March 2011
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Venting, problem-solving, and complaining
From “The decision to stop complaining” by @cianna:
I’ve also started to sort out the differences between venting, problem-solving, and complaining. This way of looking at conversations I encounter every day has really helped me. The distinction comes in understanding someone’s intention behind what they’re saying.
Venting occurs when something happens that someone needs to purge. It’s like...
January 2010
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Zen Principles of Aesthetics
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FUKINSEI (imbalanced) Asymmetry, odd numbers, irregularity, unevenness, imbalance is used as a denial of perfection as perfection and symmetry does not occur in nature.
KANSO (simple) Elimination of ornate and things of simplicity by nature expresses their truthfulness. Neat, frank and uncomplicated.
KOKOU (austere) Basic, weathered bare essentials that are aged and...
December 2009
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Not the best sci-fi movies of the decade
This past week on Poli-Sci-Fi Radio, Bill Simmon, inspired by a post at techcrunch, challenged us to list our favorite sci-fi movies of the past decade (and then posted his own list several days later).
Ever since the show I have been fixated on coming up with my own list of favorites. It has been hard. Much harder than expected. I’d like to say that I am sitting here equivocating about...