Twenty years of posts on geopolitics, philosophy, media, investing and whatever else has my attention.
I just read this fascinating report on the narcosphere (Millennium Challenge Corp. poured millions into Honduras in months leading up to putsch) that describes the activities of a…
I was doing an email interview with a journo this morning about the introduction of digital radio in Australia and I was asked if I thought, as the…
SpiralFrog was the music industry’s attempt to defeat iTunes. It failed miserably. Here’s a fascinating post-mortem. As a start-up guy who had no funding, these stories of start-ups…
According to the quiz, I’m a Centrist. What are you?
OMFG. I must have one of these. It’s a ring that turns into a bluetooth earpiece. The company behind it is Hybra Advance Technology. (via If It’s Hip…
August 6 and 9 are the 64th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, perhaps the greatest single acts of terrorism committed in human history. Here are…
I’m running a twtpoll today about the launch of ‘digital radio’ in Australia. Of course, as far as I’m concerned, ‘digital radio’ is a pretty silly concept. Podcasting…
David Horn works with Microsoft in Seattle and is one of the organisers of the 2009 Space Elevator Conference. What is a “space elevator”, I hear you ask?…
Reports today about the AFP arresting 4 men in Melbourne who were allegedly planning to attack a military base in Victoria is being called "terrorism" by the Prime…
Wolfgang Puck is one of the most famous chefs in the world. Antony Van Couvering is the founder of Minds + Machines. On today’s show they chat with…