January 2012 archives
I have just finished reading Steven Johnson’s “Where Good Ideas Come From”, an excellent exposition of a theory of innovation that focuses on the processes, platforms and techniques that support the emergence of creativity and ideas. His ideas are well researched, and in keeping with the subtitle (A natural history of innovation) Charles Darwin makes [...]
I am determined to start 2012 off in a positive frame of mind. I recently met a charming Australian woman who had lived in Portland, Oregon for several years. She reminded me of that most endearing of American traits – of American people, that is, not American popular culture – an unbridled and vibrant capacity [...]
One Week In Japan from Mike Matas on Vimeo.
So here we are: I am bored with my iPhone. I find myself surfing sites with Android smartphones, even Windows Mobile units, and wondering what it would be like… This strange turn of events is an outgrowth of my recent holiday dalliance with Ubuntu – I am in a hacking frame of mind. No fun [...]
