What’s odd? Something outside the norm perhaps. Something you don’t see every day.

What’s an odd person? Someone who acts in ways that don’t line up with expectation. Someone who does things that defy logic. [click to continue…]

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People start online businesses for many reasons. And it’s clear there’s economic value in the interwebs. This can lead to the temptation of jumping on the trend to make a quick buck. But, thinking in terms of cash is the most shallow and least effective way in most cases. [click to continue…]

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There’s two broad ways to model the world 1) remove elements to make the world simpler 2) start with a simple model and then build it up with increasing complexity. Adding complexity to a simple model and being able to see how the new “world” plays out has been enabled by computer modelling; And the computer modelling is at the heart of the argument that the stock market will eat itself. [click to continue…]

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There’s No Trick To Being Awesome

There’s a nasty meme going around. It’s more than a meme. It’s a world-view of a ton of people alive today. It’s the idea of hacking yourself.

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Meta-Messages: Future Of The Internet

It’s all around us. We’re bathed in meta-messages online. With the emergence of social networks comes a thicker message. Our social-selves crippled by the previous incarnation of text only communication. It was a miracle at first, the internet. It’s becoming more. Increasingly actions are recorded and spread to our acquaintances. Not just what we do, [...]

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DHH VC Bashing

I’m sat waiting for Amazon Web Services to activate my account, and thought I’d blast off a Blog post while I’m waiting. So, what to write about? I quickly check Twitter to see what’s going on… …it seems DHH has a beef with VC funding.

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DHH vs The Stock Market

DHH is good at a few thing. Maybe more than a few. Who knows? He’s been commentating on stocks of late. Lets see how he’s done against the market. Zynga DHH is bearish on Zynga. He thinks it’s overvalued.

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Chess Quotes To Sharpen Your Business Thinking

War. Strategy. Finance. These disciplines have sage knowledge that can be transferred into the world of the startup business. An art or science you may not have considered is CHESS. A game studied by kings, generals, and intellectuals, amongst others… …I hope you’ll be delighted and edified by the following chess quotes. Being able to [...]

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Scoble’s Recent Hogwash About The Common Web

I’ve heard of Robert Scoble. He’s meant to be some sort of a big deal. He may have been at TechCruch or something. I don’t know. I can’t be bothered to look it up. It’s not worth the time. I know he’s got a camera, perhaps. How does someone get famous for having a camera? [...]

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Should Beginners, Today, Start With JavaScript?

A Tough question. There are so many languages, each with their own advocates that rain praise upon the their language of choice. But wait! A couple of signals have been spotted that JavaScript may be the best language to invest time in (initially at least). The first is from DHH:

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