Less WorkLess Work
I previously wrote about the idea of a Basic Income for Australia [1], that post was mainly to show how it could be introduced with little real change. That is[...]
DepressionDepression
Andrew Solomon gave an interesting TED talk about depression [1]. I’ve had problems with depression at various times through my life, about 18 months ago I recognised it as depression[...]
Links February 2014Links February 2014
The Economist has an interesting and informative article about the lack of reproducability of scientific papers and the implications for scientific research [1]. Regina Dugan gave an interesting TED talk[...]
Electric Car Charging in MelbourneElectric Car Charging in Melbourne
This morning I noticed some parking bays reserved for car charging in a car park at the corner of Sydney Rd and Glenlyon St in Brunswick (near Aldi). One of[...]
Fingerprints and AuthenticationFingerprints and Authentication
Dustin Kirkland wrote an interesting post about fingerprint authentication [1]. He suggests using fingerprints for identifying users (NOT authentication) and gives an example of a married couple sharing a tablet[...]
Clothing and Phone CamerasClothing and Phone Cameras
In 2012 I wrote about my jeans from Rivers that fit the largest available phones (and the smaller tablets) in their pockets [1]. Those jeans are still working well for[...]
The Movie ExperienceThe Movie Experience
Phandroid has one of many articles about a man being detained for wearing Google Glass in a cinema [1]. The article states as a “fact” that “it’s probably not smart[...]
Links January 2014Links January 2014
Fast Coexist has an interesting article about the art that Simon Beck creates by walking in snow [1]. If you are an artist you can create art in any way,[...]
Dr Suelette Dreyfus LCA KeynoteDr Suelette Dreyfus LCA Keynote
Dr Suelette Dreyfus gave an interesting LCA keynote speech on Monday (it’s online now for people who aren’t attending LCA [1]). One of the interesting points she made was regarding[...]
Length of Conference QuestionsLength of Conference Questions
After LCA last year I wrote about “speaking stacks” and conference questions [1]. In that post I did some rough calculations on the amount of conference time taken by questions[...]