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No Love in the Time of Cholera

I’m feeling guilty. I’ve just finished reading a modern masterpiece. A work heralded as one of the great literary achievements of the past 30 years. A tangled love story spanning three lifetimes. And...

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Found: Two Hundred Billion Hours

Is the primary beneficiary of modern productivity and efficiency gains really the sitcom? The laugh track? Is this the best we can do with the scientific and industrial gains of the the past century? I...

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Who Owns the Future?

It turns out that Clay Shirky has made quite a bit of impact on me the past few months. It was his post on the television habits that jump started my renewed commitment to reading books. And of course,...

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Monday Mourning

This morning a friend of mine learned some sad news. A long-time confidant of hers succumbed to cancer. When he was first diagnosed at the age of 19, he was given six months to live. Instead, he lived...

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Eluding Connections

I’ve had my iPhone 3G for nearly 6 weeks now. I’ve been reflecting on the impact such a capable device may have on human nteractions. This post isn’t about the iPhone so much as it is about portable...

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