Category Archives: SciBlogs

To serve and protect? Strategies for an artificially super-intelligent future

Posted on May 9, 2017 by sticknz

Vantage Consulting director David Miller is leading a presentation and discussion on the global risks arising from super-intelligence as part of the Hutt City Council’s STEMM Festival. His talk takes place on Thursday May 18 from 5.30-6.30pm at The Dowse Art … Continue reading →

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Big brains, big ideas, big discussions make Multicore World 2017 an important place to be

Posted on February 7, 2017 by sticknz

One of the dirty little secrets of computing is that the power of the processor(s) is currently way beyond our ability to program them. It’s as if you have a V8 powered car but only feeding fuel into one cylinder. … Continue reading →

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Why we need to go back to the future (and give it a name)

Posted on February 1, 2017 by sticknz

Here’s a counter-intuitive notion, that if we’re smart, could allow our analogue agricultural systems to thrive in a digital world. But to do so we MUST own our story. My contention is, the more society connects to the cloud, the … Continue reading →

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Why we should give some serious thought to a Science and Innovation Council

Posted on January 10, 2017 by sticknz

It’s that time of year when we fly  kites, give voice to possibilities. So, given we have a new Science and Innovation minister, namely Paul Goldsmith, how about exploring whether now is a good time to put seriously explore forming … Continue reading →

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Perhaps the TIN100 deserves an ex gratia payment?

Posted on October 27, 2016 by sticknz

Perhaps Greg Shanahan and his TIN 100 team and reports are deserving of an NZ Inc ex gratia payment. Because arguably they’ve been most responsible for bringing hi tech out of the closet, making it cool(er). (OK, the Hi-Tech Awards … Continue reading →

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This ‘greaser of the (supplying internationally) tracks’ will be really good for NZ science

Posted on August 30, 2016 by sticknz

I’m sort of embarrassed that I’ve never heard of Science Exchange before. It’s been going for over five years, started in the US by a couple of Kiwi founders, and has grown well beyond start up to having recently secured … Continue reading →

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Open Source at work, Open Society working in Taiwan

Posted on August 22, 2016 by sticknz

There was striking evidence that Open Source can lead to Open Society at the first day of OS//OS at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre on Monday August 22. One of the keynote speakers, Audrey Tang from Taiwan, outlined how a quiet (and … Continue reading →

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Is it really possible to cross-credit open source to open society?

Posted on August 8, 2016 by sticknz

Every party needs a grumpy uncle…so let me be that curmudgeonly guy for the upcoming Open Source//Open Society conference. (Early spoiler alert – I’m going to some of OS//OS. There’s too many thought provoking speakers, too much opportunity to touch … Continue reading →

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Why there’s an opportunity cost in not being in a Biz Dojo

Posted on March 3, 2016 by sticknz

A few months ago I shifted work premises to become part of Australasia’s largest co-working space. My move to Biz Dojo has been great. I wrote a blog last year about its plans to expand its model overseas. As I flippantly … Continue reading →

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Fishing for a complementary use of fire reservoir ponds

Posted on January 28, 2016 by sticknz

Years ago for a farm management report at Lincoln University, I wrote a tongue-in-cheek plan around the integration of goldfish in troughs on dairy farms (we’d spotted the use of such technology to help keep the troughs clean). Well here’s … Continue reading →

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