Pithy quote are fun things, in that those who read them can obsess about their origins rather than cogitating on their substance. According to Google (and, thus, unquestionably accurate), the quote that “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to…

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The other week my youngest progeny took part in a high school entrepreneurship programme. For some reason that may or may not have to do with genetics and nurture, both he and his brother have a business bent and…

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I have a helicopter-sized bee in my bonnet about Government procurement and how it relates to local suppliers. I also have a huge disclosure to make that said bee has its origins in the fact that my businesses, Cactus…

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It’s amazing what one can observe and learn in airports. Airports are, after all, a microcosm of society and it is in the often stressful situations that travel throws up that we see people as they really are. There’s…

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I’ve been talking to people quite a lot recently about equity and wealth distribution. As I write this, we are only a couple of days out from the election and the past week has been full of claim and…

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I’ve spent the last 15 years or so jetting around the world talking to folks about the minutiae of IT and generally having opinions, it’s been a fun time and, if only to appease my guilt about my carbon…

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My old neighbour has a dilapidated tractor shed which is a bit of a disaster most of the time but a treasure trove some of the time. Anytime I had something broken at home I could pop over to…

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Back in 1989 the movie Field of Dream came out. It wasn’t a particularly good movie, so, if you haven’t seen it, I’ll spare you the effort and give you a synopsis: An Iowa corn farmer, hearing voices, interprets…

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When I was a lad, Dallas. the long-running TV drama, was in its prime. For those youngsters who aren’t aware of the show, it ran for well over a decade and centred around the Ewings, a wealthy Texas oil…

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