The Artisan Internet and Digital Craftsmanship
Today I want to talk about a concept that is usually treated by the business community as quaint, if it is acknowledged at all. I want to talk about craftsmanship – a desire to do something well, for its own sake. The satisfaction that comes from creating...
A Desire to do Something Well, For Its Own Sake
Internet Hungary was surreal. Unlike any other conference I’ve ever spoken at. The day before it began I was met at my hotel by my driver, the Hungarian version of Vin Diesel who I was sure spent all his spare time enacting scenes from Fast and Furious 1, 2, 3,...
Ars Electronica Symposium on Cloud Intelligence – September 5
This coming Saturday September 5th I will be joined by an illustrious group of speakers (and friends) here in Linz to map a new framework to think about collective intelligence in the era of cloud computing. A schedule of the day’s events is available on the Ars...![[Review] What I Talk About When I Talk About Running](https://i0.wp.com/farm4.static.flickr.com/3478/3811751236_7797b9bec2.jpg?w=425)
[Review] What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
Somerset Maugham once wrote that in each shave lies a philosophy. I couldn’t agree more. No matter how mundane some action might appear, keep at it long enough and it becomes a contemplative, even meditative act. Sometimes I wonder how many miles – and in...
HIV Positive Bloggers Defy Stigma and Silence
Wherever you may be reading this – at the kitchen table with a spoonful of cereal in your mouth, at the office while you should be working, on your cell phone as you wait for the bus – please stop and consider this: what if your doctor calls you in the...Latest Photos
