Writing

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

Truth Goggles Nov 2011

According to Neiman Journalism Lab: “Dan Schultz, a graduate student at the MIT Media Lab (and newly named Knight-Mozilla fellow for 2012), is devoting his thesis to automatic…

Pygmalion – QPAC Nov 2011

My wife and I were lucky enough to attend the opening night of QPAC’s performance of Pygmalion last week. It’s a terrific show – even if I must…

Nanotechnology Mirage Effect Nov 2011

Researchers at the University of Texas Dallas recently demonstrated that transparent carbon nanotube sheets, which can have the density of air and the specific strength of steel, can…

Occupy Wall Street’s big win in one graph Nov 2011

  “… the use of the term ‘income inequality,’ from less than 91 instances in the week before the occupation started to almost 500 instances last week.”   … writes Dylan…

“Lulu” by Lou Reed & Metallica – The Review Nov 2011

It’s about time someone who has actually LISTENED to the new album by Lou Reed & Metallica, “Lulu”, wrote a review. I’ve now had the opportunity to listen…

Honeycomb bracelet Nov 2011

Honeycomb bracelet by CharlesWyattJewelery on Etsy.

No Illusions Podcast #39 – The Main Message Of #Occupy Oct 2011

Short show today, covering a few stories: An Occupy Wall Street Founder Talks About The Origins Of The Movement And Where It’s Headed Next Poll: Most Americans Support…

No Illusions Podcast #38 – Occupy Melbourne! Oct 2011

On today’s Show: #OccupyMelbourne busted up by police, protesters arrested, all in time for next week’s visit by The Queen. My Retort to Greg Jericho’s blog post about…

Catholic Bishop Indicted For Covering Up Child Abuse Oct 2011

A bishop in the Roman Catholic Church has been indicted for failure to report suspected child abuse, the first time in the 25-year history of the church’s sex…

Wikipedia Not Sure If It Should Cover #Occupy Oct 2011

It looks like the moderators at Wikipedia aren’t sure whether or not the #Occupy protests are significant enough to allow into its hallowed halls. I would imagine that…