Tales from the Technoverse

Category: life

  • My Wild and Crazy Week

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    Daniel
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    Once a year, Ellen goes to New York for a book festival for almost a week, like this last week typically leaving Sunday morning and returning Thursday evening. I will note in passing that when Ellen goes to New York, she takes the bus; when I go, I take the train. One wonders what conclusions…

  • Why Is A Raven Like A Writing Desk or How I Literally Married the Internet

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    Daniel
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    I find myself these days on a regular basis having discussions, for one reason or another, about the impact of Information Technology and inevitably the Internet on organizations, life, society, culture, and in general, the individuals having the conversation. About a decade ago, the first time I remember having this discussion with a friend of…

  • I Once Was Young And Now …

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    On weekends I generally try and get things done that I do not get to during the week, both at work and in my on-line classes I teach. However, almost always I am able to avoid accomplishing too much by wandering over to youtube and getting side-tracked in watching video’s. While I am wasting time…

  • Four Negative Rules of Life

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    In todays complex world it seems that many of us are looking for structure and guidance on how to make decisions. Years ago I remember reading (or hearing) about four negative rules which if in their explicit form or derived implication deal with all decisions that we might face. I hope everyone enjoys my contribution…

  • Philosophy of Life

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    This morning my wife mentioned that she was going out to Target. “Did I want anything”, she asked. “What do they sell at Target?”, I wondered aloud. “Well,” she said, “would you like detergent?” “What?”, I responded in confusion, “Detergent?” “Yes”, she said, “Would you like some laundry detergent for your clothes?” “You know,” I…