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• A reply on Talk: Tim Jackson's economic reality check

  6 days ago: "There is no limit to money, we can print as much as we want." Not exactly Vernon, the result is inflation as pre-war Germany knows and modern Germany still remembers.A good part of our economic woes today result from us forgetting this fact.

• A comment on Talk: Kelli Anderson: Design to challenge reality

  Mar 14 2012: Great stuff, best talk I've watched for some time, thanks Kelli.
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  A reply on Talk: Peter Diamandis: Abundance is our future

  Mar 4 2012: A smartphone is useless without a network, the rule of law, a democratic constitutiohn, a free press etc etc. Where dictators are in control there is plenty they can (and do) do to regin in the technology. Technology is importnat and a part of the solution but as anyone who has visited, lived or worked in the developing world will testify, the problems and solutions go way beyond any technology solution.
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  A reply on Talk: Peter Diamandis: Abundance is our future

  Mar 4 2012: I think you would have a challenge proving these stats (if true) are a direct cause of free markets in the USA , let alone anywhere else in the world. When was US agriculture a free market? Not in my lifetime....

• A reply on Talk: Nancy Duarte: The secret structure of great talks

  Feb 10 2012: I think the audiences of both King and Jobs were extremely sympathetic and even an average speech would have been well received by these 'self selecting' audiences. Interesting to see examples of very good presentations to hostile or even neutral audiences to assess the differences. Nancy's research is far from complete, worthy and interesting though it is.

• A comment on Talk: Nancy Duarte: The secret structure of great talks

  Feb 10 2012: Very well expressed Michael. I do tire of the constant beatification of Jobs but then I remind myself that business is the religion of America and it makes more sense....
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  A reply on Talk: Julian Baggini: Is there a real you?

  Jan 26 2012: We may (rarely) share the exact same experience same but we never have the same experience of that experience (given we are all different before the experience), therefore we are and will remain different .....!

• A reply on Talk: Lisa Harouni: A primer on 3D printing

  Jan 26 2012: It is possible to scan from the original part and then print from that, or modify first. We will see a lot of 'pimping' of standard parts, whether the design is downloaded or scanned. There will be pressure for OEM's to make the designs available online and they may be tempted to do this - for a price! Much cheaper for them than holding parts in-stock, especially for unsupported models.
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  A comment on Talk: Lisa Harouni: A primer on 3D printing

  Jan 26 2012: Probably worth mentioning that no personal desktop 3D printer on the market today or announced is capable of making industrial quality parts, the finish is simply too granular (rough). Ok for models, toys, prototypes and simple objects that are not too intricate. Of course, they will improve, and quickly.

• A reply on Talk: Lisa Harouni: A primer on 3D printing

  Jan 26 2012: Yes you can already do that. Party cakes are a good example and ideal for the layering process inherent in these printers. Re-use of waste materials is also a growing possibility though I have yet to see working examples.