Thursday, March 31, 2016

Bitcoin excitement could be the start of the next morphing!

"Bitcoinland is abuzz with speculation Craig Steven Wright will out himself as Satoshi Nakamoto, the cryptocurrency’s pseudonymous creator, within the next two weeks and that he is looking for backing in his verification from some of the industry’s biggest players.

Wright, a self-declared cyber security expert who claims to hold a theology PhD, was originally identified as Satoshi in December 2015 following the publication by Wired and Gizmodo of supposedly leaked emails and documents purporting to prove Wright and a colleague, Dave Kleinman (now deceased), were the co-inventors of bitcoin. The source of the document leak was never identified."




Craig Wright’s upcoming big reveal | FT Alphaville




#CraigStevenWright

#Satoshi

#bitcoin

#reveal

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

P-CED: Re-imagining Capitalism: The new 'bottom line' | Management Innovation eXchange

People Centered Economic Development P-CED. I recall seeing this a couple of years ago and although my Triple bottom line interests go back ten years before this, its encouraging to see the work here!




Re-imagining Capitalism: The new 'bottom line' | Management Innovation eXchange

Changemaker Toolbox | Ashoka United Kingdom

This is a really handy social enterprise reference and resources webpage, includes my friends at BalloonKenya and others I might need to revisit!




Changemaker Toolbox | Ashoka United Kingdom

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

The trick with populists is to see them in perspective - FT.com

It will be interesting to see if the voting public in the USA, UK and Europe surprises anyone before the end of the decade?!

"that a seething minority is still a minority." we will see, I do tend to agree, the common sense of ordinary people prevails and our countries succeed because of them, not in spite of them!

The trick with populists is to see them in perspective - FT.com

Thursday, March 24, 2016

Scientists create the simplest form of life yet known - FT.com

Interesting!

Scientists create the simplest form of life yet known - FT.com

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Facebook and the high cost of a Beijing ‘like’ - FT.com

Smog Jog, oh dear!! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mark-zuckerberg-smog-jog-beijing_us_56ef3604e4b09bf44a9da6fb




Facebook and the high cost of a Beijing ‘like’ - FT.com




A "Zuck up!"




where does this stuff come from in the discourse of importance!

Is Britain better off outside the EU?

Someone will come up with the "killer analysis" next month! After all there are enough experts out there - Exspurts Ex as in was, Spurt as in forced out under pressure.




Yes, No, Yes, No, Yes....




Is Britain better off outside the EU? - FT.com


Friday, March 18, 2016

The millennials do not know how lucky they are — FT.com

Its good to look back with an element of fear:

The millennials do not know how lucky they are — FT.com

life and progress moves on but the section 3minutes in here hits it on the head "literally afraid of the 70's" http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0739rfp




The challenge for young and old, realising hope is out there and progress although behind us can and will continue, but it needs hardwork and commitment and balance!

The millennials do not know how lucky they are — FT.com

Its good to look back with an element of fear:

The millennials do not know how lucky they are — FT.com

life and progress moves on but the section 3minutes in here hits it on the head "literally afraid of the 70's" http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0739rfp




The challenge for young and old, realising hope is out there and progress although behind us can and will continue, but it needs hardwork and commitment and balance!

The top 10 sources of data for international development research | Global Development Professionals Network | The Guardian

Some more excellent resources and repositories of data, some of which I have referenced in posts before due to the MOOC Jeff Sach ran etc




The top 10 sources of data for international development research | Global Development Professionals Network | The Guardian

Google to sell robot maker Boston Dynamics

Well someone is going to do it! See the last line of the article!

Google to sell robot maker Boston Dynamics — FT.com

Monday, March 14, 2016

Brazilians take to the streets in anti-government protests — FT.com

Political and economic reform of India, China and South America a theme of my blog for over 10 yrs.




“It’s a historic day, a day when we show that we will no longer accept the disrespect and totalitarianism of a government that cares more about power than the people,”

Brazilians take to the streets in anti-government protests — FT.com




The lack of transparency and accountability shows that even an imperfect democracy gives more weight to action, so China needs to watch out too #Totalitarianism

UK investors back away from Scots property — FT.com

Scotland in decline. The UK euro referendum adds to the doubt and then whatever follows but the real issues is, does the SNP know what its doing and is it going to pay for what Scotland needs? Revisit in 2020!

UK investors back away from Scots property — FT.com

The end of the Chinese miracle - The Lewis turning point!

The import of cheap labour from Vietnam, the migration back to the countryside without any welfare for those surplus to the supply and demand imbalance.




We will have to see how this pans out by 2020.




The end of the Chinese miracle | FT Features - YouTube


Thursday, March 10, 2016

Comeback kid: Irish GDP up 9.2% on year in Q4 — FT.com

Incredible!




Comeback kid: Irish GDP up 9.2% on year in Q4 — FT.com

Irish economy grows at 7.8% in 2015 — FT.com

Having seen Enda Kenny talk at Davos earlier this year I was taken by his direct and honest approach and yet even with this news expected he still lost the election. Interesting!

Irish economy grows at 7.8% in 2015 — FT.com

Wednesday, March 09, 2016

BBC News - Why do so many people still lack access to a toilet?

Good reminder on an issue I follow closely, water!




BBC News - Why do so many people still lack access to a toilet?




www.wateraid.org




"Where is the Outrage!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aY2EU_O7_g


Monday, March 07, 2016

Oil rises above $40 a barrel as rally extends — FT.com

Uh right? Russia and Saudi deal, china and the world heading where?




Oil rises above $40 a barrel as rally extends — FT.com

Thursday, March 03, 2016

USA president - Why is everyone getting so excited!

The amount of anti this and anti that in the world is like wafting a smouldering fire IMHO.


If the anyone stops and thinks:


1. The American people are not stupid.
2. Democracy is there to allow people to decide.
3. Free speech should be exactly that.
4. What is a president likely to do on their own?


Hilary Clinton is probably the most experienced candidate to stand for president, with her roles in the white house and more widely since 1993 ie over 20years.


American wanted and needed a black president and they got one. America wants and needs a Lady president, they will get one.


Hilary is likely to walk into the job. Now what are the American people going to do about fixing their society and economy, their outlook on the world and the way the world looks in on them.


Why all the fuss, its a job that only the people, the leaders of organisations can do, the politician need to finish the icing on the cake, its not difficult they will have thousands of great people working for them and all the expertise they need to make the simple decisions daily.


After all look what went before and where they came from:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States_by_previous_experience



Wednesday, March 02, 2016

What Brexit means for the UK economy

Hold on to your hat!!




What Brexit means for the UK economy - FT.com#axzz41ZkuJyak#axzz41ZkuJyak#axzz41ZkuJyak




some good video of the debate from both sides> https://next.ft.com/stream/topicsId/NDdiMzAyNzctMTRlMy00Zjk1LWEyZjYtYmYwZWIwYWU2NzAy-VG9waWNz


Tuesday, March 01, 2016

The Great Land Rush

Really pleased to get the email and see the FT pushing this message




The Great Land Rush




A global race has begun for one of the world’s most precious resources - land. Big investors are pouring in billions. They promise progress. But their arrival can upend livelihoods - and spark life-and-death struggles. FT correspondents report from Ethiopia, Myanmar and Indonesia. With support from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.

China’s state-owned zombie economy - FT.com

Capacity and planning, never leave the issue to just one or a few decision makers. OMG!!




Laying off 6M workers, that's tragic and painful!




Political and economic reform has been a long time coming!




China’s state-owned zombie economy - FT.com