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Good article on teams… (Darwin Magazine)
I like that the article covers the positive side of teams; how to recognize when things are right.

I’ve been to several places around the world. I’ve noticed something that I would like to confirm with other people. When I am in a country where people drive on the right hand side of the road, people also walk on that side of the sidewalk. If someone is heading at me when I am […]

A Successful Blog - Part One and A Successful Blog - Part Two

I’ve seen a few people talk about Channel 9 but I don’t quite understand it. It is a blog, Wiki, and forum all smashed together. What is the point exactly? What is the expected outcome? Who is really involved in the project? Here is their doctrine. Sorry, but I’m lost.

I’m in Bangalore, India. Today I was eating lunch with my hands, since that is how most people eat here. I like to do what the natives do, when I can. Silverware is hardly used at all. Fine with me.
So, I grab some bread with both hands and tear it apart. You use bread to […]

I’m currently in Shekou (Shenzhen, China). Here are some things I would like to share with you.
1. Many people reading this will think beyond all doubt that red means stop and green means go. These same people, with this same mental model, will think that red means off and green means on. I can’t blame […]

A few nights ago I finally met Daniel Szuc face to face. What a great guy! We had a wonderful time tooling around Hong Kong. He took us up to a place that provided a stunning overview of the city. You would have to see it to really appreciate it, but trust me, it was […]

Oristus — “Open source is not open source software, and open source is not an organization. Open source is a model and we should treat it as such. Further, as an economic model, it competes with capitalism.”
Read the article!

I will be in Bangalore (India) from 6-Aug through 12-Aug, if you want to try meet up with me. I’ll be pretty busy but I can probably find time for you! ;-) Drop me a line … john@webword.com

Boxes and Arrows — “When Boxes and Arrow first launched in 2001, we were blessed with the design from the talented Gabe Zentall. B&A has been growing and changing and evolving since then, and it’s time to freshen up a bit. But because we love the vibrant community that has made us—from the articles to […]

About a month ago I was offered a Gmail account. I have been using it on and off all that time and now I think I’m ready to talk about it. In case you are wondering, I use my Gmail account as a trash account. If I need to use an email address but I […]

Greg Benoit of GregFu has published a very good list of reading materials about China. He doesn’t just list the books, he explains why they are worth reading. If you want to know more about China I highly recommend that you look at his list. By the way, if you know of a similar list […]