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Passion without a harness

by Bill Wren on August 17, 2011

иконографияikoniWe hear and read all the time about how we have to be passionate about what we do and, yes, we do. It’s hard to generate enthusiasm in others if we don’t feel passion and it is also hard to hold our own interest in something if we aren’t passionate about. But we have to [...]

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Nothing is secure; no one is anonymous

by Bill Wren on June 18, 2011

No matter how sophisticated technology is, it always has one big hurtle it can’t overcome: us. How we use something — how we behave — will always condition technology, either by how it is designed or how it is used. Not five minutes after talking with some friends about security on the Internet, a number [...]

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In praise of disinformation

by Bill Wren on April 22, 2011

Worries about storing data and what corporations and governments know or can learn about us have been alive a long time in the world of digital devices. Currently, it’s a concern about smartphones, location tracking and, most recently, what Apple is doing. The response tends to be to consider government involvement (laws etc.) and, perhaps [...]

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The problem with content

by Bill Wren on December 23, 2010

Content has a problem and it is easily stated: I have no interest in it. I don’t believe many do and, of those who are interested in it, they aren’t interested in content but in what it can do for them. I don’t want to read or watch content. A movie? Yes. A video? Yes. [...]

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People and stories — Part 1

by Bill Wren on November 2, 2010

Yesterday I wrote that, “A story is people involved in events told by people to people.” I then asked why some stories are interesting and others dull. I suspect the answer to that has to do with that word “people.” We’re obsessed with ourselves, each other, and what happens to us. That is what news [...]

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