December 2009
41 posts
Bookclub, anyone? →
Restocking the reading list, focusing on New Orleans economic development.
Repose, Fuel Cafe, New Orleans, Louisiana
Sloane and Carl started this, whether they know it or not….
Best. Christmas. Gift. Ever. →
Next time you’re homeless and you don’t know what to give yourself for Christmas, give yourself a home. I highly recommend it.
Reflecting, New Orleans, LA
One week into a new adventure, and I’m more all-in then ever. Every day I’m asked by friends new and old, “how long are you staying?”
Real lives →
Not the transition I expected. But that’s how change and new lives work out sometimes.
Wake them up, or let them sleep?, Bangkok, Thailand, 2005
Lots of things running through my mind…
Opportunity →
Opportunity, Luray, Virginia
Found deep in the archives, an artist statement for an old photography project from 2006:
We are what we do. My fundamental belief is that we are defined by…
TechStars Shoots North To Seattle →
giantrobotlasers:
davemorin:
Cool to see TechStars setting up shop in Seattle.
What do folks think of YC’s idea that startup funding isn’t regional?
“And therein lies the best career advice I could possibly dispense: just DO...”
– Charlie Hoehn (via vasta) - met Charlie when he came through on the tour, great guy w/some great ideas, like the one above… (via rcoleman) (via igniter)
Social Media & Photography Survey Results 2009 →
Released: in partnership with Jim Goldstein, the results of the Social Media Photography Survey 2009.
As Jim explains in the announcement of the results of the Social Media Photography Survey…
A Night Wander, New Orleans, Louisiana →
After a monsoon, a misty, ghostly night.
Gateway, New Orleans, Louisiana
Splits, New Orleans, Louisiana
Overhead, New Orleans, Louisiana
Table of Contents: 30 Selected Thoughts →
Pulling together thoughts from the past couple years, below are links to 30 selected posts in my primary areas of interest, spanning a range of topics and pulling from both the Unstructured…
“The lack of transparency makes even the most disruptive innovation look very...”
– 2009 Legacy? Privacy As The New Scarcity | Snowcrashing
“Most people assume the past to be a fixed, known entity whereas the future is...”
– History’s New Gatekeepers - Jan Chipchase - Future Perfect
“The really important kind of freedom involves attention, and awareness, and...”
– David Foster Wallace on Life and Work (via kareem)
Open doors, landing pads and spiraling down. →
About everything, and nothing in particular, of course.
Spiraling Down, Mumbai, India
“The future perfect camera may well shift to one of facilitator - helping...”
– From Capture to Facilitation - Jan Chipchase - Future Perfect
Local as “Proximity to Information” →
Even though geo-locational services are the rage, there is a broader meaning of local as “proximity to information”. The biggest drivers of proximity to information at the moment? Mobile devices,…
The Wrong (and Right) Albion →
A short story about context and mistakes.
The first thought that ran through my head: A and T have much better taste than this.
Shortly thereafter, another thought: I should have confirmed exactly where we were meeting.
And the first thing I did: call A.
What did I do wrong?
***
When A suggested a place for brunch on Saturday, I quickly “used the Google” to figure out where it was. Of the...
“Social media tools are just that: tools” →
Standing out, but under-hyped…
I Believe, London, England, Dec 2009
Ethan Bauley, Backstory on the Umair Haque hang, plus: why social media is underhyped:
… there are many things that…
“The thing that I was reminded of is that there are many things that these new...”
– Music, Technology, Art, Economy - Backstory on the Umair Haque hang, plus: why social media is underhyped
“from the 1890s and until the First World War, photographers prized lenses for...”
– The Online Photographer: A Little Guy Who Loves his Mom
“This is business as unusual. There’s no playbook.... →
A train of thought from Dubai to business as unusual to supporting people “doing cool stuff”. Follow along.
Stretch, Mumbai, India
Dubai
A classic example of “dumb growth” and the…
“… to participate, you almost have to grow a new brain, a better skeleton...”
– Yeah, the Big Shift Is On | Brooks Jordan’s Blog
12 seconds from a 2 hour taxi ride in Mumbai,... →
A story, and 12 seconds from a 2 hour taxi ride in Mumbai, India.
It started with a question and a misplaced assumption.
“Can I get a taxi to the airport?”
“Yes,” the hotel guard replied.
“International airport, non-AC, cheapest, yeah?”
“Yes, yes.”
And so he walks into the street with me trailing behind, pulls out his whistle, starts looking for taxis on the busy street, and hails a...
“All cash transactions in North Korea have been frozen after the Government’s...”
– North Koreans in shock as cash is ‘banned’ - Times Online
My early Christmas gift to myself: A home, in New... →
I’m moving to New Orleans, Louisiana. Here’s why.
Last year didn’t turn out as I had planned. This year I stopped planning and just lived, and in doing so finally created “The Good Year” that I had envisioned for a number of years.
My simple goal was to spend a year traveling, following my passions, exploring and creating without any expectations for it to pay off right away. I wanted to test...