Buy nothing day 2008
Kate Carruthers According to AdBusters it is Buy Nothing Day on either 28th Nov (US) or 29th Nov (Int’l). Perhaps after the GFC (Global Financial Crisis) outbreak it is time to think…
November 2008
Internet filtering in Australia
I found it mildly ironic to walk past a church in the central business district of Sydney yesterday to see a banner protesting against the great firewall of China when…
Sometimes Twitter frivolity memes are catching
Occasionally a completely frivolous meme goes viral on Twitter for no apparent reason and then dies away just as suddenly. And since, as is often said, all origins are obscure…
Using public transport
One of my goals this week was to use public transport to travel to the city and back more than once. So I’m in the middle of my first trip…
One person deciding to make a difference
A buddy has really impressed me with his desire to create community and do something positive for the environment. He did a letterbox drop of 200 homes with the message…
Imagining Technology Futures – wireless sensors
A technology that is pushing the boundary of what is possible is wireless sensors. We are moving into a time of pervasive applications that will continuously monitor the surrounding environment…
Tasty Budget Meal – Oven Cooked Sausages
This was a tasty & easy to prepare dinner last night. 1 parcel small beef chipolata sausages (approx 500g @ $5.60) 1 jar roasted vegetable pasta sauce (generic brand 100g…
Uncertainty …
“The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don’t know what to do.” – John Holt How do…
Imagining Technology Futures – part 1
Technology is moving so fast, we tend to forget that the internet has only been available to us for less than 20 years. And technologies such as Wikipedia and eBay,…
Why work in IT? 17,500 jobs slashed at BT, Sun and Yahoo!
It was reported on ITWire 16-Nov-08 that 17,500 jobs are gone: “this has been a bad week for technology workers. As the economy continues to squeeze technology companies, staff are…