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Uppercase is Cargo-culting
Or: the politics of partial success
Jun 14, 2025
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Of things, small and inconspicuous
Eulogy for my dad (1931–2017)
Jul 19, 2020
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The future of systems: to live in two places at the same time
Structures are important.
Aug 30, 2020
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Happy marriage at its core is a life of joyful infinite play in conversation
Can I maintain joyful ‘infinite play’ in conversation with my partner?
Jun 13, 2025
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Why “principles first” thinking and practising matter
Henrik Karlsson’s “On Feeling Connected” inspired an exploration into the critical contrast between applying “applications first” strategies and…
Oct 13, 2024
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Is Dave Snowden's Vector Theory of Change Deleuzian?
I recently came across Roger Martin’s idea of “Mysteries in search of a heuristic”1 and the post on Ways of Understanding where he makes a case for the…
Oct 19, 2023
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Exploring the Concept of Difference: Insights from Antonia Pont and Audre Lorde
Exploring the Concept of Difference: Insights from Antonia Pont and Audre Lorde
Aug 19, 2023
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Hot-water energy consumption and optimization potential
Hot-water energy consumption and optimization potential
Jan 21, 2023
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Towards my Zettelkasten-system
A while ago, I’ve written a bit about my PKM journey and my renewed interest in #PKM since I followed Harold Jarche’s Personal Knowledge Management…
Dec 28, 2021
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My PKM Journey, revisited
Following Harold Jarche’s excellent Personal Knowledge Management Course a while ago1, I recently reflected a bit about my sensemaking2 & “PKM”3 habits.
Dec 27, 2021
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E-Mail retention policies in Gmail
One of the features I miss most with my personal mail accounts is the ability to use some kind of retention policies applied to bulk messages.
Apr 18, 2021
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Simon Parker on the future of government: Complex problems, systems thinking, and a reframing of…
Or: why — and how — good policies create “places” worth living in
Jul 15, 2020
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This is my personal substack where I write about life, technology, and the Universe and all the things in between that pique my interest. All views are strictly my own. I started the original in 2003.
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