June 2012
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Another Moment Of Inspiration: Little Creatures →
Yesterday’s announcement of the sale of Little World Beverages to Lion Nathan is yet another moment of inspiration for me…
From a financial perspective, the result is obviously a terrific outcome. But for mine, their greatest achievement has been the creation of an iconic brand and a landmark venue for Perth.
As recently as Sunday evening, whenever I find myself pondering what beer to...
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“When art critics get together they talk about Form and Structure and Meaning....”
– Pablo Picasso, as quoted at the beginning of Chris Dixon’s awesome blog on Critics And Practitioners
PS: How good was FAKE GRIMLOCK’s comment?!
CRITIC ANALYSE THING TO PRETEND THEM HAVE UNDERSTANDING AND CONTROL.
CREATOR BUILD THING BECAUSE THEM UNDERSTAND NO ONE HAVE EITHER.
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“In short, the iPhone and iPad in your pocket or handbag is the next-generation...”
– Apple Television, AirPlay And Why The iPad Is The New TV Apps Platform
That article was a terrific read… Elsewhere in the technology space, I thoroughly enjoyed Henry Blodget’s piece Don’t Mean To Be Alarmist, But The TV Business May Be Starting To Collapse:
The user behavior...
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Still on the woes of the global economy, here are a few of my favourite articles of the past week or so…
First, some wise words from WSJ’s Market Watch, challenging the myth of perpetual growth
We’re all addicted to the Myth of Perpetual Growth
Yes, economists are addicted to this ideology. Trapped deep in their denial, can’t see the problem, or admit it, or if they do, they are...
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“The institutional structure of the United States is under stress. We might be in...”
– With the financial fiasco continuing in Europe, I have been catching up on my economic literature of late.
In terms of tying together the various threads that interest me - from policy to technology, and the law to the economy - this excerpt from Richard Posner’s judgment on the Apple-Google...
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WatchI loved Derek Sivers’ disrupting banking presentation.
The sooner bankers come to realise that money is just a bunch of ones and zeros whizzing their way across the digisphere, the sooner they’ll start speaking the language of their customers, and the better off we’ll all be.
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I have had a pretty hectic past week or so and, as such, have been tardy on the blog front. So prepare yourselves for a flood of updates of what I have been reading / saying / thinking / listening to / doing…
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If not now, when?
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