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“A very little key will open a very heavy door” (Charles Dickens, Hunted Down)
Via Bleeding Green Nation, an article that connects military thought to Chip Kelly's innovative football ideas: "...once you look behind the glitz and glamour of Kelly's offense, it becomes clear that speed is just a byproduct of a much larger...
According to JC Ryle in his book, Holiness: Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties, and Roots: "A holy man will follow after faithfulness in all his duties and relations in life."Some key points:It's more than just staying out of trouble or doing the assigned task. Ryle...
Web’s Reach Binds N.S.A. and Silicon Valley Leaders
Via NY Times: …technology experts and former intelligence officials say the convergence between Silicon Valley and the N.S.A. and the rise of data mining — both as an industry and as a crucial intelligence tool — have created a more complex reality. Silicon Valley has...
Lego figurines: No more Mr. Nice Toy?
Via Christian Science Monitor: Bartneck found a greater variety in the facial expressions of Lego figures after 1989. He and his colleagues separated the expressions into six general categories: disdain, confidence, concern, fear, happiness, and anger. Over time, the...
Lego figurines: No more Mr. Nice Toy?
Via Christian Science Monitor: Bartneck found a greater variety in the facial expressions of Lego figures after 1989. He and his colleagues separated the expressions into six general categories: disdain, confidence, concern, fear, happiness, and anger. Over time, the...
The Avatar Will See You Now
Via Technology Review: Receiving remote medical care is becoming more common as technologies improve and health records get digitized. Sense.ly, the California startup running the trial, is one of more than 500 companies using health-care tools from Nuance, a company...
The Avatar Will See You Now
Via Technology Review: Receiving remote medical care is becoming more common as technologies improve and health records get digitized. Sense.ly, the California startup running the trial, is one of more than 500 companies using health-care tools from Nuance, a company...
How to manage complexity
Via Business Insider: the world is a complex place and it’s only getting more so, which is why many management thinkers have been urging businesses to embrace complexity, to become, in effect, system thinkers rather than reductionists. As Richard Straub noted in a...