First Post

Welcome to another blog.

For this blog I'm just going to post random essays and thoughts about technology, business and personal development. In the past I have tried to develop blogs about specific area of interest. But my interests change over time, and each blog has been subsequently abandoned. This time round I'm not going to attempt to develop this into anything more than what it is, a collection of ideas that may help to inspire debate and conversation.

If there is a single consolidating theme then I guess it would be reflecting on what is possible, and what is likely. I have often been accused of being a cynic, and it is human nature to admire dreamers and denigrate cynics. However the prognostication track record for cynics is far superior to dreamers, although that comment itself is likely to be accused of cynical self-justification :).

I don't think bounded reason is such a great impediment when thinking about what is possible. I would like to imagine there is a middle ground somewhere between self deluded fantasy and idea crushing negativity. And if, occasionally, I just happen to get it right, at least I will be able to point back to the old posts and say, "look, I was right after all" :).

Dean