From my corner of the technology world, I am trying to encourage IT professionals to join the debate.
There is huge productivity gains to be made just by reorganising and retooling around the technology most companies already use.
open.substack.com/pub/seanjkel...
There is huge productivity gains to be made just by reorganising and retooling around the technology most companies already use.
open.substack.com/pub/seanjkel...
Why Australia's Productivity Summit Will Make You a Prompt Engineer
But you can change that
open.substack.com
July 23, 2025 at 11:22 PM
From my corner of the technology world, I am trying to encourage IT professionals to join the debate.
There is huge productivity gains to be made just by reorganising and retooling around the technology most companies already use.
open.substack.com/pub/seanjkel...
There is huge productivity gains to be made just by reorganising and retooling around the technology most companies already use.
open.substack.com/pub/seanjkel...
3 hour CAB meetings. Waiting 3 weeks to access a simple VM. Spending more time on approvals than coding. Fixing these problems are going to do more to fix our productivity problems than “AI”.
I go into detail over at substack.
I go into detail over at substack.
Why Australia's Productivity Summit Will Make You a Prompt Engineer
But you can change that
open.substack.com
July 22, 2025 at 4:09 AM
3 hour CAB meetings. Waiting 3 weeks to access a simple VM. Spending more time on approvals than coding. Fixing these problems are going to do more to fix our productivity problems than “AI”.
I go into detail over at substack.
I go into detail over at substack.
There are huge productivity gains to be made just by using technology more efficiently, and no, it’s not about creating an army of prompt engineers.
IT professionals know in their heart the problem - they live it every day and complain about it over their lunch breaks …
IT professionals know in their heart the problem - they live it every day and complain about it over their lunch breaks …
July 22, 2025 at 4:06 AM
There are huge productivity gains to be made just by using technology more efficiently, and no, it’s not about creating an army of prompt engineers.
IT professionals know in their heart the problem - they live it every day and complain about it over their lunch breaks …
IT professionals know in their heart the problem - they live it every day and complain about it over their lunch breaks …
Wow. This escalated quickly.
June 6, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Wow. This escalated quickly.
Sam Altman made an interesting point the other day - the cost of AI will eventually converge to the cost of energy. If true, then the country with the lowest cost generation will win.
May 19, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Sam Altman made an interesting point the other day - the cost of AI will eventually converge to the cost of energy. If true, then the country with the lowest cost generation will win.
It’s hard work building a coalition of like minded individuals who both represent their local constituents and push for change that improves the lives of all Australians. Easier to just focus on a few people and then throw insults when your particular priorities are being ignored.
May 8, 2025 at 7:38 AM
It’s hard work building a coalition of like minded individuals who both represent their local constituents and push for change that improves the lives of all Australians. Easier to just focus on a few people and then throw insults when your particular priorities are being ignored.
Macron probably can’t believe his luck. With the UK out of the EU and Friedrich Merz saying he wants to achieve independence from the USA, Macron’s old dream of a true European Army (with France leading of course) might actually happen.
February 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Macron probably can’t believe his luck. With the UK out of the EU and Friedrich Merz saying he wants to achieve independence from the USA, Macron’s old dream of a true European Army (with France leading of course) might actually happen.
Tax is how the rest of us can defend ourselves from the billionaires.
Tax Is How We Defend Ourselves
YouTube video by Garys Economics
youtu.be
February 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Tax is how the rest of us can defend ourselves from the billionaires.
Sad, but it is getting near time the tech industry disconnect itself from the US.
February 23, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Sad, but it is getting near time the tech industry disconnect itself from the US.
Despite what the media has told us, federal govt taxes do not “pay for” federal govt spending. Taxes remove currency from the economy, federal govt spending adds currency to it.
We need taxes to reduce relative spending power of the rich, put a price on social ills (pollution) and fight inflation.
We need taxes to reduce relative spending power of the rich, put a price on social ills (pollution) and fight inflation.
February 23, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Despite what the media has told us, federal govt taxes do not “pay for” federal govt spending. Taxes remove currency from the economy, federal govt spending adds currency to it.
We need taxes to reduce relative spending power of the rich, put a price on social ills (pollution) and fight inflation.
We need taxes to reduce relative spending power of the rich, put a price on social ills (pollution) and fight inflation.
