Michael Nielsen » Shirky’s Law and why (most) social software fails
It’s easy to come up with a task which is useful and original - just combine existing ideas in a new way, perhaps with some minor twists. But finding something that’s also simple is h...
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http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/?p=451
It’s easy to come up with a task which is useful and original - just combine existing ideas in a new way, perhaps with some minor twists. But finding something that’s also simple is h...
2008, accidental, ambitious, article, creative, hard, original, psychological, shirky, simple, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/?p=451
Gore sets 'moon shot' goal on climate change - Yahoo! News
Al Gore is challenging the nation to produce every kilowatt of electricity through wind, sun and other Earth-friendly energy sources within 10 years, an audacious goal he hopes the next p...
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080717/ap_on_re_us/gore_electricity;_ylt=AgpgokA9EhTWh0WxlT1oZ9...
Al Gore is challenging the nation to produce every kilowatt of electricity through wind, sun and other Earth-friendly energy sources within 10 years, an audacious goal he hopes the next p...
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080717/ap_on_re_us/gore_electricity;_ylt=AgpgokA9EhTWh0WxlT1oZ9...
Orange Hues: History in The Making: Gore's Challenge Will Transform The Political Landscape
We have all the technology today to take this issue head on. What we lack is the political courage. And this is what Gore has attempted to infuse in the leadership by setting up what othe...
2008, ambitious, article, attractive, audacious, bold, courageous, feasable, gore, political, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://orangehues.com/blog/2008/07/history-in-making-gores-challenge-will.html
We have all the technology today to take this issue head on. What we lack is the political courage. And this is what Gore has attempted to infuse in the leadership by setting up what othe...
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http://orangehues.com/blog/2008/07/history-in-making-gores-challenge-will.html
WorldChanging: U.S. Environmentalists Finally Have a Leader
Climate change will not solve itself with small steps that treat carbon dioxide as just another pollutant. A successful mass movement must set its sights high and settle for nothing less ...
2008, ambitious, article, bold, gore, inspirational, realistic, unreasonable, visionary, worldchanging, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/008237.html
Climate change will not solve itself with small steps that treat carbon dioxide as just another pollutant. A successful mass movement must set its sights high and settle for nothing less ...
2008, ambitious, article, bold, gore, inspirational, realistic, unreasonable, visionary, worldchanging, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/008237.html
Trying to Build a Greener Britain, Home by Home - NYTimes.com
In an era when movie stars build $5 million eco-mansions, families here have made their old Victorian houses eco-friendly, too.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/20/world/europe/20greenhouse.html
In an era when movie stars build $5 million eco-mansions, families here have made their old Victorian houses eco-friendly, too.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/20/world/europe/20greenhouse.html
Amazon.com: Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win: William C. Taylor, Polly G. Labarre: Books
Fast Company cofounder William C. Taylor and Polly LaBarre, a longtime editor at the magazine, give you an inside look at the "most original minds in business" wherever they find them: fr...
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http://www.amazon.com/Mavericks-Work-Original-Minds-Business/dp/0060779616
Fast Company cofounder William C. Taylor and Polly LaBarre, a longtime editor at the magazine, give you an inside look at the "most original minds in business" wherever they find them: fr...
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http://www.amazon.com/Mavericks-Work-Original-Minds-Business/dp/0060779616
Ode Magazine : In praise of unreasonable people
They are unreasonable because they want to change the system, because they are insanely ambitious, because they aren’t guided by reason but emotion, because they think they know what th...
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http://www.odemagazine.com/doc/51/in-praise-of-unreasonable-people
They are unreasonable because they want to change the system, because they are insanely ambitious, because they aren’t guided by reason but emotion, because they think they know what th...
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http://www.odemagazine.com/doc/51/in-praise-of-unreasonable-people