The year was 1993, and I was sitting next to the waterfall at The Gorge, part of the Summit County Metro Parks. It’s a huge waterfall that’s 420 feet wide, and 60 feet tall. The sound of the rushing water drowns out everything. If you’re talking to somebody, you have to scream. The waterfall is/was
Category: Culture
The Willpower it Takes to Be Homeless
Often, I think we are desensitized to how difficult it is to be homeless – to have very little control over our day to day life. We take for granted that we get to pick what shirt to wear, when to take a shower, when to have our first cup of coffee. Recently, this became
The Basic Model – How I Tackle Everything
This is my definition for becoming a hacker and achieving desired outcomes in the modern economy…. The Universe Things perceived to be completely under your control: OK Things perceived to be somewhat under your control: OK Things perceived to be out of your control: ERR Things Perceived to be Somewhat or Completely Under Your
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Has Web 2.0 had a Corrosive Effect on Democracy?
Andrew Keen, a central critic of all things Web 2.0, argues that the widespread amateurism of the internet is destroying our culture. Is he correct?
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