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The underlying beliefs that color our perception
Some of my deep underlying beliefs are being exposed in these days - perhaps it's the full moon lunar eclipse in Gemini?
One such belief was that we have to reach a point of success, of having "made i…
All great things will end
It's fun to watch this video about the incredible care and craftsmanship that goes into the design and constructions of each Apple store.
The love and respect they have for the location, the building, …
We just had to be interesting
David Heinemeier Hansson on the 37signals blog:
We didn’t have to either convince journalists to write about us or buy expensive ads to get our name out. We “just” had to be interesting! It might not…
From the verbal non-sense department
Steven Sinofsky in his last memo before leaving Microsoft:
With the Store, Internet Explorer, Outlook.com, SkyDrive and more, each of which lead the way, this experience is connected to amazing cloud…
Support for GoCardless and 39 other gateways coming to zenbilling thanks to SpreedlyCore
Over the past couple of months I've been busy working deep under the hood in zenbilling in order to support new payment gateways all around the world, as well as allowing us to accept credit card info…
When I get to lead my own country
For many years I've dreamt of having my own country and being able to design it the way I think it should be. Not likely to happen, I know, but it's a fun thought experiment.
One area I was thinking a…
The voices in my head that hold me back
Here's an incomplete list of the voices in my head that come up when I want to do or create or say something:
- That's not really important or necessary
- It's a dumb idea anyway
- It's naff, people are g…
God's race
In the documentary about Formula One racer Ayerton Senna, and something struck me.
Senna talks a lot about God, and God helping him win races.
My thought: What does God care about Formula One and fast…
The Secret Race and the will to make things happen
I read Tyler Hamilton's book, The Secret Race, yesterday. All in one sitting. Or one laying down on the bed. Started 3.30pm, ended at midnight. No break.
I'm terribly fascinated by, not so much the sp…
What the Indians know - intuitively
The Indians have got so many things figured out.
There's the yoga, of course. They figured that one out, without the benefit of x-rays and modern science.
Ayurveda seems quite intelligent, too. It's a…