John Naughton writing about last week’s “Apple Special Event”. “But maybe we’ve arrived at what Charles (Arthur) calls — “a sort of tech stasis”. Many of the things we have are now Good Enough, and so despite Moore’s Law and the wonders of computational photography, etc. we don’t need to upgrade them every year, or everyContinue reading “Tech stasis?”
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The Monday Morning Quote #506
“Doing the right thing is aways difficult. Very few worthwhile things are achieved easily. If you believe that you are doing the right thing, you must find the resilience and staying power to keep trying.” Ken Jarrold (from Other People’s Shoes)
The Monday Morning Quote #505
“The first step toward personal autonomy is to stop seeking others’ approval and simply do what you think is right.” Alan Weiss
The Monday Morning Quote #504
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” —Albert Einstein
The Monday Morning Quote #503
“We see the world, not as it is, but as we are – or, as we are conditioned to see it.” Stephen R. Covey
The Monday Morning Quote #501
“This is a very important lesson. You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end – which you can never afford to lose – with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.” Admiral James Stockdale
The Monday Morning Quote #500
“Difference is the essence of humanity. Difference is an accident of birth, and it should therefore never be the source of hatred or conflict. The answer to difference is to respect it. Therein lies a most fundamental principle of peace: respect for diversity.” John Hume The 500th Monday Morning Quote and a very personal one.
Quote of the Day – On reviewing all series of The Apprentice
Sam Woolaston writing after 14 years as a TV reviewer. “The Apprentice, maybe more than anything else, drives home that I have been doing this long enough; too long, some might say. I have written 20 – twenty – reviews of The Apprentice, and that’s not including The Young Apprentice, plus interviews with winners, withContinue reading “Quote of the Day – On reviewing all series of The Apprentice”
The Monday Morning Quote #499
“When you are doing something that isn’t working, it’s time to do something different.” O.A. Bud Ham I rarely comment on the quotes that I post, if they are worth reading then they should stand up on their own. This one is different because it falls into the “Sybil Fawlty” group of “bleedin obvious”. WeContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #499”
The Monday Morning Quote #498
“Don’t wait until all the conditions are perfect for you to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.” Alan Cohen,
The Incisal Edge 