Category Archives: Culture

Having followed Matt Green’s walk across the US last year, I was ecstatic to see that he’s made a followup post, 1 year later, about what he learned on his walk.  Do yourself a favour, take half an hour out of … Continue reading →

Posted on September 6, 2011 by | Leave a comment

What do you see?

Posted on September 6, 2011 by

I haven’t read Steinbeck’s East of Eden, but this excerpt is quite fascinating. Samuel sat in the buggy beside Lee, and his clobber-footed saddle horse shuffled clumsily behind. “What’s your name?” Samuel asked pleasantly. “Lee. Got more name. Lee papa … Continue reading →

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Lewis Pugh “Human Polar Bear” goes head to head with Shell

Posted on April 5, 2011 by

I received this via email and whether or not it is exactly what it claims to be, it remains a good speech.  (If you can look past the bit about global warming!)  It is apparently the content of a short … Continue reading →

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4square&7yearsago reminds you of time gone by

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

Often the most fun new technologies are actually mashups of existing products and services.  Take this new site for example, 4square&7yearsago.  It doesn’t really serve any useful purpose other than to remind you of good times gone by, but it’s … Continue reading →

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The Sunk Cost Fallacy

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

David McRaney has a great post up on the “You Are Not So Smart” blog about the misconception that we make rational decisions based on future values of things. When you lose something permanently, it hurts. The drive to mitigate this … Continue reading →

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Social Media Detox

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

Awesome infographic from Column Five, poking fun at those social media addicts that we all know so well.  (Click for fullsize) From: Column Five via: GigaOM

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MTV: Sexidents

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

What a beautiful ad! Sex is no accident Always use a condom via Ads of The World

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Change the South African job climate

Posted on January 13, 2011 by

Great to see somebody thinking about our economy in new ways.  Don’t hold your breath, this isn’t going to happen, but man I certainly wish it would. The aim of every economy should be to get as many businesses going … Continue reading →

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Privacy boundaries on the internet

Posted on December 28, 2010 by

Here I go off again, quoting Ethan Zuckerman on privacy.  Very good article though.  And Coach Ryan has now had the memorable experience of ducking questions about his wife’s feet in a press conference, leading to a sentence which may … Continue reading →

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The first truly honest privacy policy

Posted on December 28, 2010 by

The data we collect is strictly anonymous, unless you’ve been kind enough to give us your name, email address, or other identifying information. And even if you have been that kind, we promise we won’t sell that information to anyone … Continue reading →

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