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Kabuki Economics

https://failedestate.com/kabuki-economics/
Created
Thu, 10/05/2018 - 10:45
One of the first budgets I covered as a journalist spelt the end of the career of the man who delivered it. John Dawkins, who had been finance minister in the formidable first Hawke cabinet of 1983, had finally achieved his ambition of taking the treasury portfolio after Paul Keating […]

Little Dawn

https://tregeagle.com/little-dawn.html
Created
Sat, 28/04/2018 - 12:22

I recieved a call from my boss yesterday. Who my mother rudely described as, “mouthy”. I asked what she meant by that and she said they, “sounded like they would not use one word where many would suffice”. Indeed.

I might use the expression, “Wordy” but probably not. My mother …

A novel way of defending against mass uses of our data

https://blogs.harvard.edu/jzwrites/2018/04/06/a-novel-way-of-defending-against-…
Created
Sat, 07/04/2018 - 01:57
Permalink to this post AI is getting better at performing mass categorization of photos and text. A developer can scrape a bunch of photos from, say, Facebook — either directly, likely violating the terms of service, or through offering an app by which people consent to the access — and then use a well-trained categorizer […]

A novel way of defending against mass uses of our data

https://jz.cyber.harvard.edu/2018/04/06/a-novel-way-of-defending-against-mass-u…
Created
Sat, 07/04/2018 - 01:57
Permalink to this post AI is getting better at performing mass categorization of photos and text. A developer can scrape a bunch of photos from, say, Facebook — either directly, likely violating the terms of service, or through offering an app by which people consent to the access — and then use a well-trained categorizer […]

Fleets/WestConnex – Ashfield, NSW

https://pastlivesofthenearfuture.com/2018/02/28/fleets-westconnex-ashfield-nsw/
Created
Wed, 28/02/2018 - 21:59
Remember when Michael Jordan went from dominating basketball to embarrassing baseball? Today’s subject is a little bit like that, only without the Bugs Bunny team-up to make it palatable (I asked, he’s a busy rabbit). Still sports-related, mind you. https://youtu.be/iWURvRHDlJU?t=3m59s WHOA! Are you into top gear yet? Back in 1994, the clamorous Tony D’Allura was […]

Journalism as a Cooperative

https://failedestate.com/journalism-as-a-cooperative/
Created
Sun, 25/02/2018 - 20:10
Another parliamentary inquiry into how to rescue public interest journalism has come and gone, having raised barely a ripple. Is it because nobody cares? Is it because there’s no money in it? Is it because there really isn’t a problem to begin with? Or is it because we’re stuck inside […]

Law and the Wealth of Nations: Finance, Prosperity, and Democracy

https://modernmoneynetwork.org/symposia/law-and-wealth-nations-finance-prosperi…
Created
Sat, 27/01/2018 - 10:39
In Memory of Tamara Lothian

Tamara Lothian passed away in 2016, leaving behind two nearly finished books. The first of these works, Law and the Wealth of Nations: Finance, Prosperity, and Democracy, was published in 2017. On January 26, 2018, Duncan Kennedy, Mark Barenberg, Christine Desan, Robert Hockett, and Sanjay Reddy discussed Law and the Wealth of Nations, their friendship with Tamara, and what we can learn from her work. The panel was recorded and the video will be available soon.

MUSICAL STARS JOINED FORCES TO CELEBRATE THE POWER AND POETRY OF SHANE MACGOWAN’S SONGS AT HIS 60TH BIRTHDAY CONCERT

https://www.shanemacgowan.com/musical-stars-joined-forces-to-celebrate-the-powe…
Created
Thu, 25/01/2018 - 07:01

A star-studded line up of musical greats joined forces on Monday 15th January at Dublin’s National Concert Hall to celebrate... Read more »

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Supporting Conservancy Makes a Difference

http://ebb.org/bkuhn/blog/2017/12/31/donate-conservancy.html
Created
Sun, 31/12/2017 - 22:50

Earlier this year, in February, I wrote a blog post encouraging people to donate to where I work, Software Freedom Conservancy. I've not otherwise blogged too much this year. It's been a rough year for many reasons, and while I personally and Conservancy in general have accomplished some very important work this year, I'm reminded as always that more resources do make things easier.

Again again

https://tregeagle.com/again-again.html
Created
Mon, 25/12/2017 - 20:18

| Here I am starting again with another fresh blog. | My aims for this thing have changed once again. Now I’m using Nikola, a python based static site generator. It’s a bit more complex than I really wanted but I’m less inclined to build my own scripts these …