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Random thoughts of the day
Apologies for the uncharacteristically long break since the previous post; I’m on semi-vacation and semi-disconnected from the Internet, counting down the days until switching seasons. I’ve also been...
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Random thoughts of the day
Pun intended Can somebody please explain to me why the Australian media has such an affinity – an obsession, really – to playing with words? There seems to be an editorial requirement that articles...
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Scientific progress goes boink?
Borrowing the post title from the great Calvin & Hobbes comic, that’s something I’ve been wondering the past day or so. The Economist delved at length on the topic in their end-of-the-year double...
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Why do basic meeting services still suck? As if meetings weren’t destroying productivity badly enough these days, it’s amazing how basic meeting services can still continue to function so badly. For...
View ArticleLost transportation resiliency – and the ability to cope with any disruption
The concept of resiliency touches a number of important topics, but in this post I will focus on one timely aspect of it: transportation. Somewhat unusually – but not exceptionally – cold and snowy...
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A few interesting news items warrant some attention: Drop-in biofuels for aviation Out of all biofuels, drop-in biofuels are the best possible option from the consuming side – “drop-in” means they have...
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Brussels, Paris & random travel notes
A few weeks ago I did another gig for the European Commission and spent a couple of weeks in Brussels and did quick detour to Paris. This is primarily a photo post, though I must apologize for the...
View ArticleBuilding barriers or tearing them down?
I’m having a hard time finding time to write about a few topics that require some significant groundwork to get to, so here’s one thing that often bothers me; completely unnecessary barriers people...
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What country has relatively most people getting stuck there against their...
Migration is about as multifaceted and charged topic as they get. In an ideal world, free movement of people sounds great – but it doesn’t take much to realize that if that were suddenly possible, we’d...
View ArticleDon’t call for innovation to save the economy – call on it to save the planet
It has become a common theme in politics and business alike to emphasize the critical role innovation will play in economic growth. Businesses are told to innovate or die, that only through...
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