Writing

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

Newlight: Brisbane web design Oct 2009

Newlight, the Brisbane web design firm I’ve been consulting to for a few months, has launched it’s new company site. I’m here as their “digital strategy” guy, which…

Mercy Ministries Has Closed It’s Doors! Oct 2009

Huge news! Sarah Mac, who I interviewed on episode #352, emailed me tonight to let me know that Mercy Ministries has shut down all Australian operations! She writes:…

GDay World 395 – Bill Liao, Neo.org Oct 2009

Bill Liao is one of those people who makes you realize that you aren’t trying hard enough. He chatted with me recently about two of his current projects…

Why Obama is Owned by Goldman Sachs Oct 2009

In March 2008 I wrote a blog post called “Who Does Obama Work For?” I was interested in where the funding for his election campaign was coming from.…

How Twitter Saved Me $2000 Oct 2009

A lesson in the power of having a network for those people who still snort when you mention Twitter (who are, I’m sure, the same people who still…

The Golden Rule and Geeks Who Care Oct 2009

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhHJ4DRZNZM&w=480&h=295] I just watched this recent TED video of religious historian and author Karen Armstrong talking about the importance of the Golden Rule and how we need to…

GDay World 394 – Rebecca from @GayMarriageAus Oct 2009

I was an early follower of @GayMarriageAus because I’m a big supporter of gay marriage rights. I was delightfully surprised, though, to find out that the person behind…

More Mormon Spin Oct 2009

Oh no, Mormons aren’t trying to deny a minority group their basic rights. It’s the MORMONS that are a minority group who are being attacked. In fact, they…

Debating Americans About Healthcare Oct 2009

Here’s a transcript of a chat I’ve been having on a Facebook thread belonging to an American conservative. I think it’s a demonstration of a) how little some…

GDay World Live 13 Oct 2009 Oct 2009

Here’s the recording from tonight’s live show where we discussed Satan, God the Separator, Iran, Obama, Chavez, Che, Fidel, and men wearing blackface. Oh and we performed a…