Despite having been a tech nerd I constantly marvel at how it’s changed our lives. Sitting on a flight, waiting to take off, and downloaded Aussie Crawl’s Best Of album in about 20 secs. Try and explain that to someone listening to Boys Light Up in 1980.

Unemployment rate down to 3.4%. Continues the trend of supply constraints being the core driver of inflation pressures.

The ASX finally bows to the inevitable and ditches the blockchain junk. Always a solution looking for a problem. Massive industry costs incurred in moving to this new platform. Big black mark. itnews.com.au/news/asx-axes-…

Those spruiking crypto as the future of money are fast learning that when things go bad and your wealth disappears in a heartbeat there’s no one to call. No one is coming to help.

I think of those stoic Ukrainians, under siege and heading into winter with a smashed electricity grid. And here we were a few years ago stressing over a toilet paper shortage. Perspective and gratitude is a wonderful thing.

It’s been 2 months since Musk walked into TwitterHQ and in that time Tesla has lost 44% of its market cap. Broader NASDAQ down 2% over same period.

If you bought Tesla 12 months ago you’re down 72% today

Two weeks of not touching a keyboard and my fingers have lost their typing fitness.

We’ve come a long way in 12 months …

In the near future generative AI will produce videos based on a simple request. Want a 3 min instructional video on how to change a tire, or how to make lasagna? No more searching YouTube, just ask for what you need and let the AI produce the content. Mind blowing applications.

The latest instalment from Captain Obvious

Lobster? Wine? Coal? Pot. Kettle. Black.

“Nuclear subs to cost $350B over 30 years”. Sure they will. There’s not a person on the planet who can even remotely predict what something so complex will cost over a 30 year time horizon.

It’s been 2 years since the vaccine started to roll out at scale, globally. Prior to that the case fatality rate was 2%. Post the period when most developed counties have administered a double dose (~ 18 months ago) the CFR has fallen to 0.4%.

This year the MCC has admitted members who applied in Oct 1992. Last year they took in those who applied between July and Sep 1992. That’s 4 months of backlog cleared in 2 years. Fact: at the current rate if you nominate today you’ll receive full membership in the year 2209.

Captain Obvious strikes again!

Has anyone ever actually counted the number of rows between themselves and the exit? ✈️