In the computer industry, there two types of people. Engineers (these are the people with clue) and salesman, (usually the ones with no clue).   Hollywood wonder why people download from file-sharing networks to fulfill their entertainment requirements.   “I have no idea Mr. President. That is why we need stronger legislation and higher penalties. [...]

As we build greater ability to access information, day by day, so too do we find ourselves in the precarious position of too many people having access to too much misinformation. Worse still, it is often the people who have the loudest voices that are broadcasting and passing on the greatest amount of misinformation. The [...]

I went to a big Christmas lunch yesterday with a bunch of friends. Much food, much wine, much fun. But then someone near me started mouthing off about Climate Change being a scam and just went on and on about it being a hype, and how climate change was a fallacy… the whole nine yards. [...]

From time to time I read Ambrose Evans-Pritchard's column in the UK Daily Telegraph. He writes about finance and invariably has an unconventional view on what is happening. This particular one is a real doozy and is a must read for anyone who thinks beyond the box. He writes about the way that the EU [...]

This just in from my friend Sean Kidney who is Copenhagen for the conference: 7 Dec 09 There is a real excitement in the air, with some 20 thousand people turning up from every corner of the world and a party atmosphere in the streets. The talk, however, is all climate: 1. Nick Stern in [...]

Copenhagen has begun and a lot of hot air is being spouted – all in a good cause, admittedly. The climategate wagons keep going driven by who knows what – the fact that some scientists don't tell the unvarnished truth? Of course it is true that of all the cops, judges, policitians, executives, real estate [...]

According to the Commercialization Australia website there is support funding being offered by the Federal Government as follows: Commercialisation Australia will give successful applicants access to: Specialist advice and services to build the skills, knowledge and linkages necessary to successfully commercialise their ideas Funding of up to $250,000 for proof of concept activities Funding up [...]

At Uni, I read Economics. With Social Networking being such a large part of current online lives, I wish I had also read for a degree in Sociology or at least Anthropology.   Economists are rapidly becoming irrelevant as the mainstays of popular thinking on the correct way to run an economy.   There are [...]

When I was a little boy, growing up, my mother attempted to instill into me some manners.   For example, on the subject of visiting I learnt never to arrive somewhere [a private house] without a gift for the matriarch of the household.   Regular readers would be aware that I enjoy growing Bonsai or [...]

I have just started reading Raj Patel's book, “The Value Of Nothing”. This is a really insightful book for anyone who is interested in economics in the 21st Century, and for anyone who is trying to figure out what happens after the GFC – particularly with all those Goldman Sachs guys in Washington working for [...]