(cross-posted at Future Tense) One way to get a handle on the future of work is to get to know some of those who are already there. In the recent news about layoffs at HP, several sources noted that Alan Kay is among those getting a pink slip. It struck me that Alan is a [...]
Lately, it seems like I’m always running behind. Had a column go up at ESJ two weeks ago and I’m just getting around to blogging it here now. It is on the notion of thinking about how you might go about setting up a knowledge workshop for your day-to-day knowledge work. I wanted to set [...]
Fascinating animation and narration of the growth of the U.S. from the initial 13 colonies to 50 states. Worth the 10 minutes. Happy 229th Birthday. Michael Parekh pointed me to an awesome 10 minute movie of how the United States came together. [Feld Thoughts]
A treat from Betsy Devine – somehow an appropriate counterbalance to today’s celebrations. Makes you wonder what the Founding Fathers (and Mothers for that matter) would make of what has transpired over the last 229 years. Science ha-ha from my mailbox: Governmentium (Gv). Berkeley just announced the discovery of the heaviest element yet known to [...]
