It’s so wacky how our world has changed! My mom mailed me today to remind me politely that I haven’t blogged here in 10 days :-/ ..kind of like those subtle suggestions that it may be advisable to tidy your room before guests arrive when you’re a kid.
Does it mean that our relationships are any less close with friends & family if we connect with each other through facebook, IM, twitter? I may be wrong, but from what I’ve seen, I think Facebook for one should be held responsible for a huge resurgence of global love. All this reconnecting with lost buddies; getting a deeper sense of our friend’s quirky characters through their odd status messages, the groups they join/start, stream of photos from their adventures, films they love.. and for those of us who are crap at remembering birthdays, we need never fear the stony silence again!! the joy the joy :)
I’m a happy little digital native and spend a huge amount of time talking paranoid people out of the trees of terror when they’re presented with new technology. Yes, there are still people who have never heard of a blog. These self.same people denounce technology as the devil of our time and the reason for the sordid state of our planet; but haven’t been around to say hi to the next-door neighbour on the other side of the 8foot wall keeping them safely separate. [LOL - better catch myself quickly so this won't be another technology is neutral punt] Continue reading ‘Event: Geekdinner. GardenRoute. George. Goodie!’
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Easy to smirk at this, but I had many moments of disturbing recognition (my fave part is the MC Escher bit.. Weird Al is utter nutter genius without a doubt). I know we’ve all seen it 10^3 of times already, but I had to: in celebration of all things geeky to get in the mood for tonight’s geekmeet.
… I think I’m in trouble. GeekDinner tonight and I am suffering the effects of overclocking my processor - bioware not keeping up. It’s ridiculously easy to go into a temporal warp in front of a screen and unless you have a spouse who keeps you in check (LOL for Stii!! Belinda told me about YOU bru)
.. you too could become a sleepcamel.
I learnt the term a few years ago from an ex-Micro(not-so)softie from the heavyduty coding coalface. It’s not well, I think I have a problem. I’m currently on a sleepless stretch of 63.5 hours, and starting to get a little deranged & experiencing major data.loss. The fact that geekdinner is tonight, and I’m speaking (supposedly lucidly) is a concern.
Not sure that I’m going to be a safe driver. Don’t want to be the poster child of stern warnings that humans are NOT MACHINES. No matter how well you think you can override the default settings. I’m not feeling too well at all. ooops 8-/
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What does it take for Scoble to stop blogging for a week?
The rate of change has accelerated to the point where we’ve come to a critical inflection point. Philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer spoke of three stages of truth:
- it is ridiculed
- it is violently opposed
- it is seen as self-evident.
Blogging and social media has been teetering at the tipping point of the ridicule phase. Everyone has laughed/cringed at the absurdity of “blog” ..I spotted a tweet (twitter post) come through from Twitter founder Evan Williams reinforcing the idea :
as an academic the crux of formidable social and economic disruption can’t be seen to have such a ridiculous name! Bloody hell, best to head back to the safety of weblog. Earlier today in the Financial Times: “YouTube was funny until it was worth $1.65bn to someone”
Continue reading ‘It’s been coming.. time to play indoors again’
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Geekdinner 2.0 (I know I know, it’s so difficult to resist) is reloaded & ready to go >> I’m not organising this one, it’s in the logistically-gifted hands of Joe Botha of Frogfoot this time. And it’s looking pretty swanky, all kitted out at Barbarella’s in the heart of sophisticado style in Constantia.
I’ll be up front & centre at some stage getting geekdiners to wrap their heads around “What Makes Geeks Hot” - em, hot property that is - & what we need to do to support & nurture our talent here in South Africa. I have been contemplating flipping it & sharing my freshest social media wonderland discoveries.. esp. Twitter. I’ll see what’s gonna be most valuable on the night.
If you’re a power user you’ll want to be here to see what’s evolving at the edge and if you’re a developer this is the place to come & show off your projects!
It’s gonna be deep boys & girls: so make sure you get in some cerebral yoga ahead of the sparky synaptic crackle & pop this Thursday Wednesday. Are you a geek, who coincidentally happens to be in Cape Town this Thursday Wednesday, 28 March? - then get thy geekly self to the wiki posthaste >> gijima wena!!
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.. just in case you needed convincing :-P to get your ass to one of our dinners
PS. if you’re a new kid on the blog, no matter where you find yourself on the planet, brace yourself, once you fire it up, whether personal or business .. blogs change lives unquestionably (and I believe will shift the global economy in ways unimagined too - watch the fractal pattern throughout history: culture precedes commerce). Get connected to others exploring the edge >> in your neighbourhood
Continue reading ‘.. the cool kids at play’
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<< this is when we’ll be rockin’Relish - don’t cry to us if you don’t get yourself on the list in time: 80 is the limit ..and it’s almost there!
The guest list is jamming with genius & not just with the technocracy of the geekdinner >> so don’t be scared if you’re a techbum ‘cos 27 is a gathering at the edge of the future of innovative business in South Africa.
Come cerebrate some of the reasons why SArocks!
oooh PS. Verity will be rocking the house :-D
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I came, I saw, I drank
(okay.. last of the geekdinner posts I promise).
Guess this one should have a geek alert: my boet was laughing at me once again for being pathetically nerdy but I found it amusing (sitting for hours squished in a car roadtripping - if you’re a slighty hyperactive human - can make anything funny*) hence my take on Julius Caesar’s Veni Vidi Vici after a heavy night of Stormhoek through a hungoverhaze**. I discovered that the linux forums had a whole list of them >> go if you’re nerdy ‘nuf
Continue reading ‘Veni Vidi Vino’
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One of the pleasures of roadtripping is discovering crazybeautiful spots along the way: tumbling your numb.bum out of the car and sharing the wander/wonder with your mates. Captain Chris took us to Herold’s Bay (home to Ernie Els) where he apparently spent many a rowdy night while doing his flight training.
^above^ the Cape Town geekgang - Chris, Max, Rafiq & Miguel (Dave our Marketing Geek behind the camera) heading back home after the GardenRoute’s first geekdinner. The dinner was so much fun, little sleep was had, much Stormhoek consumed & new friendships were forged. Business & pleasure on rails. [We even had enough coffee to focus on a business meeting for an exciting new project the next morning].
I believe that our journeys change us & I know that my life has been enriched and changed for the better for this one. Thank you so much to all of you guys who made this weekend truly memorable in all the best ways.
(esp. DD who moves worlds with laughter & courage)
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One of the very best things that we can do to nurture our capacity for genius is to occassionally refresh & challenge our thinking by breaking away from the cynical bastards who thrive on playing Devil’s Advocate to your beat your bright ideas into submission. And instead: hang out with others who dare to think and share wild & original thoughts.. and do it in a relaxed and playful environment. This is the basis of accelerated learning - it’s brain-friendly and pops us effortlessly into the realm of inspired & innovative problem-solving. Fun is the very best way to generate brilliance and superlearning’s extraordinary results
[Here in South Africa we've been doing this within the framework of geek dinners: where outstanding ideas, projects, alliances and good friendships have been forged].
Continue reading ‘Hunting party - roadtrippin’ 2 hunt some genius’
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