Archives for “Social Software”

- Living Systems, James/Grier/Miller

“There also is a fallacy in the assumption that all wants must be satisfied to minimize discontent. Discontent is not a function of the discrepancy between what men want and what they have, but between what they want and what they believe they are capable of attaining. If their means are few or threatened, they [...]

It’s the same story the crow told me It’s the only one he know - like the morning sun you come and like the wind you go Ain’t no time to hate, barely time to wait Wo-oah, what I want to know, where does the time go? -    Grateful Dead, Uncle John’s Band

The term “selective benefits” is usually thought of in relation to programs such as welfare as in this definition of selective Benefits: Selective benefits are provided on the basis of a claimant’s income and circumstance. An example of a selective benefit is the Child Tax Credit. We are not all treated alike by the other [...]

“As a society declines, it becomes more polarized as factions stake out turf they can cling to. Here, you have a choice. You can either embrace the widening middle ground now opening up between the polarities or exploit the passions on the extremes. Organizations that follow the latter course will look and feel more traditional [...]

New post up on Chron’s list blog: The Unnecessary Apologist The proprietors weren’t the in-your-face preachy kind of folks. Typically quiet, he became a loud fellow who would amble up to the register for the lunch rush like he was holding court. A different joke for each of the regulars…. The deli was a small [...]

From a random trip into the wax museum in Tijuana Mexico while in San Diego on business. Yes I enjoyed Michael Jackson’s music. But I guess I never really “got it” at the level of so many people. Since MJ passed away, this creative commons photo of Michael Jackson has taken off in traffic on [...]