Kudos to both Labor and Liberal leaders for standing with Ukraine.
One more reason to be proud to be an Australian.
One more reason to be proud to be an Australian.
February 20, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Kudos to both Labor and Liberal leaders for standing with Ukraine.
One more reason to be proud to be an Australian.
One more reason to be proud to be an Australian.
It’s not my idea, just repeating what others have suggested. Very similar to war bonds in the world wars. One issue is that it would take an act of parliament and so we would need the government to take it up and implement it. Given inflation seems to be beaten, probably not a priority now.
February 20, 2025 at 3:48 AM
It’s not my idea, just repeating what others have suggested. Very similar to war bonds in the world wars. One issue is that it would take an act of parliament and so we would need the government to take it up and implement it. Given inflation seems to be beaten, probably not a priority now.
In addition, due to their intermittent nature, solar and wind are best complemented with storage rather than nuclear. Backstopped by gas to account for dunkelflaute.
February 19, 2025 at 8:43 AM
In addition, due to their intermittent nature, solar and wind are best complemented with storage rather than nuclear. Backstopped by gas to account for dunkelflaute.
And just to complete the thought, taxes are also needed to manage inflation. Which is why I would support giving our Reserve Bank (I’m Australian) the power the garnish wages during periods of high inflation to be paid back in periods of low inflation.
February 19, 2025 at 8:38 AM
And just to complete the thought, taxes are also needed to manage inflation. Which is why I would support giving our Reserve Bank (I’m Australian) the power the garnish wages during periods of high inflation to be paid back in periods of low inflation.
Nuclear is a great option for small countries with large populations that get little sunlight but have access to plenty of water.
Australia is a large, dry country with a small population that has access to enormous amounts of sun (and wind).
Australia isn’t the right country for nuclear.
Australia is a large, dry country with a small population that has access to enormous amounts of sun (and wind).
Australia isn’t the right country for nuclear.
February 19, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Nuclear is a great option for small countries with large populations that get little sunlight but have access to plenty of water.
Australia is a large, dry country with a small population that has access to enormous amounts of sun (and wind).
Australia isn’t the right country for nuclear.
Australia is a large, dry country with a small population that has access to enormous amounts of sun (and wind).
Australia isn’t the right country for nuclear.
We need to tax the rich in order to reduce their spending power relative to everyone else. If they “leave”, fine, even less competition for the rest of us for real resources, like houses, food, education, and so on. I don’t think they’ll leave.
February 19, 2025 at 8:28 AM
We need to tax the rich in order to reduce their spending power relative to everyone else. If they “leave”, fine, even less competition for the rest of us for real resources, like houses, food, education, and so on. I don’t think they’ll leave.
I know we have all been taught that taxes fund the gov’t, implying we need to tax the rich so the rest of us can have nice things, but it ain’t so. For the likes of the UK, US, Canada, Australia, anywhere that has its own currency, taxes remove currency from the economy and are then deleted.
February 19, 2025 at 8:26 AM
I know we have all been taught that taxes fund the gov’t, implying we need to tax the rich so the rest of us can have nice things, but it ain’t so. For the likes of the UK, US, Canada, Australia, anywhere that has its own currency, taxes remove currency from the economy and are then deleted.
I remember being a young engineering student at UniMelb using Netscape to “surf the web”. Such innocent times! Anyway, if we are to believe Neil, Silicon Valley may, in the end, kill the Internet.
RIP Internet 🪦 w/ Neil deGrasse Tyson
YouTube video by Universe Lair
youtube.com
February 7, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I remember being a young engineering student at UniMelb using Netscape to “surf the web”. Such innocent times! Anyway, if we are to believe Neil, Silicon Valley may, in the end, kill the Internet.
Pretty courageous to go for the trust me bro strategy given the state the previous government left us.
February 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Pretty courageous to go for the trust me bro strategy given the state the previous government left us.
3.3 million Australians are currently living in poverty, not 3.3 million households. Not saying it’s good, just that accuracy is important.
Poverty – Poverty and Inequality
povertyandinequality.acoss.org.au
February 1, 2025 at 5:41 AM
3.3 million Australians are currently living in poverty, not 3.3 million households. Not saying it’s good, just that accuracy is important.