Recently read “The Black Swan” by Professor Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Anyone at all interested in the use of probabilities to assess and manage risk must put this on their reading list. Taking aim at the normal curve high priests, Taleb attacks by showing that most of what shapes our lives Read more…
Of course the answer is YES! “Rework” is an easy to read book from the people at 37signals, a small business (ok not so small anymore) that creates project management software. Their products are designed to enable us to more easily work together. So when they write a book to Read more…
Has it been that long since my last blog entry? Been extremely busy this winter and of course, busy is good! But on the other hand, I have a set of topics piling up that I would like to write about. Earlier, I blogged when I read Jeff Rubin’s book Read more…
Late in November I blogged about a recent phenomenon being experienced in some systems – Surplus Baseload Generation (SBG). This is being experienced in Ontario, Canada due to falling electricity demand and the increased use of variable renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. At that time, I started Read more…
As usual at this time of year I find myself asking “Where did the time go?” Seems like just yesterday the year was beginning. And in this case, it was a very busy year. I am thankful to have been busy as we have been going through the worst economic Read more…
Just finished reading “Free – The future of a radical price” by Chris Anderson. It was interesting reading and builds on many of the themes from Jeff Jarvis’ book “What would Google do?” that inspired me to start this blog earlier this year. This book is well written and makes Read more…
System operators have recently seen something rather new – SBG – or “Surplus Baseload Generation”. This is due to falling demand related to the current economic situation and a newer phenomenon; the displacement of base load by variable load renewable generation. With governments everywhere and the public strongly supporting new Read more…
Last month, the supply of uranium was severely interrupted when BHP declared force majeure on its deliveries of uranium as the main haulage system failed at Olympic Dam. Production has been reduced to about 20% of nominal and it is expected to take a number of months to repair and Read more…
I just finished reading Jeff Rubin’s book “Why Your World Is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller: Oil and the End of Globalization“. Was a good thought provoking read. In summary, Rubin is stating that the world has reached peak oil production and that ultimately prices will continue to Read more…
Bruce Power officials say running at reduced capacity is the new reality for the nuclear plant for the foreseeable future