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15
Jul
Leveraging Capital - How are Super Funds Governed?

Leveraging Capital - How are Super Funds Governed?

Super account holders have less control over their fund than does a shareholder in a public company. Account holders have less control over their fund than they do over state or federal governments which hold elections.
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12
Jul
Commentary on: Defending Australia

Commentary on: Defending Australia

What is a little surprising is an openness to recognise the divergence in interests between the US and Australia, without stating that explicitly.
2 min read
11
Jul
We Are Not Machines

We Are Not Machines

This article reviews a book by Financial Times reporter Sarah O’Connor - We Are Not Machines.  A key factor
1 min read
07
Jul
Carbon Fuel Consumption is Still Increasing

Carbon Fuel Consumption is Still Increasing

If we are to achieve deep decarbonization this century, the lesson to take is that we should start thinking about some different options for how to get there. What we have been doing isn’t working.
1 min read
06
Jul
Polycrisis and Labour Share Apocalypse

Polycrisis and Labour Share Apocalypse

In other words, the wealth of the US and much of the rest of the world by way of US markets is riding high on a vision in which the balance between capital and labor is upended in the next half century.
1 min read
05
Jul
Scapegoating avoids addressing reality

Scapegoating avoids addressing reality

the most accurate predictor of teenage mental liness is not use of smart phones and social media, but is instead the mental health of their carers, the adults in their lives.
2 min read
02
Jul
Super Capitalism

Super Capitalism

Reading "The Asset Class" by Guardian journalist Hettie O'Brien. And its an easy read, with a
2 min read
10
Jun
Of Interest - June

Of Interest - June

Israel, Lebanon and the US Israel Reignites Regional WarAnd the news media continues to facilitate the horrors.Omar Sakr PresentsOmar
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09
Jun
Large Language Bureaucracy

Large Language Bureaucracy

AI cannot, as hummans cannot, make infallible decisions when there are "multiple incommensurable demands".
3 min read
07
Jun
Barbarians at the Gate

Barbarians at the Gate

But if you identify as a part of the educated elite, this next wave is coming after your favourite sacred cow.
3 min read