by JAK | Jun 17, 2024 | culture, music
Back in the 80’s one of my flatmates worked for a high end audio store. He would sell Linn turntables and similar for what seemed like an absolute fortune. The payoff for our house was that we got to try out some great speaker / amplifier combinations of all...
by JAK | Jan 20, 2024 | culture, industry futures
As Mark Twain said ” rumours of my death are greatly exaggerated”. The Dairy sector is far from dead but sleepwalking towards destruction might be a better metaphor. As shocking as it sounds the impending death of the NZ Dairy sector should be taken...
by JAK | Dec 21, 2023 | culture, general business
For a very long time I have treated Australia and New Zealand as a combined population for economic reasons. I have lived and worked in Australia for the equivalent of a few years. Mostly I was in Sydney and Melbourne but also had extended stays in Brisbane and...
by JAK | Dec 6, 2023 | culture
I was reminded of the how important socialising is in business. Having a coffee is shorthand for getting a heads up and expanding your network, informal data gathering – knowledge sharing and the like. In other not unrelated news after a lifetime of coffee...
by JAK | Nov 13, 2023 | culture, music
Someone posted this clip today. Just imagine a few places stopping to share in this song. I learned how to play this song many years ago and I was in an orchestra for 5 years. The song itself (the Beethoven version) dates from 1824 but had actually been around as a...
by JAK | May 27, 2023 | culture
One of the recurring themes on discussions about the risks associated with AI is that the sheer quantity of AI sourced content will be overwhelming and logistically difficult to check for accuracy and efficacy. This gives risk to the risk of misinformation. The scale...
