the maiden post
welcome to the maiden post of my blog. this blog has been a while coming, and this first post comes to you from the heart of the blogging revolution, the crunchhouse in silicon valley. my business...
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mike has lunch with bill gates
mike flew out for a microsoft event in las vegas last night as a journalist and because of the influence of techcrunch.com.nik just pointed out some photos on mike’s flickr account showing him @...
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I’ve been around blogging for over 3 years, but I’ve always been too busy to contribute actively to the discourse online. I’ve made a few posts here, the most recent getting close to three years ago,...
View ArticleTelstra’s Letter to Shareholders – a lot of talk, no real explaination
Last week, Telstra got booted from the National Broadband Network process, where the Australian Federal Government will be spending about half the amount of money they (wasted) on the bogan bonus to...
View ArticleMike Arrington’s Time Out and the decloaking the mob with Torches & Pitchforks
I wasn’t that surprised to read Mike’s post today about some really bad stuff happening over the last 6 months. I didn’t know the details until I read them on TechCrunch, but I knew something was up...
View ArticleWhat if your work is your hobby?
After spending yesterday afternoon in the office in a hack-a-thon – hat tip to Glenn for joining me – and much of today getting a plan together for CeBIT this year, I was feeling pretty amped about the...
View ArticleScrewed by United’s Sydney Ground Staff
I’ve just gotten into San Francisco for a few weeks of business related travel, after my direct, 14 hour flight turned into a three leg, 4 stop, 24 hour mountain of hassle, caused by some very dodgy...
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Wollongong is on a burning platform
Over the last couple of years, I’ve been getting increasingly concerned about the future of our city. Leaving aside the rot exposed through the ICAC investigation, I’ve been mostly worried the future...
View ArticleUOW Occasional Address – It’s what you do with it that counts
Introduction Today is one of the days you’ll remember for the rest of your life. It might be because you feel proud – it is the culmination of thousands of hours work and study. It might be because you...
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Wollongong’s Wonderful Renewal
TL;DR: my hometown has been a depressed and despairing place for all my life, yet on my most recent visit I was struck – truly struck – how much the city has changed for the better. It was...
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Cutting your Comcast Bill in Half – Part 1, Internet
Introduction Comcast’s business model is simple – sell to new customers on a good deal and then rely on their laziness and ignorance to increase average revenue per account to thousands of dollars a...
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America’s Greece(s)
In summing up the situation in Europe, the APM’s Marketplace show today made an interesting point: while the US and the EU both have a Monetary union, only the US has a Fiscal union – in short, the...
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COVID Comparisons
Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic there’s been plenty of scary headlines, statistics and tragic individual stories. One thing I’ve rarely seen, though, is a comparative base for understanding the...
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I’ve been around blogging for over 3 years, but I’ve always been too busy to contribute actively to the discourse online. I’ve made a few posts here, the most recent getting close to three years ago,...
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