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Comment on Talent by Rohan

Rohan — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:38:00 +0000

Brilliant. Lovely end of day video.. thanks Mark!

There is indeed beauty all around us.

How often do we stop and listen though?

Comment on The Old Kingdom by Power and the Old Kingdom | Renaissance Terence™

Power and the Old Kingdom | Renaissance Terence™ — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:20:33 +0000

[...] addthis_share = [];}A couple of weeks ago I read a post over at Victus Spiritus entitled The Old Kingdom. It is an enticing read on how a lot of old structures are based on centralization for purposes of [...]

Comment on The Old Kingdom by Emeri Gent [Em]

Emeri Gent [Em] — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:34:00 +0000

I liked what Jeff Sayer is saying here about moving beyond relational databases, since being a newbie trying to get a handle on the “New Kingdom” of the DB, I found Sayer’s comments very helpful as an intro for an area totally new to me :

Jeff Sayer “Moving Beyond the Relational Database”
http://jeffsayre.com/2010/09/17/web-3-0-smartups-moving-beyond-the-relational-database/

BTW when it comes to command and control at the organizational level of the “Old Kingdom”, I dig John Seddon’s thinking – he also has neat video’s on You-tube that further flesh out his thinking (based on lean approaches)

John Seddon “Freedom from Command and Control”
http://books.google.ca/books?id=IP_yVb-5xtcC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

Since, Mark, you are well versed in this technology space I can see why you entitled this post as “The Old Kingdom”. From my newbie vantage point this is really “A whole new domain” and as I have found in such a sort space of time, a mighty interesting one at that.

Also I take the use of the word “Kingdom” is in the spirit of how biologists use the term rather than monarchists

[Em]

Comment on The Old Kingdom by Mark Essel

Mark Essel — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 08:36:00 +0000

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Comment on The Old Kingdom by Mark Essel

Mark Essel — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 08:20:00 +0000

What a rich resource you’ve discovered, checking for an ePub version of Christof’s lecture now.

Comment on The Old Kingdom by Emeri Gent [Em]

Emeri Gent [Em] — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 04:42:00 +0000

After reading this, I had no idea that there was a “No SQL Movement”. Looks like by reading this I have given myself a whole bunch of homework to attend to

Especially since I found this PDF below that looks like a neat introduction :

NoSQL Databases by Christof Strauch
http://www.christof-strauch.de/nosqldbs.pdf

I’ve been so hooked on discovering the joys of Digital Video Recording that recently I have swapped the HG of the internet for HD television. (Of course the HG isn’t “the Highly Googled” but “the Holy Grail”).

This is a nice timely reminder that even if DVR can now hunt me down all the quality television there is at my disposal like some all-you-can-eat media buffet, ignoring quality stuff on the net is so faux pas – so it’s nice to be back online after weeks off, and rediscovering what I have been absolutely missing.

[Em]

Comment on The Old Kingdom by Rohan

Rohan — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:09:00 +0000

That was a nice way of putting it.

Aww. thanks for the note on the meetup, Mark. I missed being there myself..

But I’m sure the time will come… soon.

Thanks a lot for the note though.

Comment on The Old Kingdom by Mark Essel

Mark Essel — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:23:00 +0000

Great tie in, information can’t go very far without power.

Comment on The Old Kingdom by Terence Reilly

Terence Reilly — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:19:00 +0000

Interesting that you wrote this. You are very interested in decentralized information as part of the Old Kingdom where I have been recently exploring solar, wind and other power sources as a way of decentralizing power and seeing Big Oil as part of the Old Kingdom.

Comment on The Old Kingdom by Mark Essel

Mark Essel — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:19:00 +0000

Thanks Rohan. There’s a clear distinction between economic philosophies, and I’m a firm believer in equal opportunity, no matter where you begin.

Your name came up at the AVC meetup, William and Shana both noted how active you’ve been on the forums. I enjoy and appreciate your enthusiasm, keep up the thoughtful comments.