Comments on: What James Governor Did Next: Energy and Open Source http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/01/12/what-james-governor-did-next-energy-and-open-source/ An industry analyst blog looking at software ecosystems and convergence Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:20:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Mark Cathcart http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/01/12/what-james-governor-did-next-energy-and-open-source/#comment-10114 Mark Cathcart Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:20:26 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/01/12/what-james-governor-did-next-energy-and-open-source/#comment-10114 James, I wish you the best of luck with this and by osmosis sih I could spend time with you. I know through your commitment, level of enthusiasm and ability you should be able to make a real difference. While I'm sure you might not like the comparison, but in many ways you could be another Ralph Nadar. While its easy to knock him, but you can't fault his commitment. Since I moved from the UK I cancelled my Greenpeace Frontline membership and have not re-joined in the US. I remember fondly getting arrested dressed as a cow in Bristol... ;-) James, I wish you the best of luck with this and by osmosis sih I could spend time with you. I know through your commitment, level of enthusiasm and ability you should be able to make a real difference.

While I’m sure you might not like the comparison, but in many ways you could be another Ralph Nadar. While its easy to knock him, but you can’t fault his commitment.

Since I moved from the UK I cancelled my Greenpeace Frontline membership and have not re-joined in the US. I remember fondly getting arrested dressed as a cow in Bristol… ;-)

]]> By: Ric http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/01/12/what-james-governor-did-next-energy-and-open-source/#comment-10066 Ric Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:09:53 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/01/12/what-james-governor-did-next-energy-and-open-source/#comment-10066 Wait there's more! When it rains the run-off from suburban streets just runs straight out to sea ... ya gotta love it! But would I live anywhere else - probably not ... I DO love this place. Which just goes to show there's no zealot like a convert - I was born in Odstock General Hospital, Salisbury, Wiltshire, and I'm real happy about the cricket right now. Wait there’s more! When it rains the run-off from suburban streets just runs straight out to sea … ya gotta love it!

But would I live anywhere else - probably not … I DO love this place. Which just goes to show there’s no zealot like a convert - I was born in Odstock General Hospital, Salisbury, Wiltshire, and I’m real happy about the cricket right now.

]]> By: Ric http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/01/12/what-james-governor-did-next-energy-and-open-source/#comment-10065 Ric Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:06:13 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/01/12/what-james-governor-did-next-energy-and-open-source/#comment-10065 Oh - and don't even think of starting me up on water ... why somebody thought that growing rice and cotton in the Murray-Darling Basin was a good idea is beyond me. The wine industry isn't entirely blameless here, but we have done a lot in the last few years to reduce water usage - soil moisture monitoring, deficit-based drip irrigation, using winery waste water for irrigation. The biggest problems are usually political - no government wants to be the one to price water at its real value, despite the fact that it would probably be the single most effective decision to drive appropriate water use. And we still think it's a good idea to flush toilets and water gardens with first-use water - i.e. the same stuff we drink from the tap. Oh - and don’t even think of starting me up on water … why somebody thought that growing rice and cotton in the Murray-Darling Basin was a good idea is beyond me. The wine industry isn’t entirely blameless here, but we have done a lot in the last few years to reduce water usage - soil moisture monitoring, deficit-based drip irrigation, using winery waste water for irrigation.

The biggest problems are usually political - no government wants to be the one to price water at its real value, despite the fact that it would probably be the single most effective decision to drive appropriate water use. And we still think it’s a good idea to flush toilets and water gardens with first-use water - i.e. the same stuff we drink from the tap.

