June 2007
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My first e-learning experience (1981)
We had a Z80Â -based computer in our house in the early 80s. This is the model, the Ithaca Intersystems DPS-1: To boot, you’d click up the two rightmost switches in sequence after turning the key. I used it for simple programming in a language called MUMPS. My first e-learning experience came unexpectedly. Accused by Continue reading
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Seth Godin: Blow up your Home Page
The general 30,000 foot view from Seth Godin: The problem with home page thinking is that it’s a crutch. There’s nothing wrong with an index, nothing wrong with a page for newbies, nothing wrong with a place that makes a first impression when you get the chance to control that encounter. But it’s not your Continue reading
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Systemantics Thought for the Day: Loose Systems Less Hostile to Human Life
From John Gall’s Systemantics: Since most of modern life is lived in the interstices of large systems, it is of practical importance to note that: LOOSE SYSTEMS HAVE LARGER INTERSTICES and are therefore generally somewhat less hostile to human life forms than tighter systems. As an example of a System attunned to the principles of Continue reading
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