OverHeard

Interesting analogy to Thomas Edison’s quote “Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration” by Elizabeth Gilbert on a recent Radio Lab show

99% Oyster and 1% pearl

Came across quote by Robert A. Heinlein on a blog post by Jacques Mattheij regarding a what a competent man should be able to do

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.

Actually, this is more of a read on the web post. New acronym for describing technology that doesn’t really help

CBT : Cock-n-Bull Technology

🙂

Doc Searls on the conflict between content creators and consumers in the digital era

Data wants to be free but value wants to be paid for

Tom Merritt on the Internet

The internet never forgets anything until you want to keep it, (and) then it forgets it

Guest speaking about food at a restaurant featured on Guy Fieri’s Diners, Drive-ins and Dives program

It is just like nothing!!

Said by Dan Kaminsky at the Forensecure’12 conference

If you trust everything, you might as well not trust anybody

For the record.. In addition to being an awesome speaker, he is also a down to earth guy. Makes us geeks proud :).

Very thought provoking comment on trust and security by Mark Boyle, the Moneyless Man, on a recent episode of PRI‘s To the best of our knowledge program (I personally transcribed this.. so pls overlook any minor typos 🙂 )

What money has become is.. a substitute for trust. It has now become our primary source of security in the world and what I am trying to do personally is to find my primary source of security in the friendships I have and in my local community and my relationship with earth. Because most countries, such as Argentina and Indonesia and currently Zimbabwe have experienced this hyperinflation and you can have a million dollars in the bank. One day with devaluation, it can almost be worthless. No matter how badly I behave, my friend’s don’t devalue me that quickly. And I think real security comes in our relationships, whether to it be with our planet or whether with our local community. I think what we all can do is build a bit more diversity in how we meet our needs and to not be so reliant on cash.

You can get the full interview at http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK/~3/X009WjbiqB0/tbk120205a.mp3. Segment with Mark starts at ~42 min.