The 1981 Nobel Prize laureate in Literature, Elias Canetti, said: men and the units of their money have the strongest effect on each other. They are at its mercy, and feel equally powerful and worthless
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Smartphones Dumbpeople
Stuck in my head #1
Thinking of my little ballerina dancing…
I ♥ MOOCs
In response to this rather misguided article: Will MOOCs Destroy Academia? When will people understand the difference between information and pedagogy? Information is there, it was there before MOOCs, it will be there after (the only difference being that it’s becoming ever and more accessible). MOOCs are merely emphasising the fact that there is no value …
Movember
I’m more of a believer of “a few helping a few”, rather than “raising a bunch of millions that’s lost in translation”. BUT I am a big fan of transformations & their stimulating effect on yourself & people around. So even if this charity thing doesn’t have the impact it intends, surely the giggles & …
Nerds That Rock, Episode 2: Matthew Inman
Matthew Inman – IT professional who left his career to be creative on his own terms + Nikola Tesla – One of the greatest and least famous inventors to have ever lived, refusing profit and fame in order to innovate * The Internet – 70 years after Tesla has been dead and forgotten, with the …
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When the road bends
You cannot walk straight. When the Road Bends… – Romani proverb
Nerds That Rock Episode 1: Ronald Jenkees
keep on rockin, boss!
The most dangerous risk of all…
On the beach
Discovering the extraordinary in ordinary things…