Water Spirits
This caught my eye, and I was wishing I could drop everything and head for the National Museum of African […]
Global
Media
Amsterdam Meets Chicago
The Ab Baahrs trio will be in Austin next Friday. [Link] (Thanks to Pedro Moreno for the pointer!) A highly
Uncategorized
World Science Fiction
Via Bruce Sterling: there’s a world science fiction blog on LiveJournal, associated with an anthology of world SF soon to
Social Media
NY Times: Twitter is haunted
The New York Times just discovered that there are ghost tweeters on Twitter. That was common knowledge in the Twitterverse,
Community, Futures, Politics
Purpose of America
Roy Spence and Haley Rushing say, at Huffington Post, It’s Time to Renew the Purpose of America. This resonates well
Business, Events, Futures
BarCamp Austin 2009
From its first year, I was committed in principle to BarCamp Austin but couldn’t quite seem to get away from
Events
Bands, Burgers, and Beer
Tantalizing free music minifest jamming during SXSW, at the great Fran’s Hamburgers, 1822 S. Congress, March 19, 3pm-6pm… assembled by
Events, Media, News
Find me (and my crazy hair!) at SXSWi
If you wonder what I’ll be doing at SXSW Interactive…
Design, Science
A law of evolving patterns in living systems
Constructal law can predict patterns in living sysems. [Link] “Our finding that animal locomotion adheres to constructal law tells us
Economy
Credit where credit is due
James Suroweicki explains the logic that drives credit card companies to strangle consumers. …credit-card companies have created a strange business,
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Just busy
Been working on a number of projects, especially getting Social Web Strategies launched and working on the Plutopia-produced EFF-Austin party,
Science
Darwin and Buddhism
Psychologist Paul Ekman believes that Charles Darwin may have been inspired by Tibetan Buddhism. Says Ekman, The Buddhist view, like
Business, Sustainability, Technology
Algae Biofuels Summit
Here’s a conference for “communities in the algae biofuels value chain,” including “power plant operators, industrial carbon generators, algae technology
Consciousness
Big Mind and Evolution
Foremost integral thinker Ken Wilber discusses the Bodhisattva vow (to liberate all sentient beings) and it’s relationship to Big Mind,