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Apple and the Craftsmen
On 25 March, Apple invited celebrities and members of the tech and entertainment press to the Steve Jobs Theater for a range of special announcements. What made this event a little odd, however, was that it was entirely focused on services. There were no hardware announcements and the only software that was demonstrated on stage
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Daily Rumination No. 31: Regional Vision
Whilst munching on dinner this evening, I read this fantastic article by Vox: Barcelona, Spain, urban planning: a city’s vision to dig out from cars. It tells the story of Salvador Rueda, a biologist, psychologist, engineer, ecologist and the so-called father of the ‘superblocks plan’ for Barcelona. Superblocks represent the revitalised idea for a more
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Daily Rumination No. 30: Screenshots
Ever since the early days of iPhoto, I have used Apple’s photo-management software to collect, edit and share my family memories. Today, that software comes in the form of Photos on iOS and macOS and for all of its early controversy (i.e. the concurrent death of Aperture), it does a fantastic job of storing and
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Daily Rumination No. 29: What Royal Commission?
I spotted an update from LinkedIn today called Top Companies 2019: Where Australia wants to work now. Here is the opening paragraph that explains the purpose of the update and how it is put together: ‘Every year, our editors and data scientists parse billions of actions taken by LinkedIn members around the world to uncover
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Daily Rumination No. 28: Valuing Education
Earlier this evening, I had the great opportunity to hear Dr Brendan Nelson, Director of the Australian War Memorial, speak at an Illawarra business dinner. He gave an extremely impressive, rousing speech about his work at the memorial, his values and also his experience as former federal Leader of the Opposition and Ambassador of Australia
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Daily Rumination No. 27: Instagram Is Dead (to Me)
In 2010, I joined a new, exciting social network called Instagram. Its purpose was quite simple: post square-shaped photos with a range of interesting colour filters and follow people whose photos you also enjoy. That was really it… until Facebook came along and destroyed everything. Over time, the network that I loved became a cesspool
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Daily Rumination No. 26: Screen Time All the Time
Earlier today, Natasha and I visited Sydney Town Hall for the last day of Dr Gunther von Hagen’s Body Worlds Vital exhibition. It was absolutely brilliant and offered amazing insights into the human body. The donated, plastinated specimens were incredible. Rather than focusing on the bodies themselves in this piece or sharing photos, which are
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Daily Rumination No. 25: Belgian is Belgium is Belgian
Whilst it can sometimes be unclear what constitutes Belgian chocolate Belgian (other than where it’s from), really, who doesn’t love it? Whether in the form of Guylian seashells or delicious hot beverages, it’s generally rich and super-delicious. Unfortunately, its popularity doesn’t mean that everyone is entirely sure about how to name it. Notice that I
Lounge Ruminator
by Martin Feld
Lounge Ruminator 