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The day we all became thieves…
I want you to cast your mind back to a time when people made things in exchange for other people’s money… when you wanted a loaf, a horseshoe, a barrel and an arrow, you paid a visit to Messrs Baker, Smith, Cooper and Fletcher.
Go to a company called that now and you’re more likely to find it full of lawyers. Taking a loaf, horseshoe, barrel or arrow without payment or permission was theft, pure and simple. Continue reading
This made me go all unnecessary…
Whatever is felt upon the page without being specifically named there— that, one might say is created. —Willa Cather
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Get even! With those who help.
“The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you.” – John E. Southard Continue reading
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Maybe David Cameron wants a dictatorship?
David Cameron: “Why do we want a system used by only Australia, Fiji and Papua New Guinea?” He’s implying here that because only a few countries use it, it must be a bad thing. Hmm… let’s look for a system with more support. Totalitarian dictatorship! Continue reading
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Make digital books cheaper than paper.
At the time of writing the Amazon Kindle edition of Sarah Pain’s book “Going Rogue” is selling for $14.09 and the hardback edition for $13.50. Amazon’s capitulation to Macmillan over selling eBooks (at a loss!) for $9.99 as a Kindle loss leader is a disaster for the customer and the planet…and all because the currently mythical iPad will apparently let publishers charge more… cheers Steve. Continue reading
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Tagged book, cd, copyright, ebook, ereaders, green, insulation, paper
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Good, Fast, or Cheap… pick two.
When I first saw this I thought it was genius. A cool little project management axiom… but does it bear closer scrutiny? Continue reading
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Tagged cheap, communication, fast, goals, good, leadership, project management, quality
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Only six words? Can’t be done!…
Only six words? Can’t be done! … Doh! #sixwordsplusanexclamation
Belief: what trusted sources tell you.
I’m not only talking about religion here I’m talking about everything. The TV program QI (Quite Interesting) has a round called “General Ignorance” where they ask questions you think you know the answer to but virtually every “common knowledge” answer turns out to be either completely untrue, wildly inaccurate or superseded by the progress of human knowledge. Continue reading
Reduce, reuse, recycle, relieve and reverse. #BAD2009
This is a re-print of my entry to Blog Action Day 2009 as it gives a backdrop to the topic for this year… if you want to enter, and I’d love it if you did, there’s a link at the … Continue reading
The rainbow bubble of inspiration burst.
Sorry I’ve been quiet for a while. I had a run-in with twitter and the account was temporarily suspended (only a week to ten days while I appealed). This meant I couldn’t participate for a couple of weeks but had … Continue reading
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