Lee shared a thoughtful and entertaining Cracked article* by David Wong about the Monkeysphere. In short, the idea is that we can maintain less than 150 relationships (our monkeys**), so there’s no way for us to care about everyone.
Lee also shared a Derek Sivers article that hits right in the gut. As Lee pointed out, [...]
Posted by Chris in Culture, Philosophy on April 2nd, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Brad makes an excellent point:
There is an incredible amount of value in a clean slate and an empty inbox every day. Instead of burning up hours on an endless stream of interesting (but ultimately useless) content, I am faced with a blank page and a free block of time to write, code, design, create and [...]
Posted by Chris in Geekdad, Philosophy on March 20th, 2009 | 3 Comments »
“First, writing the decisions down is essential. Only when one writes to the gaps appear and the inconsistencies protrude. The act of writing turns out to require hundreds of mini-decisions, and it is the existence of these that distinguishes clear, exact policies from fuzzy ones.”
— Frederick P. Brooks, Jr. “The Mythical Man-Month” (via Brad)
Posted by Chris in Business, Philosophy, Technology on December 4th, 2008 | No Comments »
Ted shared an article in Reason this morning: Not Voting and Proud. While I totally understand that “abstain” is just as valid a choice as any on the ballot, I think that Brian Doherty, the article’s author, makes a few missteps:
He sets up a false dichotomy between voting and otherwise helping out in the community. [...]
Posted by Chris in Government, Philosophy, Politics on November 4th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This is just about right:
Yes.
Posted by Chris in Fun, Humor, Philosophy on May 8th, 2008 | No Comments »
