by cameron | Jul 13, 2007 | science, Uncategorized
Did anyone register TPN in the Anthill Cool Company awards? Did you get hit with the $59 entry fee? James and Paul sent me an email this morning saying they decided to charge an entry fee after all. I’m wondering if you guys got hit. What do you think about having to pay an entry fee to register a company in some awards program? Legitimate? As James said, it costs them money to run the awards. But then again, they MAKE money from selling the magazine, isn’t this just the cost of coming up with content? What do you think? Should I fork up my hard-earned $59?
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For the Christians out there who like to tell me “there is no evidence to support the theory of evolution” – we have more!
Scientists say they have seen one of the fastest evolutionary changes ever observed in a species of butterfly. The tropical Blue Moon butterfly has developed a way of fighting back against parasitic bacteria.
Six years ago, males accounted for just 1% of the Blue Moon population on two islands in the South Pacific.
But by last year, the butterflies had developed a gene to keep the bacteria in check and male numbers were up to about 40% of the population.
(source)
What kind of bizarre logical backflip are you going to produce to talk your way around this one? I can’t wait to see it….
by cameron | Jul 12, 2007 | environment, Melbourne's Leaders, Podcast
Today it’s again my pleasure to catch up with Dr Peter Ellyard, Australia’s leading futurist. We caught up for lunch in South Yarra today and chatted about why visionaries often feel frustrated with their own progress, the need for a world democracy and how shareholders can use their voting power to effect political change.
G’DAY WORLD #243 – Dr Peter Ellyard (Part Three)
GDAY WORLD #213 – Dr Peter Ellyard, Futurist (Part Two)
GDAY WORLD #204 – Dr Peter Ellyard, Futurist (Part One)
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by cameron | Jul 12, 2007 | Melbourne, Uncategorized
Got this funny email from lil sister Anita:
You’re friggin’ everywhere…I was looking up stationery for work and Googled ‘roller papermate gel II’ to see what it was and the fourth Google entry was this!
Is there anywhere I can go without bumping into you???! Geez!!!!!!
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The issue of B&T Magazine that I wrote an article about podcasting (what else?) in, is apparently out. Jon-Michail called me today to say he had his copy. My article is in the Digital Media insert.
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In the discussion section of my Wikipedia entry, some larrikin has written “After attending the Remix 07 conference in Melbourne i contest this article and believe that it is grossly inaccurate.” WTF??? How could anything I did or said at Remix change anything in the Wikipedia entry? If you are going to slag me off folks, you need to try harder.
by cameron | Jul 12, 2007 | TPN
Are we hip? Fancy? Any other quaint epithets? If so, you might want to nominate us in Anthill Magazines’ Cool Company awards this year. I nearly nominated us last year but they were going to force me to buy an annual subscription to their magazine. This year, the boys assure me they’ve changed the rules. So – if you want to nominate TPN, do so here.
by cameron | Jul 12, 2007 | Uncategorized
Charlie Hastings has made me notable! At least for a few minutes. Any minute now some pre-school kid is going to pull it down, I’m sure of it.
Thanks for sticking up for me Charlie! I owe you a martini.
