RESCUER’S DILEMMA
“Rescuing is working without a contract”
“Find out what people want first!”
http://ta-tutor.com/tatutor/slideshows/rescuers-dilemma
Month: January 2016
“…Which brings us back to San Francisco. If memories and functions can flow seamlessly across devices, people, and artefacts, then why can’t we consider an entire city to be a kind of genius? Like the brain, it is using stored information and solving problems. Chief among these is how people can stay alive, and even flourish, under high geographic density. This is a considerable challenge, and one that the city itself solves—in fact, the larger the city, the better it seems to solve its own problems. ”
“…Perhaps increasing the number of technologies, people, and level of communication in a city benefits intelligence in the same way that a larger number of neurons makes possible the great intelligence of human beings.”
“If people are to cities as neurons are to brains, and cities (unlike brains) do not have any known limit to their size, then gigantic cities of the future might produce innovations on a scale that wouldn’t be possible for the cities of today. Faced with pollution, disease, and scarcity, should we be looking to creative environments rather than to individual innovators? Where will we turn to find solutions to the pressing problems of the 21st century? ”
— Jim Davies is an associate professor at the Institute of Cognitive Science at Carleton University in Ottawa, where he is director of the Science of Imagination Laboratory
http://nautil.us/issue/18/genius/san-francisco-is-smarter-than-you-are
“…it’s not just experience, it’s judgement. … ” – Sen. Bernie Sanders on CBS Face The Nation
http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/extended-interview-bernie-sanders-january-17/
How Business Model Impacts Valuation And Strategy: Tech Valuations 101
“…it’s important to note that a business model can be high margin but the company purposely keeps reported margin down as it redeploys the profits back into the business to drive market share gains.”
http://www.nongaap.com/how-business-model-impacts-valuation-and-strategy/
“Comparison is the thief of joy.” — Teddy Roosevelt
London Underground
The tube at a standstill: why TfL stopped people walking up the escalators
It’s British lore: on escalators, you stand on the right and walk on the left. So why did the London Underground ask grumpy commuters to stand on both sides? And could it help avert a looming congestion crisis?
“On the Jubilee line, if they have to reopen the door because you’re caught, that’s a 30-second delay. And then you have a gap in front, and a knock-on effect, and it gets bigger and bigger, and before you know it, there’s a five-minute delay going through central London. But I was in the habit, and it took me a good month or so to stop myself doing it. How are you going to stop the customers who don’t even understand?”
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jan/16/the-tube-at-a-standstill-why-tfl-stopped-people-walking-up-the-escalators
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Diverisify (Your Life)
Identifying and managing risk in YOUR “LIFE Portfolio”
http://www.snow.ventures/blog/2015/12/10/diverisify-your-life
Rochester’s Museum of Play:
http://rocwiki.org/Strong_National_Museum_of_Play
“…I always liked the one where the SR-71 pilot asks permission to fly at 80,000 feet. The local tower responds that if he can get there it is all his. The sled pilot says “Roger, descending to 80,000”
http://tribunist.com/technology/sr-71-blackbird-pilot-trolls-arrogant-fighter-pilot-with-ground-speed-check/