http://www.equi4.com/jcw/index.htmlJCW's Weblogenjcw© 2007 Jean-Claude Wippler2010-03-15T13:50:01+01:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:12:10 +0100jcwvarious2010-03-15T13:50:01+01:00http://www.equi4.com/jcw/files/a20b9c9d977d9987a7e8c72ed2d06119-235.html#unique-entry-id-235http://www.equi4.com/jcw/files/a20b9c9d977d9987a7e8c72ed2d06119-235.html#unique-entry-id-235entry by the always-interesting Seth Godin, I stumbled on this fascinating 17-minute presentation by Clay Shirky, with his always-skillful way to present deep insights and analyses.

I no longer go watch TV. That trend started many years ago. Oh sure, I do watch movies, documentaries, and interviews (not news - all the Dutch news channels seem to be aimed at infants). But it’s been ages since I sat down to do nothing, waiting to be distracted or entertained. I’m grateful that Shirky finally explains how “the media” - as they are today - are essentially an aberration.

It also explains why open source communities have a virtually unlimited amount of time, energy, and talent at their disposal.]]>jcwvarious2010-02-23T23:54:44+01:00http://www.equi4.com/jcw/files/23b1b4e93e9500825ebcab91355a7f7c-234.html#unique-entry-id-234http://www.equi4.com/jcw/files/23b1b4e93e9500825ebcab91355a7f7c-234.html#unique-entry-id-234wars are an offense against humanity.
When natural disaster strikes, we act, immediately.
When man-made ones are being created... we don’t?

One day, I will look back on my life and feel infinite shame and guilt.
To know and to ignore. To postpone compassion - indefinitely.
Burying myself in helplessness - can’t change things anyway, right?

Right. Yet so wrong.]]>jcwvarious2010-02-05T14:49:01+01:00http://www.equi4.com/jcw/files/e8bf3b958aa9028799ba7bde6c6e0d79-233.html#unique-entry-id-233http://www.equi4.com/jcw/files/e8bf3b958aa9028799ba7bde6c6e0d79-233.html#unique-entry-id-233David Allen’s stuff...

Great interview (audio) + fantastic presentation (video) about why finishing is so hard.]]>jcwvarious2010-02-02T19:14:43+01:00http://www.equi4.com/jcw/files/f8161d79c4715e2489262af9168960c9-232.html#unique-entry-id-232http://www.equi4.com/jcw/files/f8161d79c4715e2489262af9168960c9-232.html#unique-entry-id-232Captain Picard, eh... I mean Sir Patrick Stewart.

Not doing what everyone else does matters. In times of war, and in times of luxury.]]>jcwvarious2010-01-30T11:03:52+01:00http://www.equi4.com/jcw/files/39129449a3f12b683e15364917470169-231.html#unique-entry-id-231http://www.equi4.com/jcw/files/39129449a3f12b683e15364917470169-231.html#unique-entry-id-231points out that computers are far too complex still (and how the iPad might change that). I’ve been waiting for decades for someone to spell it out. Non-nerds have suffered nerd lock-in way too long. Not a day goes by without someone asking me something about computers, because they can’t solve it or fix it, or understand it.]]>