What losing my car taught me about Black Friday
“If you want to learn, increase every day. If you want to have wisdom, decrease every day.”—Lao Tzu “It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us…
The case for drones
Everyone knows that the military has all the best gizmos. They are way ahead of the civilian world. And they ought to be with all the money they throw at…
Be like a snowball
The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function. -Dr Albert Bartlett The human brain is awesome, but it also has serious limitations –…
The Oddball Farmer
Years ago when I was in my early-20’s and still knew the absolute right answer to all of life’s questions, one of my best friends from childhood and I got…
One thing to avoid if you want friends
Last month I wrote about being happy and I hope everyone read that article and is floating around on a cloud of joy. But if not this article will help point you…
Gone Surfing!
All of the evidence suggests we’re rapidly transitioning from systems that were designed to support an industrial age infrastructure to systems that will be more holistic, organic, decentralized and resilient….
Who Wins…
Shortly we will know who the next president of the US will be. We wanted to take a moment to remind everyone that whether “your” candidate wins or loses, it…
Robert Paterson interview on the end of the rat race
Last week I wrote a review of Robert Paterson’s ebook You Don’t Need a Job: The Rise of the Network. Yesterday, Paterson was gracious enough to allow me to ask…
Hurricane Sandy, the ant, and the grasshopper
Last night I briefly flicked on the TV to catch the updates on the Sandy situation in the Northeast. I’m sorry I did. One of the bubble-headed news readers was…
Your job is at risk… And here’s why that’s a good thing
Somewhere in Chihuahua Mexico there is a young mother chasing her toddler around the living room while chatting online over Skype. She used to work for $50 a week in…
