The Internet said today: While I would like to return the honor , I'm concerned that the Church has history of "demeaning human dignity", at least of young male humans. And while the Church has "adapted to discoveries through the ages", it took over 400 years to forgive Galileo. So I think I'll have to pass for now. And remember, I know all the bank account numbers, and I read all the email... (more)

book Rebels & Devils: The Psychology of Liberation - Christopher S. Hyatt & William S. Burroughs & Timothy Leary & Robert Anton Wilson & Aleister Crowley & Pete Carroll & Phil Hine & Antero Alli & Genesis P-Orridge & Joseph C. Lisiewski. ISBN:1935150340 (more)

I tend to think of his stuff as, not porn, but rather a political statement on the barbarism of the French royalty and other powerful people/institutions (the Church) (more)

cf Great Weirding (more)

Harambe (/həˈrɑːmbeɪ/ hə-RAHM-bay; May 27, 1999 – May 28, 2016) was a western lowland gorilla who lived at the Cincinnati Zoo. On May 28, 2016, a three-year-old boy visiting the zoo climbed under a fence into an outdoor gorilla enclosure where he was grabbed and violently dragged and thrown by Harambe.[3] Fearing for the boy's life, a zoo worker shot and killed Harambe. The incident was recorded on video and received broad international coverage and commentary, including controversy over the choice to use lethal force. Several primatologists and conservationists wrote later that the zoo had no other choice under the circumstances, and that it highlighted the danger of zoo animals near humans and the need for better standards of care. Harambe became the subject of Internet memes, a statue, songs, and other tributes and recognitions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harambe#Memes (more)

Venkatesh Rao: The New Breaking Smart. The seasonal binge-able essay collection model though, didn’t work out. Partly because I could not find the time to work on ambitious essays in the interstices of consulting work, and partly because the global events shaping what I wanted to write about were simply moving too fast. The weirding, I freely admit, has been inside my OODA loop for the last 5 years. (more)

Dorian Taylor tool built on top of his Intertwingler. https://senseatlas.net/

cf Elan Vital, Well-Being, Wholeness? cf Live Player (more)

allowing/support creation of un-foreseen uses/activities by unknown people (more)

series of books by Christopher Alexander: he has come to believe that Patterns themselves are not enough, and that one needs a "MorphoGenetic" understanding of the formation of the built environment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nature_of_Order (more)

Libertarian who can live with a Safety Net, but not the Loony Left: 2006-12-15-Liberaltarian (more)

Mel Conway: organizations which design systems ... are constrained to produce designs which are copies of the communication structures of these organizations. (1967) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_law (more)

Creator of Conway's Law https://melconway.com/

process of Making Sense for yourself? (more)

author, Three Body Problem

Anyone can earn their first dollar online. Just start with what you know, see what sticks, and get paid. It's that easy. (significant distributor of ebooks) https://gumroad.com/

founder of Gumroad

aka product-market fit

Peter Block (born 1939) is an American author, consultant, and speaker in the areas of organization development, community building, and civic engagement... Peter Block is the recipient of the Organization Development Network's 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award.[11] In 2004 he received their first place Members' Choice Award in recognition of his book, Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used (1999) as the most influential book for Organizational Development practitioners over the past 40 years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Block https://www.peterblock.com/ cf consulting

Peter Drucker on The Purpose and Objectives of a Business, from The Essential Drucker. (more)