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Why I Am Standing For The InternetNZ Council | 500 Words

Monday, 24 June 2013, 12:15 pm | Alastair Thompson

The Internet everywhere stands at something of a crossroads thanks to the advent of ubiquitous mobile super-computing. I believe I have the experience to help guide New Zealand's contribution to charting the path ahead. More >>

A Global Fair Deal On Copyright, OurFairDeal.org | 500 Words

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 10:52 am | Alastair Thompson

Yesterday I participated in the launch of OurFairDeal.org a new website home for global citizens coalition around the issue of copyright as it pertains to the internet. More >>

95bFM announces bStreet lineup K’Road - May 2nd

Thursday, 11 April 2013, 12:40 pm | Alastair Thompson

It’s that block party you always dreamed about, it’s a musical takeover, it’s a gathering, it’s a celebration, it’s a night of packed bars along one of the most iconic roads in New Zealand. It’s 8 venues and more than 20 bands, artists, ... More >>

A New Foundation For A New Journalism In New Zealand

Wednesday, 10 April 2013, 3:25 pm | Alastair Thompson

The name for Scoop's "Scoop Foundation Project" plays on the associated ideas of "foundation" and "construction". It is clear that we now need to build a new journalism. More >>

Mighty River Monster| 500 Words

Monday, 8 April 2013, 9:59 am | Alastair Thompson

What if the Mixed Ownership Model as expressed in the form of a power company with a controlling Govt. shareholding and on-going obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi turns out to be - in commercial terms - a Mighty River Monster? More >>

Hordur Torfason | 500 Words

Thursday, 21 March 2013, 5:46 pm | Alastair Thompson

Hordur Torfason speaks in testament. His personal story. And what a story. A story with purpose, and great weight. More >>

Apocalypse Wellington | 500 Words

Wednesday, 13 March 2013, 9:49 am | Alastair Thompson

It's as if an earthquake has hit Wellington. Only no one will talk about it publicly, and nobody is willing to speak its name. More >>

Co-Creation, A New Strategem For Govt. ICT | 500 Words

Monday, 11 March 2013, 5:02 pm | Alastair Thompson

Like the video interview above with Internal Affairs Minister Chris Tremain, the story I am going to tell today is necessarily a bit vague. More >>

Clusterf**k In The Commerce Committee Room | 500 Words

Friday, 8 March 2013, 9:57 am | Alastair Thompson

After listening to National Radio this morning - and then chatting with Vernon Small @VernonSmall (See… Stuff: Elder still on $1.3m) at Mojo Coffee Cartel it is apparent that yesterday's commerce select committee meeting circus is going to become seriously ... More >>

500 Interruptions & The Art Of Communication | 500 Words

Thursday, 7 March 2013, 9:41 pm | Alastair Thompson

After 500 interruptions first thing yesterday morning, I missed my writing time. As a result by 5pm yesterday I was wondering why I felt so fed up. It seems that missing my daily writing has a similar impression on my psyche as missing the gym. More >>

iChoose To Stop Using Passive Violence | 500 Words

Tuesday, 5 March 2013, 11:00 am | Alastair Thompson

Yes it’s name is a bit like iPhone. And I think that is deliberate. And it came to NZ very early in its life in recognition of Te Whiti and Tohu's teachings about non-violence. More >>

We Are Being Ripped Off | 500 Words

Monday, 4 March 2013, 9:08 am | Alastair Thompson

This is 1987 all over again. A privileged elite is bulldozing through a policy against our wishes which enriches the personal short-term financial interests of a few at the expense of us all. In short, we are being ripped off. More >>

JQ262, Auckland Bound | 500 Words

Thursday, 28 February 2013, 12:13 pm | Alastair Thompson

As I drink my coffee I realise I may have time to connect to the internets and download my email. Then it occurs to me that I can possibly get away today's 500 words before my flight. Victory! More >>

A Children's Funeral | 500 Words

Tuesday, 26 February 2013, 11:52 am | Alastair Thompson

The funeral I attended yesterday for Sheena Louise Wright was not the funeral of a child. Rather it was a children's funeral. More >>

Writing Is A Gift | 500 Words

Saturday, 23 February 2013, 8:30 pm | Alastair Thompson

We consider our sacred texts to be gifts from God. While we know many are written by people, we attribute them to divine inspiration in a way that we do not tend to do so readily with other art forms. More >>

500 Words

Friday, 22 February 2013, 9:34 am | Alastair Thompson

Fortunately here at the beginning of my "writing 500 words a day before I read my email" project I have lots to say. I can see now that it's going to have to be top of the head stuff. But there is plenty of that needing a home and it will be fun. More >>

Ubiquitous Encryption - The Promise Of Kim Dotcom's MEGA

Friday, 8 February 2013, 11:58 am | Alastair Thompson

The author brings together a range of observations, images and videos on aspects of what is unquestionably the biggest and most nuanced NZ internet story ever. More >>

Internet Inventor Tim Berners-Lee In Wellington | Scoop Video Public Lecture + Press Conference

Thursday, 31 January 2013, 11:27 am | Alastair Thompson

Scoop Multimedia Coverage: Inventor of the Internet Tim Berners Lee In Wellington Public Lecture on "Openness" delivered at Te Papa Museum Scoop Video + Photos : Public Lecture + Press conference video for event Thursday, 30 Jan 2012 ... More >>

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Tuesday, 29 January 2013, 3:30 pm | Alastair Thompson

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Princeton Origins Pow-wow - Where is the Rest of the Media?

Wednesday, 23 January 2013, 9:14 am | Alastair Thompson

As the elevator door opened last night in the lobby of the Nassau Hotel, in walked Andrew Pohorille, NASA's senior most scientist on Origin of Life. It was just minutes after I'd filed my report noting Pohorille's comment that the death of the RNA world ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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