The Authentic Eccentric

I’m still buried under two enormous grant deadlines for Thursday, but I wanted to share a couple random thoughts and links.
There is a powerful new article up by Doc Searles about saving the net that is a must read - it was certainly an eye-opener for me, and I thought I already knew how things […]

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Some of the best lessons I ever learned about leadership came from Paul Orfalea. I worked with Paul back in the early days of Kinko’s rise to glory - back when there were 88 stores and we’d just gotten copiers that automatically duplexed. I was there when Apple released the first Mac. Boy, that dates […]

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On Tuesday November 8th, I’ll be exercising my civil liberties and voting in the Virginia election. This year it is an easy choice for me (I vote on issues, not parties) - I’ll be pulling the lever for Tim Kaine.
I know that is going to surprise some of you, one because I seldom discuss my […]

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After centuries of repression, women of Islam are beginning to self-organize against their ultraconservative male counterparts, giving rise to an Islamic feminist movement that is one of the best hopes for countering extremism in Muslim countries. They recently convened the first International Congress on Islamic Feminism in Barcelona, Spain to share and discuss strategies and […]

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Regarding your recent response to the Financial Times article (kudos for having the guts to publish what the Post wouldn’t) on secret CIA prisons:
“We do what is necessary to defend the country against terrorist attacks and win the war on terror in ways that is consistent with our values.”
“The fact that [the alleged prisons] are […]

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I’ve been hard at work on a project for one of my clients that has required tons of digging around the nooks and crannies of the web. During my travels I’ve run across a few sites of interest I thought I’d share.
Pluck - yes, another RSS reader and bookmark manager. I like the private label […]

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