society

Our views on contemporary society; its foibles, its ignorance and its potential for great results.

the hire – the follow

Continuing the BMW short film series, “The Hire”. This, the third film in the series was directed by Wong Kar-Wei.

Continuing the BMW short film series, “The Hire”. This second film in the series was directed by Ang Lee. This has some of the highest critical acclaim of all the films in the series. It is wonderful short film.

solving the right problem

In this article I want to examine problems and solutions, and I want to discuss solving problems for the right outcome.

the hire – ambush

In 2001 BMW commissioned some of the world’s most popular directors to make a set of short films featuring their cars. The continuing story line is about “The Driver”, played by Clive Owen, who narrates the films. This one, the first of the series, was directed by John Frankenheimer.

why we are having the marriage equality debate

This is why we were never going to have marriage equality debated in parliament and put to a vote in the normal way.

changing Australia’s marriage act – some facts

In this emotionally charged debate I want to try to look objectively at some of the arguments proposed.

the bmw driftmob

Another blatant example of anti-social car advertising. I must say this ad had no influence whatsoever on any car purchase I might have made. In fact I bought mine before the ad was even aired overseas.

Australia’s same sex marriage vote

Predictably, the debate is turning vitriolic. The issue seems less important than the opportunity to vilify adherents of one side or the other.

the mercedes tunnel advert

The intersection between an advertising wanker and a hoon must be car adverts. This is an advert for the Mercedes SLS AMG. It features Michael Scumacher, and is a remarkable piece of film-making.

the cost of procrastination

People often justify procrastination as “waiting for something better to turn up”. When viewed through the lens of statistics and probability, this is a fraught strategy. A higher price may not be the best outcome, as we will see in this article.

picking opportunities

Evaluating opportunities generally means determining if you should take an opportunity, or leave things as they are. Although there are really three categories of decision approaches, two are similar and straightforward, and one is really difficult.

c’était un rendez vous

"It was a date" is an eight-minute high-speed drive through Paris in the early hours of an August Sunday morning in 1976.