Breaking the Bank

May 1, 2008

I’ve been involved (and invested) in the formation of a new bank holding company for a while now. It’s time for a new bank, because the existing banks are up to their ears in bad loans and no one who needs a loan can get one. The concept of the bank was interesting to me […]

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Are We in a Depression? Or is it Just Spring?

April 30, 2008

I know what a Depression is. It’s when things look bad even when they may be good. I’m going to try to capture some of my mood on paper today, to ask you whether you share it, or whether I am personally grieving and projecting it on to my environment. Usually at this time of […]

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No More Moving for Good School Districts

April 27, 2008

For the last ten years, Ted Kraver and I and a small group of others have been talking about the game-changing effect on education that will be brought about by the Internet. Now, in an interview with Disney’s virtual worlds team, Shel Israel gives me the evidence I need. I truly think social media will […]

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Which Candidate Can Get Us Out of This Mess? None of Them

April 24, 2008

‘m up here in the Bay Area this week, having (or is it “taking”) some meetings, attending Web 2.0 Expo, and doing some other business. Unfortunately, I missed NewComm Forum, the other conference I was supposed to attend today, because when I came home from Moscone West last night, I had a fever and barfed. […]

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@SamLawrence's Sponsored Wheelchair

April 23, 2008

photo.jpg Originally uploaded by hardaway Just came out of the panel on “Short Attention Spans,” i.e. microblogging, at Web 2.0 Expo and ran into a fascinating guy in a wheelchair. Turns out @SamLawrence broke his foot a couple of weeks ago and realized he would be coming to Moscone in a wheelchair. So he Twittered […]

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Earth Day at Cunha's

April 22, 2008

Earth day at Cunha’s Originally uploaded by hardaway Just something I happened to see at the grocery store in Half Moon Bay today, while Earth Day was being neglected for the Pennsylvania Primary!.

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To What Do I Give My Valuable Attention?

April 19, 2008

Setting the Stage:I’m on the bike at the gym, and everyone around me has an iPod. It’s a pretty middle class gym in the desert, and my fellow gymnasts are probably listening to music that gets them in the mood for cardio–disco, maybe, or punk, or rock. I’m listening to a podcast. I am, after […]

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What Every Geek Should Know: The REAL Digital Divide

April 17, 2008

Fellow geeks, we live in a dream world — a world of Twitter-Twhirl-Friendfeed–AlertThingy–Seesmic. And if you think most people reading this can identify any of those things, think again. Moreover, if you think there’s a chance of any of those crossing the real chasm in the next ten years, think again. Why? Because the rest […]

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Earth Day at Earth911

April 16, 2008

At Earth911.com, Earth Day is referred to as Christmas. Why? Because it is the day when resources are most necessary as traffic to the site soars. Last year Oprah mentioned Earth911.com and actually brought the site down. This year, everybody in the little company is working to make sure that just doesn’t happen. All other […]

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"Green Scorpion" Incident Tests Crisis Software

April 14, 2008

I’m watching a crisis planning exercise called “Green Scorpion” happening in real time at the ESS EXPO 2008. In this exercise, people in the field are simulating an attack on a chemical plant, with a security guard and two employees taken hostage. A grenade has exploded, with fire and nasty smoke. Through a Command Center, […]

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