Blog Entries
Most people know what's news; most journalists don't...
13 February 2022 — This from Elon Musk last week: "Why is the 'traditional' media such a relentless hatestream?" He went on: Most news outlets attempt to answer the question: “What are the worst things happening on Earth today?” It’s a big planet! Obviously, some bad things are happening...
The price of doing business…
12 February 2022 — An acquaintance of mine has become the southern African partner for nice piece of European technology in the off-grid energy space. He asked me whether I would be willing to spread the word to potential customers, and I responded: "Sure. What's the entry-level price per...
'Sources reveal sinister Russian plot to clone French President'
11 February 2022 — France’s president Emmanuel Macron and Russia’s president Vladimir Putin met in Moscow. They were pictured sitting at opposite ends of a long table which immediately reminded me of the adage that he who sups with the devil should have a long spoon. Today, Reuters reported...
A lesson in intellectual humility I cannot duck…
10 February 2022 — Duck l'Orange is a favoured dish at Chez Pillay which is generally reserved for those rare occasions when Dr B and I have the house to ourselves. So, there's usually a pack or two of duck breasts in our freezer. One such rare occasion manifested itself last weekend, and so...
I thought Alibaba was a big company but...
9 February 2022 — All I knew about Maersk until today is that most of the shipping containers on trucks travelling Africa’s longest dual carriage freeway from Durban to Johannesburg bear their logo. Then I saw the announcement of their financial results for 2021. Copenhagen - A.P. Moller -...
The man who saved Kyle Rittenhouse
8 February 2022 — Yale Kamisar passed away 30 January 2022 aged 92. He was an American legal scholar and writer and Professor Emeritus of Law at the University of Michigan Law School. Most of us have not heard of him, but his impact on the legal world was ground-breaking. He is known in legal...
Matthew 7:3-5 (just because it resonates)
7 February 2022 — I made one of my occasional forays into Facebook earlier today and was prompted with a memory of a post I shared 5 years ago. It was written by Scott Mednick , when a Facebook friend told him, "We suffered for the last 8 years. Now it’s your turn.” (This, of course, as a...
Canadian trucker protest is a gamechanger for Crypto Crowdfunding
6 February 2022 — Before we get into the gist of what I'm talking about, here's an executive summary of what triggered this thought process: Last month, the Canadian government announced that truck drivers crossing into Canada would have to be fully vaccinated. In protest, truckers...
How to judge Biden?
5 February 2022 — United States president Joe Biden has been making a lot of noises about appointing an African-American woman to the country’s Supreme Court1 ; this after incumbent Justice Stephen Breyer recently announced his intent to retire at the end of the court’s current term. It was...
Ignorant glee is a thing
4 February 2022 — There was much schadenfreude among financial journalists this week after Facebook’s holding company’s share price dropped by 26%. “Zuckerberg loses $29bn in a day,” yelled one headline which went on to say: “Mark Zuckerberg lost $29-billion in net worth in a single day....
Why we all should support Aung San Suu Kyi: Part 3
2 February 2022 — Pause for a moment with me and just imagine: One day, you’re at your ailing mother’s bedside; 24 hours later, you’re thrust with the burden of noblesse oblige as the daughter of the man who freed your country from colonial oppression, and you find yourself flagbearer for a...