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End of the Lime
After seven years of operations, the city of Denver has decided not to renew Lime’s license to operate their scooters. I for one am going to miss them. I think micro-mobility is great, and Lime is my second favourite provider (Neutron Mobility, being the GOAT for their $60 unlimited rides a month offering). There is…
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Shattered Shield
I have been a fan of OtterBox for a while, the “military grade” phone case manufacture. It’s been coming my iPhone safe and unblemished for over three years. It always had my back. Until it didn’t. After daily droppings on concrete, eventually the case gave up, and I have little option but to “raw dog”…
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Price’s Law
There is a famous phenomenon that emerges across a whole host of domains called Price’s Law. Put simply, the square root of all inputs provide 50% of the outputs. This can be seen everywhere; a small number of artists on Spotify make up most of the listens, a small number of Premier League players score…
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High Score
It wasn’t planned, but it certainly feels like Australia Week. A few days ago I did a deep dive on ANZAC Day. Today, I want to indulge in the most common Australian conversation: complaining about fuel prices. Right now, the average fuel price in Aus is $1.98 a liter, or $7.5 a gallon. That is…
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Christmas Gifting
I came across an interesting story the other day of how Dave Ramsey celebrates Christmas with his employees. For those who don’t know the name, Dave Ramsey is best known for providing information and help on personal finance. He has had his share of criticism, most because his techniques and suggestions are aimed at, and…
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ANZAC pt2
After explaining the history of ANZAC Day yesterday, today I wanted to share our experience of the service we attended. Traditionally, an Anzac Day service starts at dawn. I haven’t been to many that have though; when I was a child I remember going to the War Memorial in Melbourne and remembering it being very…
