This is a follow-up post to Information Fast where I pledged to constrain my information intake for the month of September in an experiment. Let’s start with a brief after action report: Fast results I…
Date Archives September 2012
Peer Progressivism — a review of Future Perfect
To my knowledge, Future Perfect: The Case For Progress In A Networked Age is Steven Johnson’s first attempt at pamphleteering. The other books of his that I have read — The Invention of Air, Emergence…
Startup Communities
In the past few days I have devoured Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City by Brad Feld. Rather than write out a synopsis of the book, just check out the Startup Communities…
Organization of No Organization
Remarkable that two books released this month advocate eschewing hierarchy for network-based approaches to changing society. The books in question are: Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City Future Perfect: The Case for…
Conversion to Octopress
It took a while, but I have finally set up a new home for my blog. I am on a new host (check out the new home page) and am now powered by Octopress. This…
The Information Diet
During the first weekend of my information fast I read The Information Diet by Clay Johnson. I felt pretty sheepish when I came across this comment criticizing fasting: For most, I think this will yield…
Information Fast
The pledge: For the month of September I pledge to limit my media consumption. This means no Twitter, Google+, Path, Tumblr, Hacker News, Popurls , Intigi or Zite. It means no Apple blogs. It means…