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This is my home for things that don't, for one reason or another, belong to Twitter, Facebook or my other blogs. Here you will find my thoughts and musings on topics ranging from climate change and energy issues to mobile & IT technologies, reviews on things I read/see and from cultural commentary to photos. In other words, the topics are all over the place - so if you're looking for a blog with a consistent focus on a single issue, keep looking :)
Category Archives: Culture
Is your mobile making you dumb?
Could your mobile be blamed for making you dumber? Maybe, and that’s not the half of it – it could kill you. Or, rather, it would be more accurate to say that your obsession with your mobile is what can … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, mobile
Tagged externalities, mobiles, negative consequences, situational awareness, technology
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Second impressions on Australia
Curiously, there’s no phrase “second impressions”, so what comes after first impressions? Noting that I wrote a couple of posts about first impressions of Australia some 2½ years ago ([1], [2]), it’s time to take stock of some cultural and … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Culture, Finland
Tagged Australia, business, climate, cultural comparison, culture, environment, Finland, houses, impressions, nature, notes, quality
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Review: The End of Growth
Almost a year ago, I read Tim Jackson’s Prosperity Without Growth that discussed the necessity of devising a financial system that isn’t dependent on economic growth. Again returning to the topic, I just finished Richard Heinberg’s brand new book The … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Culture, Reviews
Tagged Books, financial crisis, peak energy, Reviews, sustainability
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Backwater Australia – or maybe not?
There is a general consensus or at least an attitude in Europe that Australia is quite a bit behind in most, particularly technological, things. However, there was also a general consensus in Europe that it was leading the mobile devices … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Culture, Finland, ICT-stuff
Tagged Australia, climate, culture, environmental awareness, Finland, houses, insulation, iPhone, mobile, mobile networks, technology
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We’re letting a serious crisis go to waste
“Never let a serious crisis go to waste.” A lot of people have come up with the basic notion, but White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel was one of the most recent famous persons to invoke the basically valid … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Energy, Environment
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