What is The beer economy / ABC NSW Local? What's an old Mercedes-Benz worth? 50 cases of wild turkey bourbon (or about $16,500 @ 6 bottles per carton x $55 each), if you're selling it on one of the many beer economy Facebook secret groups that are springing up. A Facebook secret group is an [...]
Vale David Bowie – the “digital” world does look different today / Hong Kong Radio 3
What is Vale David Bowie the "digital" world does look? The sad and unexpected passing of David Bowie's has to be part of this weeks news cycle, and apart from his incredible musical legacy and his being the soundtrack of my life, we explored the ability that in today's open and leaky digital world, where [...]
Talking Smart Fridges @ #CES 2016 / It’s Just Not Cricket – ABC
What is Talking Smart Fridges @ #CES 2016 / It's Just Not? Who can resist a talking smart fridge, not Glynn Greensmith of ABC's It's Just Not Cricket, who in one of our increasingly regular chats wanted to explore Samsung's smart fridge on display at this years CES (Consumer Electronic Show) in Las Vegas. For [...]
Is Zuckerberg today’s digital equivalent of an imperialist conqueror? / Hong Kong Radio 3
Mark Zuckerberg has come in for a lot of heat in the last week for his Free Basics a project announced last year to provide free internet access to developing nations. In a Times of India op-ed piece Zuckerberg explained this initiative using the example of “a farmer named Ganesh, who would be able to […]
Happy 2016 / 6PR, ABC Canberra
What is Happy 2016 / 6PR, ABC Canberra? Australian elections, Olympic games, leap year, personal robots, drones, artificial intelligence, toasters talking to fridges, cars that drive themselves, and so much more are going to be a part of a 2016 and on this first morning of this brand new year I caught up with 6PR [...]
Most popular recipes and odd cravings – what we loved in 2015 / The Mercury Tasmania
written by Jan Davis and reprinted from The Mercury ANOTHER year has come and almost gone. By now, most of us should be over the traditional Christmas food-induced coma and may have made it off the lounge, ready for New Year’s Eve celebrations. While we’re still focused on food, however, it’s a good time to […]