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A few people mentioned that they really hated the live blogging that went on during Interesting South the other night. From their perspective it seemed rude that the audience was not totally focused on the speakers and 'in-the-moment' and visibly paying attention. I found this interesting because I
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My buddy Alec the Geek often makes very sensible and considered posts that get me thinking. Other times he just says stuff that I agree with because it is so simply obvious (and thus it is ridiculous that there should exist a need to comment at all). Thus Alec'
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Well I lasted one whole day without using Twitter or blogging. And I came to the realisation that my personal and business lives are so completely intertwined with each other and with technology that is not feasible to disconnect from them and still work. The only way to truly disconnect
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I'm getting worried - how am I going to manage being disconnected from my geek toys for a week? Will be interesting to see if any one technology causes me break the planned holiday. Have my copy of War & Peace ready to read, and planning to write
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Just realised not everyone is psychic so thought to explain the series of posts about various religions. Since this blog is help me recall interesting stuff I find in my wanderings I have decided to post the basic precepts for some major (and a few minor) religions. Hence there is
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1. You shall attend Mass on Sundays and on holy days of obligation and rest from servile labor. We must "sanctify the day commemorating the Resurrection of the Lord" (Sunday), as well as the principal feast days, known as Catholic holy days of obligation. This requires attending Mass,
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At the moment the internet is useful for finding information or for communicating - it does not readily link back to actual physical things in the real world and their geographical locations. Nor does it enable us to drill down deeper into such information while we are on the move.
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"In essence, the Precepts are a definition of the life of a Buddha, of how a Buddha functions in the world. They are how enlightened beings live their lives, relate to other human beings and this planet, and make moral and ethical decisions while manifesting wisdom and compassion in
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All this thinking about the internet and hyperconnectedness has made me question if knowledge and happiness are mutually exclusive. Need to think about this one and come back to it! By Carruthers via Aide-mémoire http://w.sharethis.com/widget/?tabs=web%2Cemail&charset=utf-8&services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cstumbleupon%
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Janette Toral let me know via Twitter about Emerging Influential Blogs in 2008 and it is a good opportunity to mention a few blogs that I'm enjoying these days: * Chieftech has interesting stuff on enterprise 2.0, most recently on enterprise RSS day of action * Nick Hodge shares
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Mark always has interesting ideas and he tends to think laterally connecting ideas in new ways. This often sparks off new lines of thought for me too. He's been talking about 'hyperconnectivity' that leads to 'hyperempowerment' for a while now, most recently in his
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* Have compassion for all sentient beings causing them no unnecessary hurt nor needless harm. * Refrain from needless competitiveness, from contriving for self-advantage and from subjugating others. * When accepting authority over others know also that you accept responsibility for their well being. * Value true friendship and fulfill your obligations rather than