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Think fast: Declan at Crawl Across the Ocean introduces you to Canada’s array of think-tanks, and has a brief but thoughtful comparison with blogs. Design this: Double Plus Ungood tackles so-called “intelligent design theory,” the latest Trojan horse...Jetsgone: a view from the inside
2016 Update: The website was deactivated quite a while ago. (Here’s the announcement, via archive.org.) Here’s what it looked like in its heyday. One aspect of the whole Jetsgo fiasco that this space has touched on (without adequately addressing) is the...Community is…
Lee LeFever is one of a number of folks sharpening their thinking around just what community is (and particularly in an online context). Here’s his latest post on the topic. As far as I can tell, the conversation was kickstarted by Jake McKee at Community Guy,...A greenhouse effect primer
I was recently introduced to Jonathon Dursi’s blog No More Shall I Roam. While his posts are always worth reading, his piece on the greenhouse effect is first-rate. He starts with a discussion of recent new findings on temperature trends in large bodies of...In geekest sympathy
The post about Bill’s misfortune (and my memory of disasters past) rekindled in me the determination to see the kind of emotional support network that geeks need to deal with the kind of profound loss that sometimes, sadly, comes with our territory. Something...
Why, yes — I’d LOVE to speak at your event
Public speaking and speechwriting: the essential guides
Looking for advice on public speaking, speechwriting and leadership communications? Here are some of my most comprehensive posts, on topics that people ask me about most often.
