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I spent most of my youth and childhood hanging about in public libraries and reading their books. In fact I blame libraries for most of my quirks these days, since it was there that I was exposed to dangerous ideas from philosophers, historians and fiction authors. The local, school and
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I love going along to the TAFE NSW Western Sydney Institute Showcases because they always have demonstrations of innovative uses of technology. It is great to hear practising teachers share how they are using technology to improve outcomes for their students and also to make their own jobs easier. Often
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A good example of the fellow feeling across the Tasman for ANZAC day and all that it means is the speech by the New Zealand Governor-General, Dame Silvia Cartwright, at the 2004 ANZAC Day Dawn Service: "The presence of so many children and young men and women at ANZAC
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It seems appropriate this ANZAC Day to share a good online resource. Thus I commend to people the Australian National Archives site called Mapping our ANZACS. It provides a way to browse 375,971 records of service in the Australian Army during World War I according to the person’s
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As I sat today during the funeral of a friend's mother I pondered this question. Is it simply achieving great age? Is it leaving behind many who loved you? What about the joy and love and laughter you shared? What about the things you built - from great
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I was reading the article If Every Company is a Media Company…Then Who Owns Social Media? after seeing a Twitter conversation between @DesWalsh and @Trib. The article author, Don Bulmer, notes: Social media is no longer just a destination or a set of tools and features. It has evolved
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Many people have told me that freedom has a price. While others have told me that freedom has a cost. It got me thinking about the difference between a price and a cost. While pondering about this I recalled the Oscar Wilde quote: "A cynic is a man who
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Or how do we escape the 'experts' in the echo chamber? Inspired by @jeffjarvis, whose recent post on TEDxNYed: This is bullshit got me thinking about this whole 'expertise' thing again. Iconoclasts are the people who tear down the idols of faith. Traditionally this has been
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Had an interesting conversation with some friends recently and it got me thinking about what we work for. In Western societies many of us work, in addition to money and sustenance, for self-actualisation (in a Maslowian sense). Many of us pick work that is meaningful to us and which meets
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I was reading a post by Dave Snowden that really got me thinking. In his post, From oratory to the soundbite, he discusses the changes in how our politicians engage with us. Noting the change from the days of Lloyd George, who would speak for an hour without notes and
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I've been reflecting on the people who've influenced my life. The ones who have shaped my thoughts and helped me to work out what kind of person I am and who I want to be. There's a lot of them. They range from family
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Easter Greetings to everyone! moar Lolcats