Tucsons local bookie, The Baron, wants to quit, and the Tucson weekly has a very interesting and funny article about it:
The Baron wants out. He's had enough. Enough of the all-nighters, the booze, the bad habits and most of all, the degenerate gamblers--the DGs, as he calls 'em--and their worthless excuses when it … Continue Reading ››
An Economy for Giving Everything Away
Chris linked to this text a while ago, and I've been chewing my way through it since then. It's kinda long and full of important thoughts on living a life of giving, illustrated through the Open Source movement and through the life of the author himself, one Andrius Kulikauskas, the proprietor of … Continue Reading ››
Better meetings
One of my passions is better meetings. Meetings can be productive, energizing, creative and fun. Or they can suck the life out of you faster than a brief stay in vacuum - without a space suit.
I stumbled upon a very simple and effective format that I've been using for shorter meetings with fewer … Continue Reading ››
I stumbled upon a very simple and effective format that I've been using for shorter meetings with fewer … Continue Reading ››
Book review: Non zero
About half a year ago I posted some really big questions. Questions that may too big for an answer, but which must never the less lie at the foundation of any world view. Non zero by Robert Wright (bearing the somewhat grandiose subtitle "The logic of human destiny") is one of the most … Continue Reading ››
Art and fear
Chris Corrigan links to a review of the book Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking, from which comes the following quote:
The ceramics teacher announced on opening day that he was dividing the class into two groups. All those on the left side of the studio, he said, would … Continue Reading ››
TABLET PC
I got e tablet PC today and I'm fooling around with it. This entry is written using the handwriting recognition-but without fixing any mistakes - works remarkably well , in my opinion.
Iron the geeks: I got a Fujitsu-Siemens T 3010
Update: i meant to write for the geeks...
Iron the geeks: I got a Fujitsu-Siemens T 3010
Update: i meant to write for the geeks...
Lord of the rings
As you may have figured out from some previous posts, I'm a huge fan of the LOTR movies, and now I've found a treasure trove of info from people involved in the filming here.
My favourite quote:
On a day when it was mostly Elves, it was slightly an attention-seeking day - all the Elves needed … Continue Reading ››
Quote
I believe that the very purpose of our life is to seek happiness. That is clear. Whether one believes in religion or not, whether one believes in this religion or that religion, we all are seeking something better in life. So I think the very motion of our life is towards happiness... - The Dalai Lama, … Continue Reading ››
Social entrepreneurship
Thomas found this excellent article on social entrepreneurship, ie. the pursuit of a social mission using business-like methods.
According to the article, the characteristics of social entrepreneurs are:
* Adopting a mission to create and sustain social value (not just private value),
* Recognizing and relentlessly pursuing new opportunities to serve that … Continue Reading ››
According to the article, the characteristics of social entrepreneurs are:
* Adopting a mission to create and sustain social value (not just private value),
* Recognizing and relentlessly pursuing new opportunities to serve that … Continue Reading ››
Book review: The web of life
The web of life by Fritjof Capra is an important book. In a well structured and readable manner, he takes on some of the largest questions related to life, and manages to do so in a clear and understandable way, that removes none of the majesty of the topic under discussion: Life.
From systems theory, … Continue Reading ››