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Paul Romer on Cities 2.0 and economic growth in a finite world

It is amusing that Peter Day’s podcast introduction mentions a chance encounter. It’s only a result of chance that I heard the interview and thanks to an unlikely encounter that I knew the interviewee. I turned on the radio this afternoon and heard the last minute of “Peter Day’s World of Business” on Radio New Zealand National. I thought I recognised a voice and heard a familiar name in the credits. Thanks to the web I found the source BBC podcast, heard the whole thing, and also a related TED Talk*. The reason I knew the interviewee was thanks to... Read more →

Today this site is blacked out in protest #blackout

UPDATE 2009-02-23: Looks like the Blackout Protest, and related submissions, may have worked: Computerworld John Key delays copyright law The government may suspend S92a if no agreement is reach... Read more →

Happy Birthday 747 - First flight +40

Last week I flew about 22,000km in a Boeing 747 for the AutoCAD 2010 Launch Event . I didn't realise, until today, that the 747 celebrated forty years of flight while we were in the air on the flight... Read more →

Dean Kamen at TED 2007

Seeing Dean Kamen’s presentation, from a Segway but not about them , was a highlight of Autodesk University 2004. This clip gives a glimpse of what he’s about; being remarkable… Dean Kamen pr... Read more →

Retail News: Westfarmers (Bunnings) buy Coles Group

The latest move in the Australasian Retail chess game sees Westfarmers ( Bunnings ) buy Coles Group ( Coles, Kmart Au, Target, Officeworks etc )… Wesfarmers buys Coles - Business - theage.com.au... Read more →

To Boldly Go... Burt Rutan

Burt Rutan’s inspiring talk at TED. Why humanity needs the courage to take risks, it’s our path to the future. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 20:16) More TEDTalks: T... Read more →

Growing a Kiwi 3D digital content/graphics industry

The link below has the details of my recent, unexpected, investment to assist in developing a world leading 3D digital graphics content industry in New Zealand. Ok, it’s not just me as via the Governm... Read more →