The Great Reset is our attempt to describe the world as it emerges from the fog of the current crisis. Specifically, we look at where and what the nature of global demand will be like. Demand is king, not supply.
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Niall Fergusons describes Chimerica as the driving engine of the worlds economy. One half did the spending, one half did the saving. In all fairness, it wasnt just the US that did the spending, so did the UK, Spain and other countries now left with burst housing bubbles. Likewise, it wasnt just China that saved and accumulated huge amounts of US dollars to lend back to the USA to further fuel the cycle of Chimerica. So did Japan, Korea, Germany and the oil producing Middle East countries. But Fergusons Chimerica captured the essence of the imbalances nicely.
As these imbalances unwind, the way they unwind will send the world down several possible futures which weve termed Wounded Beast, Chasm and Abyss. Each possible future is a mixture of resource volatility, demand and political (un)stability that demands different responses and preparations. This is not a prediction of how the world will go of course, but rather something to ask yourself or your company how should I ready myself for a post-Chimerica world?
Thursday, April 30, 2009
The Great Reset
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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Lifehacker - Use Windows Vista's Offline Files to Access Documents Offline - Syncing
The Windows Vista for Beginners weblog walks through using the under-used Offline Files feature built into Windows—so you can easily access your network documents while mobile.
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
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Techworld.com - Call for European Mr Security to guard Internet
Europe needs a "Mister cyber security" to take control in the event of an attack on Internet infrastructure, according to the EU's...
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Monday, April 27, 2009
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Technology Review: Blogs: arXiv blog: Humanity close to passing the Hofstadter-Turing Test?
Bob Dylan, O2 Arena, London - Reviews, Music - The Independent
With most big arena and stadium acts, it's abundantly evident from the off where your ticket money's gone: the likes of U2, Elton and the Stones flaunt their egos through giant stage sets replete with cantilevered walkways, cherry-picker cranes, mobile sub-stages, thunderous pyrotechnics and huge screens showing expensive home movies in between the magnified excerpts of what's actually happening on the stage. But not Bob Dylan. There are no fireworks, no choreographed stage manoeuvres, and no big screens at the O2 tonight; if you're a punter at the other end of the arena, all you can see is a small group of chaps wearing hats several hundred metres away.
Israel's secret plan for West Bank expansion - Middle East, World - The Independent
Israel has taken a step towards expanding the largest settlement in the West Bank, a move Palestinians warn will leave their future state unviable and further isolate its future capital, East Jerusalem
LibriVox » Selected House of Commons Speeches by Winston Churchill
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Maker: First Android netbook to cost about $250
The first netbook computer running the Google Inc.-backed Android operating system on a low-cost ARM chip could become available to customers within three months, the maker's co-founder said this week.
Here Comes Twitter Spam And How To Fight It
A spam-less Twitter feed might just be too good to be true. Spam is becoming an increasing problem on Twitter and something has ...
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Saturday, April 25, 2009
The Great Flu - Online Serious Health Game
In this game the player has to manage a worldwide outbreak of a new influenza virus, before it turns into a pandemic. In cooperation with one of the worlds leading virologists Dr. Ab Osterhaus from the Erasmus MC in Rotterdam, Ranj is developing a serious health game with the goal to increase the awareness and the level of knowledge about viruses and the complex way viruses spread and evolve. Play the game at: www.thegreatflu.com
Posted here because it is highly topical.
If pigs could fly .... ? I, for one, am glad the Mexican variety cannot!
Friday, April 24, 2009
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UStream Redesigns With an Eye Towards Twitter Users
UStreamustream reviews is out with a new look, a few new features, a new URL shortener, and soon, a new domain name. The live video streaming service has
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The Psychologists of Torture -- In These Times
In These Times features award-winning investigative reporting about corporate malfeasance and government wrongdoing, insightful analysis of national and international affairs, and sharp cultural criticism about events and ideas that matter.
Lifehacker - Application Access Server Remotely Launches Any Application - Remote Control
Windows only: Ever realized after you left the house that you forgot to start your BitTorrent client to finish the last of that big download? That wouldn't be a big deal with Application Access Server.
