A new reader of my blog recently asked me just what the hell all this metal, earth, water stuff was all about. For those who haven’t read my first post, I agree, it can be confusing. And judging by the inconsistent way I’ve categorised some of my own posts, it can be confusing for me… Continue reading The Tao of Neverness
Month: December 2004
6 myths of creativity
Harvard Business School professor Teresa Amabile, head of the Entrepreneurial Management Unit, has done a 12-year study on creativity, and came up with some interesting conclusions. You can read more about the methodology in this article from Fastcompany, but, in brief, the study came up with six main myths: 1. Creativity Comes From Creative Types… Continue reading 6 myths of creativity
MySQL Administrator
I finally took a look at MySQL Administrator earlier this month. It proved a good excuse for an article, and you can read it here.
Full moon, naked in the Palmiet, and nine-to-fiving
It’s full moon, I’m in that slightly beyond overtired stage where I’m not going to fall asleep anyhow, so what better way to spend it than writing something. Dorje, my beloved 14 month-old son has been getting louder and more restless at night, so much of my waking time I feel like an extra in… Continue reading Full moon, naked in the Palmiet, and nine-to-fiving
Texas Chainsaw President
One of my favourite writers, Walton Pantland, who writes Red Star Coven, has published a superb article on that old favourite of topics, the USA. Do yourselves a favour and read Return of the Texas Chainsaw President. Some choice quotes from his article: The maniac redneck is back in power, and this time he didn’t… Continue reading Texas Chainsaw President
Fynbos restoration and the media
Well, not quite a march of the ents, but I spotted this snippet in the Argus: The City of Cape Town has ordered the owners of two properties near Gordon’s Bay to rehabilitate their land after bulldozers ripped up endangered fynbos. A small item, with even less detail than the original article. But good news… Continue reading Fynbos restoration and the media
March of the Ents
I’ve just come back from 3 days in Betty’s Bay, a particularly beautiful part of the country. Apparently the coastal road between there and Gordon’s Bay has been voted the 4th most beautiful drive in the world according to some or other survey. I can well imagine, as I’ve known this area well since childhood,… Continue reading March of the Ents
Launch of Wikinews
A potentially exciting development slipped through my radar in late November – the launch of Wikinews. Just as Wikipedia allows anyone to contribute to encyclopedia articles, so Wikinews does the same with news content. With the commercial media so often reduced to regurgitating corporate and government press releases, Wikinews may be another counter to this… Continue reading Launch of Wikinews
Bush – Man of the Year
Time magazine can’t be doing its international readership any good with its recent choices as Person of the Year. Yes, who else but George W. Bush for sticking to his guns (literally and figuratively), for reshaping the rules of politics to fit his ten-gallon-hat leadership style and for persuading a majority of voters that he… Continue reading Bush – Man of the Year
First spam
Hooray, my first comment spam. I use b2evolution as an engine, and it comes with a handy antispam feature, maintained by the community, but it was only a matter of time before one slipped through. I’ve decided to keep the comment as a memento to this auspicious day; you can read it here.