This isn’t exactly Steve Jobs on loyalty, but rather comments from Joshua Michael Stern, director of the new Steve Jobs film JOBS: “… I think that he was loyal to his vision and he was loyal to the one thing he wanted to bring to the world … I think he was loyal to what he… Continue reading Steve Jobs on Loyalty
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Rainbow Gathering, Counter Culture in 2012
I returned from my second Rainbow Gathering last night. Once again, it was a life-changing experience. The Gathering is a community event that takes place in national forest land around the 4th of July each year. The idea is that every person on the planet should love each other as members of a giant family.… Continue reading Rainbow Gathering, Counter Culture in 2012
The Concept of Self and Use of RFID on the iPhone in Entertainment and Social Space
My friend Elissa turned me on to an article by William Deresiewicz titled The End of Solitude that addresses the culture of celebrity and connectivity as symptoms of an impulse for becoming known. Much of the article offers an overview of the historical concept of Self and what we get out of it. Something I… Continue reading The Concept of Self and Use of RFID on the iPhone in Entertainment and Social Space
My Journey With Barack Obama
Despite my passions for software, live music and clean technology, which I regularly blog about here, I’m privately a civic minded person. This post serves as a record of the effort I’ve put in for Senator Barack Obama and concludes with an endorsement of the man as our next President of the United States. The… Continue reading My Journey With Barack Obama
Mondays
A lot of people complain about Mondays. People say, “I have to go back to work!” and give this unhappy face that elicits pity from anyone else who has ever had to “go back to work.” But I was just thinking–“Wow. Monday. I made it through the weekend. I’m still alive! That’s great!” Mondays should… Continue reading Mondays