Intel makes its top ten technology predictions for next decade
Intel has made ten predictions for technology in the next ten years.
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Thursday, April 23, 2009
Earth Week in Second Life
Earth Week is an important event for increasing awareness of the issues and the virtual world is a great example of "green" communications technology. Fitting then, that many events during the week are happening there.
This film by Geo Meek shows an extract of one such.
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A Guide to Protecting Your Online Identity
Being online is like being in public. Nearly anything that gets posted can come back to haunt you. Here is a guide to protecting your online identity.
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What They Play - Virtual Worlds Parent Resource Center
What They Play - Virtual Worlds Parent Resource Center
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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- Sunが始めた無線センサ開発キットのプロジェクト。センサー、基盤、Java開発ツールキットも含む - post by maida01
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Second Life
Second Life Quickstart Guide
Saturday, April 18, 2009
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Take Zoho Apps Anywhere With Gadgets
Zoho's six online office applications are now also available in the form of gadgets.
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Lifehacker - Google Maps Shows Local Webcams - Google Maps
Google Maps picks up a layer from webcams.travel, giving you embedded views of public webcams anywhere you want to go.
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Friday, April 17, 2009
Virtual Worlds and the Rise of the Goverati
What is the Goverati? Mark Drapeau defines it as made up of people with first-hand knowledge of how the government operates, who understand how to use social software to accomplish a variety of government missions, and who want to use that knowledge for the benefit of all.
Today our society faces numerous challenges from the economy to the climate. As a democratic society we must engage the general public and crowd source the solutions. That said, we have a long way to go and the Goverati can not do it alone. Do you want to be part of the solution? Moreover, how can your government enable you to execute on your ideas?
A Smart Grid for Intelligent Energy Use
The Smart Grid involves the use of communications and computing technology to transmit and distribute energy more efficiently. This video describes the smart grid and how it will reduce our carbon footprint through energy efficiency and the integration of renewable sources of energy.
Although concerned with US infrastructure here, there is a similar revolution needed in both the UK and elsewhere.
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New Theory: People Need to Play More | LiveScience
Goofing around goes way back, and a new theory that suggests society can break down when we don't take time to play.
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Hemp Is Not Pot: It's the Economic Stimulus and Green Jobs Solution We Need | Environment | AlterNet
We can make over 25,000 things with it. Farmers love it. Environmentalists love it. You can't get high from it. So why is it still illegal?
TwitPub invents paid Twitter accounts | Webware - CNET
You had to see this coming: Gated access to tweets Read this blog post by Rafe Needleman on Webware.
The Body Politic § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM
The deep symbiosis between bacteria and their human hosts is forcing scientists to ask: Are we organisms or living ecosystems?
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Thursday, April 16, 2009
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Techworld.com - Human ear could be next biometric system
British scientists are investigating the viability of a new biometric technique that would make use of the human ear as a way for a third...
Second Thoughts: My Wish for a Shareable Dashboard
Once again looking at Disqus and how it works, and looking at Posterous, which is great for what it does, and reading what Fred Wilson is doing for the comments on his blog, I think, ok, all well and good,...
MediaShift . How to Teach Yourself About Social Media When J-Schools Fail | PBS
Internet privacy: Britain in the dock - Home News, UK - The Independent
Britain's failure to protect its citizens from secret surveillance on the internet is to be investigated by the European Commission.
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Monday, April 13, 2009
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Saturday, April 11, 2009
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FreeFlashToys.com Unveils a World of Toys and Apps for the Social Networking Crowd
PR: FreeFlashToys.com has launched a brand new website with an assortment of interactive and engaging flash toys. As the original creator of the flash toy, FreeFlashToys.com has been at the forefront of social media since the inception of social network giants like MySpace. The new site launch and sel
On Lisa Rein's Radar: Warrantless Wiretapping of American Citizens A-OK According to Obama's DOJ
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Thursday, April 09, 2009
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
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Renewable Energy Mapping (with Google) (Reporting by Roddy Scheer)
The National Audubon Society and the Natural Resources Defense Council have teamed up with Internet giant Google in launching an innovative online mapping project." />
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