Archive for March, 2011
The Wealthy Programmer
Sunday, March 27th, 2011In discussion today about programming for money – as opposed to programming for the love of it, or helping to change the shape of modern technology – someone made the following point: I’d have thought striving to be independently wealthy would be an admirable goal – it’s a lot easier to be a philanthropist when [...]
Governance and Goodness
Friday, March 18th, 2011I’ll say this again, in all sincerity: A principled man who’s willing to walk that muddy road is a better man than I, because I would always take that principled stand, keep my conscience clear, and fail entirely as a politician.
That may sound back-handed to some. It’s not. Life is a complex and messy thing; there are no simple answers. And sometimes staying pure and principled means staying powerless.
For my part I’m willing to abdicate that power, because once in a while things need to be said at any cost.
It’s easy for me to say this, but I don’t say it lightly. I say it because others can’t:
If a Government Minister resorts to political violence and coercion and the government takes no action to remedy this, that government deserves to fall.
Forget Fear
Thursday, March 10th, 2011[Originally published in the weekend edition of the Vanuatu Daily Post] My name is Dan McGarry. I’ve been using the nom de plume of Graham Crumb since 1995, but today I have decided to draw aside the literary veil. I do so in solidarity with Marc Neil-Jones, publisher of the Daily Post, in order to [...]
Why China Will Soon Dominate the World
Monday, March 7th, 2011Because nobody can stand in the way of their Superior Blur Ray Designde MP5 technology with capacities Up To 1 Tera Gig!!!