Everything you do today
Everything you do today is an investment – or divestment – in the future. The same is true of the things you don’t do. -DM
Continue reading →Minister Williamson sets bad example with bigoted jokes
I was reported Wednesday in a New Zealand Herald article entitled “Minister slammed over racially tinged jokes”: The comments prompted Dave Moscovitz [sic], a member of the NZ Council of Christians and Jews, to complain to Mr Williamson. “I was disgusted by your comments making jokes at the expense of Muslims and Pacific Islanders,” he…
Continue reading →Dear Green Party, please stop sending me stuff
Dear Greens, I have written to you on a number of occasions pleading with you to stop sending me snail mail. I have now moved house, and yet you continue to send mail to my old address which the Post Office then redirects to my new house, inconveniencing even more people and causing the wastage…
Continue reading →Poetry in Hell makes the front page of the Ohio Jewish Chronicle
While it’s not exactly the mainstream media, it’s great to see Poetry In Hell getting in-depth coverage. (Download the PDF to read the article)
Continue reading →My Speech at Islam Awareness Week 2010 – From awareness through engagement to partnership
From Awareness through Engagement to Partnership: Cultivating Positive Emotions for a Healthy Society Dave Moskovitz – Wellington Progressive Jewish Congregation (Temple Sinai) Speech to Islam Awareness Week launch at Kilbirnie Mosque in Wellington, NZ 2 August 2010 Distinguished Guests, members of the FIANZ council, Ladies and Gentlemen – Shalom Aleichem, thank you for inviting me…
Continue reading →Domain names, now with mācrons!
From next week, .nz domain names will have the ability to contain macrons. I’m really pleased to have lent a hand to the process which has enabled the complete Māori alphabet to be used in .nz domain names; I was on the “IDN” (Internationalised Domain Name) committee at InternetNZ which set up the policy and…
Continue reading →Poetry in Hell
I’ve just finished helping my Mom (Dr Sarah Traister Moskovitz) publish a web site containing what might be considered to be her Magnum Opus. Poetry In Hell is the culmination of ten years of research into the poets of the Warsaw Ghetto, and their poetry rescued in buried milk cans from the Ringelblum Archives. My…
Continue reading →Summer of Code (XSSS) – Building great businesses
Earlier this year, I was invited to a Summer of Code panel session with Melissa Clark-Reynolds, Lance Wiggs, and Glenn Andert on building great businesses. This YouTube clip neatly summarises my philosophy. Enjoy!
Continue reading →Linux is great
Check out Luke Appleby’s Connector Blog on stuff.co.nz, discussing why Linux is so great.
Continue reading →I’m not cool enough to own an iPad – Apple, FU!
I was in LA last week on business. My colleagues had asked me to acquire an iPad so that we could test our web sites and mobile apps on it. So I went into the Apple Store in Santa Monica, and was amazed to see it packed with so many people nearly ejaculating over the…
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