“What’s the hard part?” is the question that everyone on the team should be able to answer… What is the difficult work that, if it… Read More »The Hard Part(s) in small non-profit organisations (1) – Who wants this change?
This is mostly still true – perhaps the part about how we reprogram computers has changed, because they are often programmed to “train” themselves through… Read More »Richard Hamming c. 1995 on why computers are (going to be) a thing
This long (long!) episode of the Tim Ferriss show is full of thought provoking stuff on all sorts of topics related to technology, cryptocurrency, online… Read More »Podcast recommendation: Balaji Srinivasan on the dystopian present and the decentralised future plus plus plus
That which gets in the way of my mission is my mission. Tim Ferriss, quoting somebody If you have that feeling that something is up… Read More »That which gets in the way of the mission: on having The Conversation quickly
The movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe are a great example of how networks (in this case, of multimedia texts) create value. Iron Man (2008)… Read More »Marvel MCU Movies as a value creating network
I was struck by Charles Severance saying that computers are really just little machines that are waiting for us to tell them what we want… Read More »“What do you want me to do?”
The last category of high-leverage activities are those that create entirely new opportunities. In a sense, this is your main job, and it’s what you… Read More »Looking for levers (4): creating opportunities
I have to get you to quit your modesty. I have to get you individually to respond to my challenge that you’re going to be… Read More »Richard Hamming on aiming for greatness, education and developing style
Zoom Pro is currently US$150 / £120 a year on an annual plan. If you’re like me – inclined to look at the cost of… Read More »Why it’s worth paying for Zoom Pro
I discovered this lecture via James Clear’s site. Richard Hamming was a mathematician, an alumni both of the Manhattan Project and of Bell Labs in… Read More »Recommendation: Richard Hamming on The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn