by David | Mar 23, 2009 | culture, reading & writing
I’ts been a while since I’ve done Word of the Day. Today’s word is dissent. I think dissent is pretty important. It’s baked into the democratic system, sure, but I think it’s just as important as a business concept. In business school...
by David | Mar 13, 2009 | culture, technology
Recently, one of my instant messaging accounts was compromised. Exactly how and by whom doesn’t really matter, but the upshot was that some of my friends received unpleasant messages that appeared to be from me. Upsetting, to be sure, but something interesting...
by David | Mar 4, 2009 | culture, design, media, photo, technology
I was engaging in some micronarcissism (that means looking at my Twitter page) the other day when I chanced to notice that most of the icons – or avatars if you prefer – were faces, most of those photographic. The old New Yorker cartoon said, “on the...
by David | Mar 2, 2009 | culture, design
Venturing out yesterday, I spotted this sign on a Cambridge pole. Given the snowy weather, it must have been recently posted. As much as I appreciate the stylish typography, it’s a little hard to read, so I’ll copy the copy here. Moustaches for All...
by David | Feb 22, 2009 | culture, economics, media, technology, working
Last Wednesday I had a double dose of interesting thinking about giving. First, I talked at a Harvard Extension social media class about Firstgiving and Twestival, then I popped in at the Philosophy Cafe to hear some deeper discussion of the limits of altrusim. And...
by David | Jan 17, 2009 | culture, economics, media, technology
I try to rethink on a daily basis, if not constantly, but like most people, I don’t do the Big Rethinking often enough, maybe mostly around milestone birthdays, new years, yom kippur, presidential turnovers, etc. Now I’m preparing to move and going...
