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I graduated from CMU in 1987. I moved to Silicon Valley in 1990 and settled there. I worked at Silicon Graphics (SGI) in the 1990s. I married and still live in Palo Alto. It has been almost four decades since … Continue reading →

People’s skills and understanding within a system are “systems thinking.” Doctors, lawyers, engineers, artists, plumbers, politicians… Thinking within systems provides structure and enrichment. While boundaries overlap, expertise is measured vertically within systems. Where applicable, “insider” exploits are weapons for those … Continue reading →

The dissectors have arrived. They come to understand the human mind and body, nature, the environment. With hubris and ignorance, their mission is simple: to simplify. Without care to consider holistic mechanisms, they cut and paste, combine the irrational and … Continue reading →

Here’s my prompt: write something! “Why does man write? Because he does not possess enough character not to write.” This profound quote from Karl Kraus around the turn of the twentieth century is a critique of the nature of communication. … Continue reading →

This blog isn’t about what its title suggests. Or maybe it is, I just haven’t decided yet. Or I have but you’ll just have to read further to find out. Wow, time-shift writing, projecting my voice into the past, has … Continue reading →

While cybercriminals have stolen the hacking spotlight, nature demonstrates a patient and persistent model that has been, and will continue to be, successful. Life is a prototype, a hack. Nature is deep and resourceful. Moreover, it is inevitable. As much … Continue reading →

Stories. We listen to them. We live them. They teach. They entertain. Connecting with a story is to be educated in some way. The hero. The protagonist. Is it man versus himself? Storytellers look at life with a creator’s eye … Continue reading →

Transcribing the voice inside your head into writing sounds insane: talking to yourself with the hope that someone’s listening. Yet we rely on writing to share thoughts and ideas. I don’t know what’s on your mind. I trawl my stream … Continue reading →

Is your computer smarter than you? It can perform complex tasks almost immediately that might take you all day. It works tirelessly, you need to eat and sleep. Is there any way to compare your productivity with that of a … Continue reading →