We need geeks!
Kate Carruthers It has been prevalent among many cultures to laugh at geeks. But this is a shortsighted approach to this special breed. Geeks have been with us for a long time.…
Kate Carruthers
Imagining Technology Futures – part 3
Another area that is enabled by wireless technology and miniaturization is wearable computing. Already we are seeing wearable computing in daily life with integrated wearable technology beginning to be commercially…
Open source & Linux
I had the distinct pleasure of talking with Mark Jones, Paul Kangro (Novell), Greg Luck (Wotif), and Matthew Mengerink (PayPal) while recording the The Scoop podcast recently (the show will…
Just because it’s Caturday …
Sometimes we just need to slow down and allow the cuteness to be!
Buy nothing day 2008
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…
Buy nothing day 2008
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…
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…