In [his response][1] to my post _[Tools and evolution][2]_, Michal writes about local vs. global optimization, how small changes often improve the entire process, and inefficiencies in the larger picture may actually be necessary. It makes a lot of sense and is essentially the same point I was trying to make, though I might not […]
My friend Michal recently wrote about [Software and change][1], exploring the idea that
>[S]oftware that doesn’t result in a behaviour change has very little value.
I agree, with the caveat that _software that __forces__ behavioral change_ also has very little value. As an example, look at [del.icio.us][2], a ’social bookmarking’ application that, despite its current audience […]
11 months ago today, J. and I set off on a grand journey from Boston to the remote Pacific island of Hawaiian Maui. In one more month, we’ll have been here a whole year.
On the heels of hell freezing over (Apple moving to Intel processors), I figured it would be time to write a little about my business philosophy (and pigs shall fly)…
First, read [Small is the new Big][1] and [More on Small][2] over at Seth Godin’s blog. He sums up nicely some of the ideas I’ve been […]
I’ve gone from not working at all, except for a few small gigs here and there, to a combination of construction and demolition cleanup, yardwork, gravel-spreading and now laying rock walls! As a result, my suntan is getting much nicer, thanks! These jobs are still temporary, but until I find something more permanent, I’m fairly […]