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It often seems that everyone is talking about what everyone is talking about. No one cares about a song or a movie or a political issue-and then they do. Then it's everywhere. But of co ...

I just built a page containing many of my books. Click on any one of them and it'll take you to a directory of where you can get a copy. And the page then re-indexes based on which ones get t ...

We're unprepared. In high school, the quarterback isn't allowed to call the plays, the actor isn't allowed to write the lines and the math whiz isn't allowed to choose what ...

Juan Tamariz and Wendell Berry recently passed away. Between them, they had more than 170 years of generous contribution. Juan was a card magician. His students are generally considered the best wo ...

Insider jargon, previously known as cant, is designed to keep outsiders out. The burglars in cartoons are often seen wearing a black mask over their eyes (like Robin in Batman but for a different r ...

Just about everyone commutes to work, by car or by public transit. And just about everyone carries a smart phone. All organizations have a communications problem, and it gets worse as they grow. Wh ...

I know that you know that taking this exit will get us to Sheridan Drive, but the person who's likely to be driving down this road in a few minutes has no idea. Let's agree that most st ...

but it isn't. A company wants web traffic, so it dumbs down content, builds listicles and grows. But then others become even dumber or more convenient, so it has to race to keep up with them.

The truth is, I'm not a good worker. I've had very few traditional jobs, and my performance on typical tasks was poor. Work the exact hours, do precisely what's asked, don't ...

On the 19th of October, I'm doing an open Zoom call for members of purple.space and those that might be curious about how cohorts and mutual support open the door to possibility. You can rese ...