Writing

Twenty years of posts on geopolitics, philosophy, media, investing and whatever else has my attention.

first day in the new office Mar 2008

It’s a tough life but somebody has to do it. Seriously though – the trip was great, the boys and I had lots of fun stopping off at…

Fare Thee Well Melbourne! Mar 2008

well… here we are. It’s 26/03/08, 5.14pm, I’m in my sister’s apartment in Melbourne, it’s a cold rainy afternoon outside and this is my last day as a…

Big Dog – Amazing Robot Mar 2008

Watched this tonight and it blew me away. I can’t believe I haven’t seen it before. BigDog is a quadruped robot created in 2005 by a firm called…

Who Does Obama Work For? Mar 2008

I’ve been having a discussion over email with a friend about Barak Obama, based on my post the other day where I said he’s just like Bush (for…

TPN Week In Review: March 17 – 23, 2008 Mar 2008

This week on TPN – discussions about photowalking, the future of social networking, the Bear Stearns financial crisis, nuclear energy, a $3 Billion Man, a reversal of the…

Why Did The CIA Get Involved In Afghanistan? Mar 2008

If you’ve seen the recent Hollywood blockbuster “Charlie Wilson’s War”, you probably think you know why the CIA decided to lend support to the mujahadeen in Afghanistan in…

The Best Thing About Capitalism Mar 2008

I’ve been reading a lot about Socialism and Communism lately but that doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate the best things about Capitalism. This story I read this morning…

We have reviewed your requirement and our confident of executing your work. Mar 2008

The title of this post is from a proposal I received for one of my outsourcing projects at the moment. I’m using elance.com to get a few things…

G’Day World #320 – Jamais Cascio on “The Chorus” Mar 2008

Jamais Cascio is a San Francisco Bay Area-based writer and ethical futurist. He joins me today to talk about our growing reliance on online social networks and the…

This Passenger Is A Real Jerk-Off Mar 2008

$200,000 is a lot of compensation for a shampoo. Perhaps she is a hair model or something and this prevented her ability to earn money? clipped from consumerist.com…