One Geek

Ben has some interesting links about climate change and the common myths.

I do like coffee shops a lot.
Sitting in a little cafe by myself in the city.
It is quite enjoyable.

Read this in the SMH today. Interesting article.

According to this article corn prices are increasing because of production of ethanol. It also questions the environmental benefits of ethanol. My big problem is knowing who to believe these days now, there is too much money in environmental politics from various vested interests.

Found an interesting CBS 60 minutes segment on the OLPC $100 project. It made me like the creator more, but I also agree with some of the shortcomings the segment pointed out. It doesn’t descend into the technical side of the project so it is a pretty easy video for anyone to watch.

My flight home from Melbourne has been delayed.. Very sad.

Today at both Melbourne and Sydney airports I got tested for explosives traces. Based on my knowledge of probablity I think it’s pretty unlikely that it was random.

Today I am doing a little courier job return to Melbourne. Should be a good chance to catch up on some reading.. Reading a great autobiography of the Bandit Queen.

Trying to come to an understanding of people, and myself that is not dualistic but acknowledges that we do both good and evil.

Went to an Alternatives to Violence Project Workshop with Jo over the weekend it was pretty good. Lot’s of good sharing by people. Experiential learning is so much more relaxing then lecture based.

Men still earn more then women in Australia based on this report. Makes me a bit sad.

Wolfowitz has resigned from the World Bank. I think this is good news. I hope his replacement is much better.

Watch Blood Diamond tonight. Great film. It deals with so many issues, so well. The concept of TIA (This Is Africa) as a used by whites of accepting the unacceptable, the use of child soldiers and of course conflict diamonds are all dealt with well. The end of it made me cry a bit, it really does have good story telling.

I want to help this world be less crap.
I pray that I will never become apathetic to the suffering in this world.

I had a meeting with a client yesterday at work. I found out strange being the provider of services. In India I had so many meetings with vendors that it was odd for me to in essence be the vendor.