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…
Continue reading →Bright Ideas Challenge
Here I am talking up the Bright Ideas Challenge, and why innovation is important to Wellington and New Zealand.
Continue reading →Trying to make yourself stupider
“Now the trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed.” – CS Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew
Continue reading →Creative Destruction in the Music Industry at Ignite Wellington
Ignite Wellington was part of Global Ignite Week, and I was invited to do a talk as part of this exciting and (as a presenter) nerve-wracking endeavour. Each presenter is given exactly 5 minutes to present, and allocated 20 Powerpoint slides which are automatically advanced every 15 seconds; the presenter has no control over the…
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