Weeknotes, October 22
Hi Everything finds its right time. And despite the fact I’ve been writing online for more than 20 years, and have been running my own business for nearly nine, I’ve never been able to settle into the...
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The Signal Code: A Rights Based Approach to Information During Crisis: 1. The Right to Information 2. The Right to Protection from Harm 3. The Right to Data Security and Privacy 4. The Right to Data...
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Process Philosophy: Process philosophy is based on the premise that being is dynamic and that the dynamic nature of being should be the primary focus of any comprehensive philosophical account of...
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If you grew up in the UK in the 1980s, you’ll know this image. It’s from a TV advert for a breakfast cereal called Ready Brek. It’s porridge, but much more finely milled, so it’s ready to eat as soon...
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I’m very happy to be speaking at the Executive Speakers Bureau virtual summit. on May 20th. I’ll be talking about “The Great Reassessment” – scenarios and planning for the post-Covid future.
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I’ve wanted to be able to do this for a long time, and now we can. Here’s a video of my screen a minute or so ago*. If you have an Oculus Quest, and install the Immersed app you can put your mac’s...
View ArticleBurner Devices, Bunny Suits, Biosecurity Clauses, and Blood Work
Up until February, I averaged 30 countries a year*. Some for 24 hours, some for a week, but either way, my work ordinarily takes me all over the world. With the lockdown, of course, all of that has...
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Map of Bay Area Memespace: The Bay Area is unusually dense with idea-driven subcultures that mix and cross-pollinate in fascinating ways, many of which are already enriching rationalist culture. This...
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Back in the early 2000s I used to like to go to hot places and take pictures. I don’t really do that any more, and my trusty EOS1DSMk2 has been sat uncharged for years. I got it out again this...
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