“There are so many different kinds of stupidity, and cleverness is one of the worst.” ~ Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain

The absolute brilliance of Toni Morrison:

Now in parts of both the US and Australia, the Model 3 is cheaper to own than its petrol equivalent. A real tipping point.

Average incomes in Sweden have doubled while CO2 emissions have halved.

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If you care about the economics of the energy transition, this is worth your time & the v reasonable amount of $

As an executive, you need to be able to call on your "inner Australian"--the ability to argue furiously about how dumb an idea is, while being willing to change your mind, and then be friends afterward and have a beer down the pub.

Little known fact, but when you can actually say "the engineer from the space manufacturing startup replicated the room temperature superconducter material", you are officially living in the future.

You are the river. "Stop yearning for the moment when you’ll grasp a handhold on the bank, climb out of the river, and relax as you watch it flow by. You are the river. " ft.com/content/6a31eb…

Amazing: Google partnered with American Airlines, used AI to tweak flight paths to reduce contrails. The results are in, and if scaled up this could immediately reduce aviation's global warming impact by almost 20% Technology just keeps beating degrowth! blog.google/technology/ai/…

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The thing that's so depressing about "progressives" being so anti-AV is how they're mortgaging the interests of their poorest citizens in exchange for money and voting support of the largest unions. Why? Lower income transit users stand to benefit the most from autonomy.

Vote Yes. Cast a vote you can be proud of for the rest of your life.

Our First Nations people are the oldest living culture in the world. This is of great significance not just for all Australians, but for all humanity. 65,000+ years of life - They are asking for a voice, they asking to be heard - please, find it in your hearts to listen.

We are so excited that Near Horizon was selected to present at RAISE 2024! For a new firm this is a huge deal considering how many firms compete for so few slots. If you'll be at RAISE let us know as we'd love to connect!

Founders: Your narrative needs 3 clear parts for each competitor: 1. Where they excel: 'Great for basic task management' 2. Where they fall short: 'Struggles with complex workflows' 3. Why you're better: 'Built for enterprise process automation' Show you understand the full

Nothing drains a high performer faster than realizing their reward for excellence is cleaning up someone else’s incompetence.

A magical evening out on Carlingford Lough. Shooting from a moving boat with a tripod isn’t exactly easy but I’m thrilled with how this turned out - the rising moon aligned behind Haulbowline Lighthouse. Barra Best @irishlights Lovin Ireland