What’s it worth? (1)
$50 for a pair of jeans.£100 for a pair of shoes.£250 for a smartphone – if you’re thrifty. The prices of these and many other… Read More »What’s it worth? (1)
April 2019
Machine. Ecosystem. (8) – classrooms as complex adaptive systems
Planning is essential in education, but it’s easy to fall into the habit of treating your session plan or presentation as a set of inputs… Read More »Machine. Ecosystem. (8) – classrooms as complex adaptive systems
Brian Chesky on culture and hiring well
Our first employee was our first engineer and I think we looked for him for four or five months. I probably looked through thousands of… Read More »Brian Chesky on culture and hiring well
Marc Andreessen: Scenius
Here’s another highlight from Brian Koppelman’s interview with Marc Andreessen on The Moment. This time they’re talking about the importance of ‘scenes’ – groups of… Read More »Marc Andreessen: Scenius
Wisdom, for now and later
Eat honey, my child, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.1Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: If you… Read More »Wisdom, for now and later
Podcasting resources from Buzzsprout
I just came across these excellent tutorials from Buzzsprout: Audacity Tutorial: 17 Essential Podcast Recording & Editing Tips Loads of stuff about settings, filters, export… Read More »Podcasting resources from Buzzsprout
Doing to see
My sister and I just recorded a special episode for Driverlesscroc Podcast(‘Useful Things’), learnt a lot doing it, including: That recording both ends of a… Read More »Doing to see
Marc Andreesen: Edison vs Tesla (“Whose fault was that?”)
Brian: How do you talk to people though who have that chip on their shoulder, like, they look at someone like Elon as like, “Well, hey,… Read More »Marc Andreesen: Edison vs Tesla (“Whose fault was that?”)
Cutting edge – learning and change
The edge on a knife is important – it’s the sharp end (okay, side) where the cutting actually takes place. It needs to stay sharp,… Read More »Cutting edge – learning and change
Tim O’Reilly on structural literacy
Access to an unlimited world of information is a powerful augmentation of human capability, but it still has prerequisites. Before she could make an exquisite… Read More »Tim O’Reilly on structural literacy
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