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Kastanza interview move

I was asked in a job interview how long I planned to stay in a company. It’s an awkward question, but the interviewer was alluding to my recent work history which shows short tenures across three companies (less than 2 years at each). In classic George Kastanza style I came up with a great answer about 20 minutes after the interviews conclusion.  It went something like this:   ***** I made a deliberate choice to work in early stage and startup companies because I saw the opportunity to learn from the smartest and most passionate people at a relatively early stage in my career.    I wouldn’t say it’s been a smooth ride but it has enabled a solid grounding in what works and what doesn’t in high growth, small to medium sized businesses; so I count myself lucky for that. ***** I actually sent the interviewer something similar in an email the next day.  An unconventional move, no doubt, but if they want me, they’ll take it as evidence for the organisation to get me on board.  Prayers to the
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Hamstringing the world

 20 years ago my brother joined Greenpeace and I was embarrassed.  That was before I realised how influential medi was on my thoughts.   This is often the bit where the author points the finger at big oil, gas and anything else destroying the planet and they do hold blame here; but the real heavy lifting here, the one that went above and beyond was Rupert Murdoch’s Media network.  It’s extraordinary how one conglomerate controlled by one family (40% of corporate voting is tied up in the Murdoch family) can hamstring an entire planet. I’m not sure if joining Greenpeace is the answer; I do know that supporting the push for a Royal Commission into the Murdoch empire, in Australia, is a step in the right direction though.  Support them here: www.afmrc.org.au .
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Your brain through the ages

 Have you noticed that each technical age has its own way of describing the mechanisms of the brain.  The Industrial Age used pistons, pumps and hydraulics, the electrical age wires, cables and transistors, the computer age uses files and folders and now the digital age is networks - neural ones apparently. Next on the rung is quantum computing; which is where it gets interesting. Whilst it’s easy to visualise hydraulics, electricity and networks, will we ever visualise quantam mechanics?  I guess we can visualise the UV spectrum and electrons, both unintuitive things; so the is possibility is there.     It’s a fascinating world just waiting to be explained.
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