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Internet of things – For dogs

By Pot Luck

The Internet of Things (IoT) has a lot to answer for, starting with ‘How many different ways can you brand the same thing?’ Here’s a few: M2M (machine-to-machine, D2D (device-to-device), internet 0, thingternet, connected devices, connected hardware, smart home, connected home, smart products and last but probably not least – appcessories.

But I won’t focus on the (possibly) useless things IoT has been applied to (but if interested, feel free to decide for yourself and check out these 8 offerings).

Instead, I’ll share one that I think is ‘smart’ and adds value. Drum roll…..Meet Melbourne’s Ecube smart bin. I remember the first time I spotted one in the city  – it looked like an ordinary bin, but it had a solar panel for a roof. Perplexed, I inspected further and it was only when I went to my friend Google that the mystery was revealed. It was a smart bin with internal compacting capability and has enabled  a reduction in waste collection from an average of several times a day to once overnight.

So tell me, what’s your favourite IoT?

April 9, 2021
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Risk appetite

By Work

Risk appetite is an expression often used within risk management and is now appearing in numerous publications and legislative requirements. To compound the issue, there is no universally agreed definition amongst various risk standards. So what does this jargon really mean?

This short but fun video proposes a simple definition using ISO Guide 73 ‘Risk management vocabulary’ as a starting point for further exploration.

February 2, 2021
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Reflections on 2020

By Pot Luck, That's life

Not sure about you, but this cartoon succinctly describes how I’ve perceived time during the year. Whilst in our second wave of COVID-19 lockdown here in Melbourne (112 days), time seemed to go on forever, yet you never felt like you had enough time to get anything done. And now that we have started easing restrictions and I reflect on the year, it feels like it was over before it started.

Here’s to 2021!

December 8, 2020
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The news alert ticker

By That's life

I’ve always wondered what you call those sliding news alerts at the bottom of the TV… they go by a few names, including: news ticker, crawler, slide or chyron, named after the software company who developed it.

Not sure how you feel about them, but personally I find them distracting. But for some, it’s a challenge to try and figure out how to stop them – check out this toddler and his creative solution.

So tell me, am I the only one who doesn’t like them?

November 20, 2020
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New normal

By That's life, Work

97 days since stage 3 lockdown…

…my transition to the new normal for lockdown #2 here in Victoria.

What happened to ‘play’?

October 13, 2020
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Risk informs decision making

By Work

Risk informs decision making

‘Risk informs decision making’ – Risk managers like to use this key expression to describe risk management’s value proposition. But what does this industry jargon really mean?

To demystify this, I’ve created a snappy 2 minute video. It will help you understand what this expression means in practice, so you can simply apply it to your important decisions at work or home.

PS. If you like this video, then check out my first one ‘What is risk?’

Let me know what you think

August 25, 2020
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The night sky

By That's life

Back on 21 June 2020 (shortest day in the southern hemisphere) I participated in a new Guinness world record attempt for the ‘most number of people participating in an online sustainability lesson’…And guess what? We succeeded!

I can now claim to be a Guinness world record holder – I thought I might add it to my CV 🙂

The 30 minute lesson was on light pollution and ended by participants recording the number of stars to be seen in the night sky to help in the ongoing collection of light pollution data across the globe. If you want to find out more, visit the Australasian Dark Sky Alliance, the not for profit charity which ran the event and initially formed to educate the public and policymakers about night environment conservation.

July 11, 2020
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