RoboticElfJedi

In the last ten years or so it seems that there's been a change in tech, with companies like Apple and Google going from something cool, with an upstart vibe and a promise of good, to something... else. What's your take on the direction GAFAM have gone, and how has this changed being a tech journo?

I’ve never met a Green that regretted that move. The ETS was simply too weak. In a sense it was progress but the main problem was unwinding it/strengthening it were very difficult legally if it passed.

In my view history showed the Greens right on this one. They held out, went to an election, got a record vote and were part of balance of power. The carbon tax was the result.

Perhaps the original decision to not back the ETS is still arguable but we have to have a base level of ambition rather than locking in failure.

Have you had any negative reactions from your countrymen who things you are a sympathizer with the enemy, disloyal or just delusional?

I don't agree with any party's entire platform, including the Greens. But I still support them. Making nuclear power your number one issue, in a country without nuclear power, is a bit odd isn't it?

Check out the AMA from a couple of weeks ago by the CEO of Readup. A new model for paying authors for content. I subscribed.