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Monthly Archives: November 2013
Graincorp, Joe Hockey, FIRB and the end of “above politics”
Joe Hockey has just announced he is blocking the foreign takeover of Graincorp by Illinois-based Archer Daniels Midland. It’s a lousy decision. But it at least has the virtue of being an illuminating lousy decision. People often underestimate the damage … Continue reading
Bitcoins, coal exports, and the New Switzerland: a puzzle
Here is a puzzle for you: what is the theoretical link between bitcoins, Australian coal exports to China, and the US becoming a New Switzerland? It’s a bit of a convoluted link, so see at what stage in the story … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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The benefits of being dumb in politics
It is natural to think of our political leaders as either superhumanly clever and benevolent when we agree with them, or else dumb as dishwater and evil when we don’t agree with them. Yet, if one takes our own group-loyalty … Continue reading
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Copyright and Fair Use.
In his introduction to his translation of the Analects of Confucius, Pierre Ryckmans likened that ‘literary classic’ to a coat hook that has over the centuries acquired so many layers of coats that it can no longer be seen-has become … Continue reading
Posted in Education, History, Intellectual Property, Uncategorized
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International Crap English Day – November 25th
People talk many many times over about the world is getting smaller. About communications technology how it crosses the gulf between here and there. I have seen this in abundance with my own eyes and you too.
Posted in Humour
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Quentin’s replacement should be a robot
The most interesting aspect of the reaction to the governor-general’s last Boyer lecture, with its last-sentence support for abolishing the monarchy, is the thinness of the opposition from the left to her expression of her political views. As the events … Continue reading
Posted in Political theory, Politics - national
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Amazing . . .
Black to play M Ortueta vs J Sanz 31. …? See game for solution. If you can’t see the move – click through to the game and see how many things had to work out for the tricks to be worth … Continue reading
Posted in Chess
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