Last year I posted on a previous journal explaining the reason why "you could not work for me". It might be cached somewhere, but I hope not. This is the follow up message: Why I could not work for some businesses. Because I am not a yes-man. Because I have initiative, and I am not... Continue Reading →
Five Years of Asking
One of the most important things a parent can do for their children is encourage them to ask lot of questions. Just as importantly parents need to respond with logical and sensible answers. Ok, so all children need a lot of creative stimuli for their ever-so-active imaginations! But nothing hurts a child's education more than... Continue Reading →
Putting Out a Bushfire in our Street!
My four day weekend was only meant to be for the U2 Concert at the AAMI Stadium - but today took a turn for the worse. Arriving home late this afternoon, we spotted white smoke drifting up the valley. Oh no, we thought, somewhere lower down the hill a fire had been deliberately started. Thinking... Continue Reading →
Dare To Be Someone
I had these printed in 22pt on the cubicle wall at my government day-job for over ten years. It helped. I cannot recall where I originally got it from - but it helps survive the days. It’s obviously aimed at a salesman, but can easily be used in anyone’s life. It's what keeps my entrepreneurial... Continue Reading →
Branding the Australian Brain
ACNielsen have determined some amazing facts about Aussie Males, specifically how men manage their appearance. In July this year they managed to convince a few million Australian men to confess their spending habits on clothing, accessories, hair care products, magazines and beer. Amazingly, the report shows nothing about their preference in women or anything about... Continue Reading →
Twenty Years Later
After waiting twenty years for their return, today I purchased GOLD tickets to see Bono, The Edge, Larry and Adam in Adelaide on November 16 2006 at AAMI Stadium is the greatest band on the planet: U2! Yes, I stood line for three hours on my day-off-work. Making 150 fruitless phone-calls whilst waiting in line... Continue Reading →
Doing it for Humanity and the Almighty Dollar
According to trustworthy sources and CNN, the purses of Yahoo! are spending their hard-earned billions on more fantastic ideas. Now they want to communicate with any extraterrestrial life that might be flying by this giant ball of mud. Seems they can't find any intelligent life down here to recruit into their army of spam-busters, so... Continue Reading →
Where Will Your Computer Be in 2020?
Editor's Note (2026): I wrote this back in October 2006, long before smartphones became part of everyday life, before cloud computing went mainstream, and before AI became something we could all use. I've lightly edited the grammar and readability, but left the ideas and humour largely untouched. Reading it now, it's amusing to see which... Continue Reading →
1 Good Reason Why I Don’t Smoke
Smoking is one of the most self-destructive habits we've ever normalised. Every year, tobacco kills more than 8 million people worldwide. That's more lives than many wars, disasters and other drugs combined. I've never understood the appeal. When did it become logical to deliberately inhale toxic chemicals into the very organs designed to keep us... Continue Reading →
Are You a Robot Zombie?
Does your job-situation match any/all of the following sixteen robot-characteristics outlines by Kathy Sierra? Choose one or more of the options below to be sure: You don’t challenge the status quo. You don’t ask those uncomfortable questions. You are 100% obedient. You don’t need "personal" days… Because you don’t have a personal life. You dress... Continue Reading →
Education Equals Money, Cash and Two Billion Dollars
You think computing is an industry where a good education helps - right? Here are two examples that show how much education you need to become a billionaire: 1. Sergey Brin received his BS degree in mathematics and computer science from the University of Maryland at College Park in 1993. Currently, he is a Ph.D.... Continue Reading →
Connection with Like-Minded Creators is Important
I have been reading posts by Chris Pearson over at Pearsonified. Chris writes posts that are always informative and teach old-tricks in new ways and in a different light. This may sound like what every one is doing these days - but Chris puts a particularly good spin on everything that entices you to read... Continue Reading →
[…] with XXY, and alone now, has taught me that my brain is wired differently to most – yet I…
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