March 2009
19 posts
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Gary Hamel: The Facebook Generation vs. the... →
This caught my eye considering how often these elements crop up in my Fortune 500 existence.  Here are the 12, but the details in each are worth reading in the article… “All ideas compete on equal footing. Contribution counts for more than credentials. Hierarchies are natural, not prescribed. Leaders serve rather than preside. Tasks are chosen, not assigned. Groups are...
Mar 30th
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Resources for the Game of Go
As an avid student of strategy games, my latest focus has been on the ancient game of Go.  As with chess and poker, my practice is to read the seminal books on the game, and find software with a reasonable AI to practice against.  Once I have a solid understanding of the rules, I seek out fellow (human) students to play and learn with, and senior practitioners or teachers I can learn from. As I...
Mar 30th
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WatchWatch
A talk with Bill Joy that includes some gems on disruption in the marketplace, passion replacing greed (in the Gordon Gekko sense), lateral thinking and techniques for online research he uses at Kleiner Perkins.
Mar 29th
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“To see is to forget the name of what one sees.”
– Paul Valéry
Mar 28th
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Virtual CMS Lab Online
Thanks to the new 8-Core Mac Pro, now demonstrating enough practical application to belie its original moniker of “glorious overkill”, our new CMS lab is online. Aside from the primary Windows and CentOS systems, we are currently running TurnKey Linux Appliances of the following platforms: WordPress Drupal MediaWiki with plans to include others such as Joomla, Concrete5, and of...
Mar 22nd
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Mar 19th
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WSJ: The New Examined Life / Personal Informatics →
Mar 14th
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“Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.”
– Demosthenes
Mar 13th
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Mar 12th
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Mar 12th
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37 Signals: iPhoto '09 and Domain Language  →
How software deals with a life situation, and how the domain language used creates a space of possibilities for the user.
Mar 11th
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Mar 11th
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Mini vMac - Mac Plus Emulator →
So I might be the only person at work with a Mac Plus in their office.  And I’m almost certain I’m the only person with both one at the office and at home.  So why do I need an emulator running under OS X?  I find it strange I’m willing to put hours into making it work, yet can’t quite answer that question.
Mar 10th
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Smiling About Hiccups
Published Episode 6 of CaitlinTV to the private site: “Smiling About Hiccups”
Mar 9th
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Mar 8th
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Thomas Friedman: 'The Great Disruption' →
Thinking about sustainability, both economically and ecologically.  Are we in the midst of a fundamental shift?
Mar 8th
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Wired: The Brief but Glorious Life of Web 2.0, and... →
What Bruce Sterling Actually Said About Web 2.0 at Webstock 09
Mar 8th
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Visualization of One Trillion Dollars →
Mar 7th
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Warren Buffett's Letter to Shareholders →
Full of wisdom, albeit somewhat frightening this year.
Mar 6th