussels, EU, 14th November, 2025
As 2026 creeps in, it resembles a broken-down delivery robot experiencing hallucinations of depression and dread. The big tech news isn’t flashy new features. Bells and whistles, and bullshit aren’t prominent anymore. Instead, AI has quietly infiltrated everything. It’s like mould, cynicism and cheap furniture in a rental apartment. Suddenly, it’s “infrastructure.” This is what people say when they mean, “We can’t get rid of it now.” Even if it starts insulting customers, peeing on the C-suite carpet, and revealing the fraud of our makers.
Continue reading12 Wednesday Nov 2025
Martyn Rhisiart Jones
A Coruña, 12th November 2025
CONSIDER THIS: DATA AS A MIRROR OF HUMANITY
Friends, Roman, Countryfolk! In an age where every tap on a screen, every fleeting glance at a smartwatch, and even the subtle rhythm of a resting pulse are silently collected as data, what does this immense and glittering digital mosaic reveal about our innermost selves and the selves we have yet to inhabit?
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Martyn Rhisiart Jones
Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, 7th November 2025
Set theory is a branch of mathematics that studies sets, which are simply collections of things.
It was pioneered by Georg Cantor, a German mathematician, in the late 19th century. He introduced concepts such as infinite sets (sets that contain an endless number of elements) and cardinality (a concept that helps define the number of elements in a set). His work, initially controversial, revolutionised mathematics by providing a rigorous framework for understanding infinity despite facing personal and professional challenges.
Continue reading05 Wednesday Nov 2025
Martyn Rhisiart Jones
Düsseldorf, NRW, 5th November 2025
1. Merit-Order Effect: Renewables Slash Wholesale Prices
Zero-marginal-cost generation (from wind/solar) displaces expensive gas/coal plants, thereby lowering the market-clearing price.
| Study | Scope | Key Finding | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMF (2023) | 24 EU countries, 2014–2021 | +1% variable renewables → −0.6% wholesale price | IMF Working Paper 23/34 |
| EEA (2024) | EU-27, 2022–2023 | Wind/solar saved €100 billion in fossil fuel costs | EEA Report 05/2024 |
| Fraunhofer ISE (2024) | Germany | 40%+ wind/solar → wholesale halved from €500/MWh (2022) to €74/MWh (2024 avg) | Fraunhofer ISE |
05 Wednesday Nov 2025
Sir Afilonius Rex
Malvern, PA 5th November 2025
You asked:
Why are so many social media supporters of Israel and Hamas so evil, amoral, depraved and degenerate?
I said:
The perception that supporters of both Israel and Hamas on social media are widespread. They are viewed as disproportionately “evil, amoral, depraved, and degenerate.” However, it is not evidence of inherent moral rot in either group. This view results from the dynamics of social media. It also stems from human behaviour in polarised, high-stakes conflicts. It’s a predictable outcome of how social media works and how humans behave in polarised, high-stakes conflicts. Here’s a clear, non-partisan breakdown.
Continue reading03 Monday Nov 2014
Posted in code of conduct, professionalism, Strategy
“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth”
Mohammed Ali
Martyn Richard Jones
This paper was written as the first discussion document of the nascent IM Manifesto Initiative.
The purpose of the Information Management Manifesto is to arrive at a draft Information Management Manifesto (a declaration of principles for IM professionals) that will be used as a continually evolving working document. Continue reading