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The Press Association: Britons ‘waste £52bn on gadgets’

david — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:52:33 +0000

This story arrived in my inbox yesterday and like all good headlines it did grab my attention but the more I read the story and similar related ones doing the rounds the more curious I have become about the source and its methodology.

The source of the story seems to be a British based magazine called [...]

To beat terror, defeat its ideas | The Australian

david — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:02:24 +0000

Interesting…

How to you defeat an idea? Shall we put two ideas in a ring together and see which one is victorious after a number of rounds? The two ideas can slug it out for the amusement of punters and the financial benefit of the promoter.

But the metaphor is inadequate since a defeated idea can simply [...]

Dear Gertrude

david — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:54:59 +0000

Trawling thru the tubes I once came upon this natty little blog called Culturazi which provided sanctuary for the endangered species of radical wordsmiths who despite the trials and tribulations of these times continue to practise their craft for the illumination and edification of those who take the time and trouble to absorb their musings. [...]

Miranda Devine – stating the obvious

david — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:05:54 +0000

Ms Devine has a habit of penning some enticing lines, I mean the topic of Gen Y and politics seems enticing as does her exploration of the Green Police ad that screened during the US Super Bowl but her article simply fail to deliver anything new.

When Labor came to power in 2007 only the [...]

YouTube – A People’s History of American Empire by Howard Zinn

david — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:31:27 +0000

Some great cartoon work…

YouTube – A People’s History of American Empire by Howard Zinn.

Honda FCX Clarity | Hydrogen re-filling station

david — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:55:56 +0000

The hydrogen-electric Honda

The FCX Clarity is a pretty impressive piece of high-techory but why must we wait 10 years or so before such gizmos are generally available when clearly they could have been made before now. The almost inescapable answer is that complementary relationship between car makers and oil companies is determined to wring [...]

Out of the mist …

david — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:38:07 +0000

Out of the mist …an image by suburbanbloke

Australia, like most countries in the world, nominates a particularly significant day to symbolise the modern nation state. The modern nation that is Oz has its origins as a penal colony founded by the British who decided that the country was simply [...]

ABC to launch 24-hour news channel

david — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:44:18 +0000

Nothing happens quickly at the ABC. Mark Scott’s announcement today has been a long time coming and probably has more to do with Australian federal election cycles than anything else.

2010 is an election year so the traditional media will beat themselves into the usual lather as willing participants in the politics of distraction while [...]

Trees…

david — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:29:59 +0000

The Journey – Trees for Life

Twitter hiring workers to turn Tweets into money | Reuters

david — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:00:00 +0000

It seems that Twitter is looking to cash in on its users according to this unsurprising news story. Perhaps the collective twitter mind could be tapped for some inspired business ideas. Imagine a tweet from twitter…we love giving you this free service but someone has to pay, send us your ideas.

Twitter hiring workers to turn [...]