It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five
minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.
~ Via Our Rich
Billionaire Mate Warren Buffett
New train to Malabar part of plan to provide for 1/3 more people in south east by 2036
New train to Malabar part of plan to provide for 1/3 more people in south east by 2036
If you think Washington’s going to regulate Big Tech, I’ve got a bridge I’ll sell you Business Insider
Something I wrote reminded Boris Dralyuk of a line by Yeats, which he quoted. The same sentence, while I was writing it, echoed faintly with a memory of something in Borges, but I haven’t been able to pin down the source. While hunting in Selected Poems (ed. Alexander Coleman, 1999), I heard another echo.“Things” (Cosas) begins with these lines (trans. Alastair Reid):
“The fallen volume, hidden by others
from sight in the recesses of the bookshelves,
and which the days and nights muffle over
with slow and noiseless dust.”
George Megalogenis
Author and journalist
'Sydney and Melbourne, why our two largest cities are getting too
big for the national interest'
Thursday, 9 November 2017
Arrive from 11.30am, lunch 12 noon, speaker 12.30 concludes
1.30pm
Canberra - 16 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600
BlackBerry CEO Promises To Try To Break Customers’ Encryption If The US Gov’t Asks Him To TechDirt
Calgary police cellphone surveillance device must remain top secret, judge rules CBC
NT govt launches fuel comparison website
Will technology take your job? New analysis says more of us are safer than we thought, but not all
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| We all want to know how many jobs will be threatened by the rise of robots and technology. You might feel vulnerable if your job is one that could be affected. David Fagan of QUT looks at a recent US report,The Future of Skills: Employment in 2030, as well as Australian research on the impact of technology on the future of jobs |
Why superintelligence is a threat that should be taken seriouslyBulletin of the Atomic Scientists (JTM). Humans are not nice and destroying the planet too, so it would be entirely rational to want to put an end to us.
There’s a better way to wash pesticides off your apples CNET
Shocking photo shows Caribbean Sea being ‘choked to death by human waste’ Telegraph
Rent out your stuff
Neglected, Starved and Sold: The Uncertain Future of India’s Public Transport The Wire
Exclusive: Meet the world’s first Tech Ambassador
Tech companies are now wealthier, and more powerful, than many nation states. Denmark has responded to this trend, appointing a dedicated ambassador to engage with them – just as it would with other countries. The new job will have four key roles: building partnerships; shaping tech companies’ opinions; spotting new trends; and overhauling the Foreign Ministry itself
“The biennial OECD Digital Economy Outlook examines and documents evolutions and emerging opportunities and challenges in the digital economy. It highlights how OECD countries and partner economies are taking advantage of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and the Internet to meet their public policy objectives. Through comparative evidence, it informs policy makers of regulatory practices and policy options to help maximise the potential of the digital economy as a driver for innovation and inclusive growth.”
In defense of cash: why we should bring back the $500 note and other big bills The Conversation
Passports of the world ranked by their total visa-free score: “Arton Capital’s Passport Index is the world’s most popular online interactive tool, which collects, displays and ranks the passports of the world. It is the only real time global ranking of the world’s passports, updated as frequently as new visa waivers and changes are announced. Visitors can dive in the fascinating world of passports, explore their designs, sort them by country, region and even by color. For the first time ever, visitors can compare passports side by side and even explore which additional passports can improve their Global Mobility Score. The Passport Index also features PASSE/PORT, the comprehensive blog curating passport-related news, and views on global mobility, security, technology, branding, and visa policies from around the world.”
Tech companies are now wealthier, and more powerful, than many nation states. Denmark has responded to this trend, appointing a dedicated ambassador to engage with them – just as it would with other countries. The new job will have four key roles: building partnerships; shaping tech companies’ opinions; spotting new trends; and overhauling the Foreign Ministry itself
“The biennial OECD Digital Economy Outlook examines and documents evolutions and emerging opportunities and challenges in the digital economy. It highlights how OECD countries and partner economies are taking advantage of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and the Internet to meet their public policy objectives. Through comparative evidence, it informs policy makers of regulatory practices and policy options to help maximise the potential of the digital economy as a driver for innovation and inclusive growth.”
In defense of cash: why we should bring back the $500 note and other big bills The Conversation
Passports of the world ranked by their total visa-free score: “Arton Capital’s Passport Index is the world’s most popular online interactive tool, which collects, displays and ranks the passports of the world. It is the only real time global ranking of the world’s passports, updated as frequently as new visa waivers and changes are announced. Visitors can dive in the fascinating world of passports, explore their designs, sort them by country, region and even by color. For the first time ever, visitors can compare passports side by side and even explore which additional passports can improve their Global Mobility Score. The Passport Index also features PASSE/PORT, the comprehensive blog curating passport-related news, and views on global mobility, security, technology, branding, and visa policies from around the world.”
Neglected, Starved and Sold: The Uncertain Future of India’s Public Transport The Wire
NSW
set to break bank oligopoly.
A big change is coming to NSW government credit cards under a shake-up of the state’s banking contracts. It's a potential blueprint for how other states and Canberra may soon renegotiate their own lucrative banking contracts.
A big change is coming to NSW government credit cards under a shake-up of the state’s banking contracts. It's a potential blueprint for how other states and Canberra may soon renegotiate their own lucrative banking contracts.