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Billy Thorpe: Australia’s Loudest Man goes Quiet
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007There will be many Australian sharpie Baby Boomers very quiet today. The hero of loud, Australian Rock and Roll, Billy Thorpe, died at 60 of a heart attack over night.
I wonder if in this election year, the pollies will pull a State Funeral. I hope so, as the impact his music had on that generation [...]
In the Digital Generation Gap
Monday, February 19th, 2007If you are not a parent or teacher with children between the ages of 5-15, you might want to read something else. I know how it gets when people talk about kids.
If you are a teacher or parent, welcome to the new internet generation gap.
An article published in the New York magazine, Say Everything, details [...]
Our Brain Wiring is Evolving
Wednesday, July 19th, 2006Talking to the great Michael Stoddart (Stod) around the proverbial water cooler, he stated that under-25's don't learn the same way as us Generation-X and cusp-Baby Boomers.
Rather than learn by rote the ins-and-outs of a "new thing", the Generation-Y's remember the tags and "where to access" the information - knowing that if they ever need [...]
