Entries from May 2007 ↓

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The Dangerous Book of Boys

Here’s one that dad cottoned me on to that’s highly relevant in my life since I have three boys ages 16, 11, and 4.

“Are we turning into a nation of wimps? Do boys need to be boys? Is there something parents and schools should be doing differently? We talk with British author Conn Iggulden, whose new book, The Dangerous Book for Boys, takes an old-fashioned positive look at boyhood, bravery, and the nature of risk, about those subjects and others — including the effect of modern parenting and education on military recruitment and the future of Western civilization. Is being optimistic old-fashioned? Plus, revelations about Helen’s misspent youth!” — The Glenn and Helen Show

Get to the article and podcast here on boys and danger with Conn Igulden.

links for 2007-05-31

When people see some things as beautiful

When people see some things as beautiful,
other things become ugly.
When people see some things as good,
other things become bad.
Being and non-being create each other.
Difficulty and easy support each other.
Long and short define each other.
High and low depend on each other.
Before and after follow each other.

Therefore the Master
acts without doing anything
and teaches without saying anything.
Things arise and she lets them come;
things disappear and she lets them go.
She has but doesn’t possess,
acts but doesn’t expect.
When her work is done, she forgets it.
That is why it lasts forever.

From the Tao Te Ching, by Lao-tzu

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links for 2007-05-29

  • What is Max?

    Max is an application for creating high-quality audio files in various formats, from compact discs or files.

    When extracting audio from compact discs, Max offers the maximum in flexibility to ensure the true sound of your CD is faithfu

  • “In our struggles to achieve a balanced existence, we are constantly looking for ways to make our lives more productive and fulfilling. One way to begin is to develop a state of mind in harmony with our surroundings. This is the way of AIKIDO.”
    (tags: Balance Aikido)

links for 2007-05-27

  • Back in the 1990s Bill Gates said the company that would eventually beat Microsoft probably had yet to be founded, by which he meant that Microsoft was in such a strong position that only something truly disruptive — a whole new business — would have a
    (tags: google)

My latest vlog is an attempt to converse with Robert X. Cringeley about Google

Here’s my latest vlog attempt over on inov8ion.com.

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