I’m talking South Africa, but it sounds bad like you say, they eat what they can, it’s a thing that worries some developed communities, that’s a fact. This remarkable statement was made by Osvaldo Capellini, president of the Dairy Processors of Argentina. I follow a pro-GMO blog, just to keep up with the other side.… Continue reading SA happy to “eat what they can” – GMO producer

I attended the 27 dinner last night, and have to say it was disappointing. Swimgeek and Jacques Marneweck Marnewreck can tell you just how disappointing they found it. I have a sightly different perspective though. It wasn’t a geek dinner, and was never meant to be. The 27 dinner describes itself as a get-together for… Continue reading 27 dinner Cape Town off to rocky start

I enjoyed reading Ethan Zuckerman’s post Who’s happy and why?. I suggest you read it first before continuing here. A country/person’s happiness has always seemed immensely more important to me than other measurements, such as GDP, possessions, and so on. I remember playing a game called Careers as a child. At the beginning of the… Continue reading On happiness

If anyone’s wondering whether their organs can be put to better use than worm food (or more ashes in the sky) after they die, take a look at the Organ Donation Foundation (South Africa only). They have a nifty Web 2.0 site and a vibrant community. OK, not really, but you can register online. If… Continue reading Organ and tissue donation

I was thinking today about Telkom, and the perception that so many of us have of this company. If you ask most people in my circles about the company Telkom, the words that come to mind would be ‘scum’, ‘hell’ (ah, the effectiveness of Hellkom and Telscum), ‘uncaring’, ‘inefficient’ and so on. Personally, I vowed… Continue reading Humanising brands, and Telkom the mugger

Last weekend I attended the Origin Festival, which billed itself as an electronic music, art and holistic lifestyle festival. I was invited to give a talk, my choice of topic being quite broad. It was put down in the programme as Web2, IT technology and applications for greener living, but would have been better titled… Continue reading Origin Festival Workshops

I’ve seldom read anything with which I’ve disagreed as much as I have with Ayn Rand, in her series of essays The New Left: The Anti Industrial Revolution. I haven’t read much of her before, but her ideas keep popping up, and I thought it was time to read what she actually had to say.… Continue reading The poison of Ayn Rand