Donald Trump and the battle for Greenland
Last month we were watching a Sky News Australia storey on Trump and Green land when a map similar to the one above appeared on the screen. “Gosh, isn’t Greenland big !” exclaimed my wife. I said no that was an optical illusion caused my the Mercator Projection. (The Mercator projection is a 1569 cylindrical map projection by Gerardus Mercator, ideal for marine navigation because it represents compass bearings as straight lines. It is a conformal projection that preserves ang.....
Read MoreWhen Blue Chips trade like Bitcoin – Emotional Intelligence and the stock marjet
On Friday 20 February 2026 an interesting article was published by Eric Johnston When blue chips trade like bitcoin: Welcome to Australia’s wild ride. What caught my eye was this explanation by Howard Marks, the founder of Oaktree Capital Management,. He has often addressed the theme of stock volatility over the decades he has been writing his memos, including through the rise of high-frequency trading. The industrial heavy Dow Jones and S&P 500 are trading near record hig.....
Read MoreOld Age and Wisdom Part IV: Plato and Socrates Part 2
The Death of Socrates by Jacques Louis David 1f you have not read it please first read Old Age and Wisdom Part IV: Plato and Socrates Part 1 Crito Plato’s Crito takes place in an Athenian prison shortly before Socrates is due to be executed. Socrates’ close friend Crito visits him at dawn, distressed that Socrates will soon die despite having the opportunity to escape. Crito urges Socrates to flee, arguing that staying will harm.....
Read MoreOld Age and Wisdom Part IV: Plato and Socrates Part 1
Several months ago, I attended a lunchtime lecture by Dr Kerry Sanders about Socrates and Free Speech. She finished the lecture by recommending we read four dialogues known collectively as The Trial and Death of Socrates: Euthyphro, which sets the stage for the trial; the Apology, Socrates' defence speech; Crito, where Socrates discusses escaping prison; and Phaedo, depicting his final hours and discussion on the soul before committing suicide drinking hemlock. In this.....
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