Villainy: Things Fall Apart
“Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.” Gospel of Matthew Where does Sauron… Read More »Villainy: Things Fall Apart
Values
Sarah Ruden: (More than a) Footnote
Puzzle (Tension) “Hmm – What? Did an editor’s keyboard get stuck on copy and paste, and paste, and paste? This is Sarah Ruden – it… Read More »Sarah Ruden: (More than a) Footnote
On the Sinful Nature; or, The Man Who Sold the World
We passed upon the stair.We spoke of was and when.Although I wasn’t there,He said I was his friend.Which came as a surprise,I spoke into his… Read More »On the Sinful Nature; or, The Man Who Sold the World
Mati-matian: on dying trying
Indonesians have a phrase, mati-matian (roughly speaking, “death-death”), for when you’re really giving something your all. They also say harga mati – “price of death”… Read More »Mati-matian: on dying trying
On information and time, and what we know for certain
Information gets more interesting when you look at it over time: A series of photos of a place or people over time tells a story;… Read More »On information and time, and what we know for certain
Uncertainty about ends: Terry Pratchett on The Carpet People and what fantasy should be about
Forty-three year old Terry Pratchett on re-reading the original The Carpet People, which he wrote at 17: Hang on. I wrote that in the days… Read More »Uncertainty about ends: Terry Pratchett on The Carpet People and what fantasy should be about
Mission Protocol: is your organisation a team, a family… or something else?
I have some sympathy with Tobias Lütke (Shopify), Brian Armstrong (Coinbase), Jason Fried (Basecamp) and others when they announce – faced with the increasing politicisation… Read More »Mission Protocol: is your organisation a team, a family… or something else?
A good customer service line from Zoom
Thank you for contacting Zoom Billing! This is Name. I can see that you’ve been transferred here from a different department. We value your time… Read More »A good customer service line from Zoom
Camatotz
… I will tell you something about this beautiful, enlightened planet of Camatotz… Perhaps you do not realise that on Camatotz we have conquered all… Read More »Camatotz
Viktor Frankl on success and working for something bigger than yourself
And so it is both strange and remarkable to me that — among some dozens of books I have authored — precisely this one, which… Read More »Viktor Frankl on success and working for something bigger than yourself