I propose that we get rid of this rest in peace bullshit for atheists, it is meaningless for us. Instead, I propose we use JFD. Just Fucking Dead. That, in the least, makes me feel better.
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The importance of the other side
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008
I recently caught the videos of the Richard Dawkins Foundation’s “The Four Horsemen” on YouTube. At some point, I may embed all of them, but I thought that this exchange between Dawkins and Hitchens was amazingly insightful.
Hitchens - A question I wanted to ask is this, we should ask ourselves what our […]
Watching a stranger die
Monday, September 24th, 2007
When GMail first went invite only for the beta, I was lucky enough to be an early subscriber to get the easy to remember and extremely applicable username of scottv. Apparently, I am not the only scottv in the world, and occasionally I will get misaddressed email as an unintended recipient. Most of […]
Jaiku, Pownce, Twitter, and Microblogging. Notes on Jyri Engeström.
Monday, July 16th, 2007
Check out this talk at MoMo Amsterdam by Jaiku’s Jyri Engeström.
Jyri identifies the increasing number of sites on the Alexa top 100 based on user generated content as what he calls a “megatrend swiping over web services.” He lays out three topics that he covers in this talk:
1. The case for social […]
Tech Cocktail Chicago
Friday, July 13th, 2007
Just got back from the latest tech cocktail, enjoyed most conversations, including an extended philosophy session with the ravenously beautiful Ron May. Saw a lot of old faces and an even greater number of new ones.
If I met you there, drop me an email.
God’s Gonna Cut You Down: The Philosophy of Johnny Cash
Wednesday, July 11th, 2007
When I was young, I remember my father telling me about Boy Named Sue. He loved the idea of that song. He had long been fascinated with machismo, and Johnny Cash gave him the perfect outlet.
Years later, I found out that the song had been originally penned by Shel Silverstein. Shel had […]
How CIOs Can REALLY Introduce Web 2.0 Technologies into the Enterprise
Monday, July 9th, 2007
My alternate title to this is How Diann Daniel Completely Misses the Point.
So this morning, I am reading this article on CIO.com. It is close to being the biggest piece of trash I have ever read. I will save you some time, here are the main points:
1. Sell the benefits of […]
E.O. Wilson and the Encyclopedia of Life
Saturday, July 7th, 2007
I am fascinated by big ideas and big thinkers. It is an amazing process to see happen. In defining our thoughts, we are often victims of our own circumstances. Occasionally, those circumstances allow us to see big ideas. Sometimes huge ideas.
E.O. Wilson is a biologist who recently won the 2007 TED […]
Bruce Mau, my Deus Ex Machina.
Thursday, July 5th, 2007
About 2 months ago, I started pondering the application questions for Bruce Mau. I have come up with a couple of drafts for the questions, and posted them as I had time. I’d love the opportunity to talk with Bruce Mau Design about working with his team, it seems like a fantastic opportunity […]
More Mau! Will we shift from the service of war to the service of life?
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007
When I first approached this question, I was not sure of the exact its exact nature, nor how to tackle it. I did know that it was the only question of the three to be tackled head on in Massive Change, so I went out, bought the book, and read it. I believe […]