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Evolution vs. Revolution

03-Jul-05

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 […]

Tools and evolution

01-Jul-05

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

28-Jun-05

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.

Let’s get Micro!

08-Jun-05

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 […]

My Fathers Lay Silent

18-May-05

My prayers fell on your ears,
like single drops in a rainstorm.
I listened for your answer,
my eyes open, my body still,
my breath paused, expectant,
you lay silent, or when you spoke
you spoke with the voice of the hum
of living.
Why is it you call me to discover
a truth you know but cannot share? […]