Monthly Archives: Aug 2018

Be prepared, also for the Horde

Every event should have someone who is able to act, quickly and consistently. This story, from a recent HOPE conference, highlights the problems of willfull, conscious and planned actions against such an event and, unfortunately, how the organizers failed this … Continue reading

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Why talk?

Are we all fools, and is talking a way to learn, to be better? Or are we all fighting for dominance, and talking – shouting – is just another weapon in that fight? I was for many years blind to … Continue reading

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When playing with fire

I guess this was inevitable, but the surprise is understandable. So when Greg Skomal and the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy was out looking for sharks, a white shark decided to look back. (Youtube) While out on research trips, we’ve seen … Continue reading

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Jeremy Renner

I like seeing Jeremy Renner on film. He is a successful actor and I am sure he has made a lot of money from the movies he has been in. But, just as many people asked “where’s Hawkeye” for the … Continue reading

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10

Yay!

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Leading Lady

(Youtube) Catherine Tate nails the part as caster.

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The perfect crime

And at least a partial happy ending. That is the story of an unassuming couple that traveled the world and were kind to their neighbours. It is the story of the thieves that ran away with at least one multi-million … Continue reading

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Stop and start

To quote Dave Winer: Waiting for other people to save us isn’t working. Stop waiting. Start acting.

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Patreon tips

Michael Prescott has a nice write-up of tips for Patreon (and similar) campaigns: 1. Explain what your project is immediately—ideally, the very first sentence. Every paragraph between the start of your Patreon pitch and that will cost you 75% of your … Continue reading

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Brand-value and Torch-value

(title could have been better in the Danish tradition of using English words whenever we feel like it) Anyway, this story, “Burberry burns bags, clothes and perfume worth millions“, about Burberry torching their products to keep them away from the … Continue reading

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