Entries published in
February 2008

"I will send once more a message to those yearning faces beyond our shores that says, "You matter to us. Your future is our future. And our moment is now."

— Barack Obama

Poster design by Shepard Fairey

This is an altruistic punisher. The shooter is not the bad guy, it is the bold guy acting in the name of a greater good. He represents both the law which deters cheaters from disobeying the rules, and the individuals, who take action againt people whose behavior undermines rules of fairness and trust. Howard Rheingold (2005) during his speech about collaboration: “Altruistic punishment may be the glue that holds societies together.”

Why does this matter? Well, when was the last time you punched someone in the head for derogatory behavior?

Richard Heinberg points to the opportunities we'll have to work in service to our natural environment and our culture, in a future without oil.

Heard on New Dimensions, Program 3079. New Dimensions Radio can be subscribed to via iTunes radio stations.

Things will be released this Spring. It will enable you to set recurring tasks - something iCal does not. A useful review of task management apps at putthingsoff.com mentiones that Things might also integrate with iCal.

Randi Rhodes provides insightful commentary on how “the democratic party disenfranichised its own voters in Florida and Michigan.”

The Randi Rhodes show can be subscribed to via 1480 KPHX through iTunes Radio streams.

Today I restored an Excel file with Time Machine for the first time. This saved me about 30 minutes of redoing a task. I am glad the backup interval is hourly, which i was reluctant to accept in the beginning. I thought about tweaking the backup interval, but now concede that this is unnecessary.