inspired stuff from @firstdogonmoon "Nostradamus arm of productivity commission" ROFL #media140 #ozpolitics
Update: I am informed by @firstdogonmoon that this cartoon was actually inspired by @Pollytics
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Warning: I'm probably going to tweet a fair bit about #OzPol & #media140 this coming week
Because, along with the witty and intelligent @neerav @smurray38 @grogsgamut @paulwallbank, I shall be in Canberra blogging and tweeting about Media140 Oz Politics.
This event is on Thursday 23 September 2010. There's a fascinating line up of speakers and I'm expecting that my brain will be
Tolerance: freedom of speech, thought, association and discussion
It has been very interesting (during the 2010 Australian federal election campaign) to watch people advocating freedom of speech on one hand and then getting upset when people with differing views speak out.
The intolerance of opposing points of view has really resonated with me. It makes me a bit
Risk management and real communication
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
The Poetry of D.H. Rumsfeld - Recent works by the secretary of defense. - A fabulous collection taken straight from the DOD website
On the Slate website Hart Seely has collected some of the truly classic poems of our time - they are taken from briefings listed on the Dept of Defense website.
The Unknown
As we know,
There are known knowns.
There are things we know we know.
We also know
There are
Palestinian question - an interesting insight
Just recently came across an old transcript of an interview with Martin van Creveld (one of my favourite military writers - he wrote good books on command in war and technology of war). He gives a really interesting perspective on the problems Israel is having in Gaza, strangely enough things have
International Aid = False Hope for Africa?
Another interesting snippet re international aid and Africa:
Tech Central Station - False Hope
"Thus, the international aid system has essentially served to reward policies that slow down development, whatever the initial intentions of its advocates. Under such circumstances, the implementation of the rule of law in Africa, necessary to