]]> By: Ric http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/01/12/what-james-governor-did-next-energy-and-open-source/#comment-10063 Ric Fri, 12 Jan 2007 14:59:37 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/01/12/what-james-governor-did-next-energy-and-open-source/#comment-10063 It's a large country, but very little of it is arable (in percentage terms). As for post-agriculture ... we have the potential (and the reasons) to be a knowledge-based nation - we're in a good time zone for out-of-business-hours work from both the US and Europe, with similar cultural backgrounds (and language) to much of them; we have good reasons to like the idea of remote working (this is a VERY large country, with lots of space between cities), have a reasonable education system (it COULD be heaps better, but compared to many other places it's good), (strangely) a good work ethic, are technologically savvy, and are generally pretty smart - do we want to start talking about wasted opportunities now? Too few Australians realise that the phrase "The Lucky Country" was sarcasm ... "your glorious country" - have you seen any of it? Harsh, powerful, majestic, overwhelming at times ... incredibly impressive in scale - you couldn't always call it "beautiful", but you could always describe it as "moving". It’s a large country, but very little of it is arable (in percentage terms). As for post-agriculture … we have the potential (and the reasons) to be a knowledge-based nation - we’re in a good time zone for out-of-business-hours work from both the US and Europe, with similar cultural backgrounds (and language) to much of them; we have good reasons to like the idea of remote working (this is a VERY large country, with lots of space between cities), have a reasonable education system (it COULD be heaps better, but compared to many other places it’s good), (strangely) a good work ethic, are technologically savvy, and are generally pretty smart - do we want to start talking about wasted opportunities now? Too few Australians realise that the phrase “The Lucky Country” was sarcasm …

“your glorious country” - have you seen any of it? Harsh, powerful, majestic, overwhelming at times … incredibly impressive in scale - you couldn’t always call it “beautiful”, but you could always describe it as “moving”.

]]> By: Martin LaMonica http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/01/12/what-james-governor-did-next-energy-and-open-source/#comment-10038 Martin LaMonica Fri, 12 Jan 2007 14:27:30 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/01/12/what-james-governor-did-next-energy-and-open-source/#comment-10038 James, Great to hear you're doing the green thing in some capacity! I, too, am trying to cover more green/clean tech (check out our photo gallery today on pocket-sized solar chargers). Clearly, we need the best and brightest writing/talking/working on environmental matters. James, Great to hear you’re doing the green thing in some capacity! I, too, am trying to cover more green/clean tech (check out our photo gallery today on pocket-sized solar chargers). Clearly, we need the best and brightest writing/talking/working on environmental matters.

]]> By: jgovernor http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/01/12/what-james-governor-did-next-energy-and-open-source/#comment-10031 jgovernor Fri, 12 Jan 2007 14:00:51 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/01/12/what-james-governor-did-next-energy-and-open-source/#comment-10031 Hey Ric. Yes I told my wife... ;-) I am currently reading Collapse by Jared Diamond. it has a very interesting chapter on Australia. If you guys got out of Agriculture you'd be in quite good shape. You're producing an awful lot of methane from cows. meanwhile the figures are CRAZY. something like 80% of agricultural profits come from .8% of the land. Australia should become the first post agriculture economy. then you could worry a bit less about cars. first off you need to stop stripmining your glorious country. Hey Ric. Yes I told my wife… ;-)

I am currently reading Collapse by Jared Diamond. it has a very interesting chapter on Australia. If you guys got out of Agriculture you’d be in quite good shape. You’re producing an awful lot of methane from cows. meanwhile the figures are CRAZY. something like 80% of agricultural profits come from .8% of the land. Australia should become the first post agriculture economy. then you could worry a bit less about cars. first off you need to stop stripmining your glorious country.

]]> By: Ric http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/01/12/what-james-governor-did-next-energy-and-open-source/#comment-10030 Ric Fri, 12 Jan 2007 13:54:05 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/01/12/what-james-governor-did-next-energy-and-open-source/#comment-10030 I'm such an obedient boy - subscribed immediately. So, James - does the boss know what you're up to? Interesting stuff - Australia is still fixated on the motor vehicle, and every day most people travel to work in their car, on their own. Car pooling? - doesn't happen ... we certainly need new ways of looking at mobility. I’m such an obedient boy - subscribed immediately. So, James - does the boss know what you’re up to?

Interesting stuff - Australia is still fixated on the motor vehicle, and every day most people travel to work in their car, on their own. Car pooling? - doesn’t happen … we certainly need new ways of looking at mobility.

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