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No accountability at Identi.ca

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Updated 03-Aug-2025 Apparently I am "probably" a spammer. But it doesn't matter in any case... Ah, this is how an open system works, I see. Well, for one I haven't subscribed to anyone in a long time. Secondly I do not spam. Identica Cannot be Trusted This is about trust. How can I trust a ... Read more

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Everyone is smarter than me

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Updated 03-Aug-2025 I love Spolsky's blog. He has also written articles for Inc, such as the one on competition and strategy called Fire and Motion. In the article there is a great quote about how management for his company is not about employees quickly obeying directives. > The biggest problem is getting people to tell ... Read more

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Sakichi Toyoda and the Five Whys Root Cause Analysis

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Updated 03-Aug-2025 Sakichi Toyoda and the Five Whys Sakichi Toyoda, the founder of Toyota Motor Company, is considered one of the greatest if not the greatest inventor of Japan and the father of Japanese Industrialization. His impact on the world should not be underestimated. As with most historical figures, our tasks are different because we ... Read more

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The Five Questions – Drucker

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Updated 03-Aug-2025 Peter Drucker is by far the most important management thinker of the 20th century. Even in 2010, his thinking and guidance is highly effective and has lost little of its lustre and value. The Five Most Important Questions Drucker formulated five "Most Important" questions to ask an organization. Each of them have subquestions ... Read more

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Strange Days – Magic, Superstition

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Updated 03-Aug-2025 Magic or Superstition Living in Thailand means being surrounded by ghosts, magic incantations, and spiritual seers. The longer one lives here the more the beliefs and their apparent reality prey upon the mind. Good Luck, Bad Luck Good luck is not just about avoiding the bad, but mitigating the bad. Only extreme religions ... Read more

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Time Horizon

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Updated 03-Aug-2025 First, read the blog entry Nine Time Horizons - Connecting the Past to the Future from 2009-04-30 Definition of Time Horizon A time horizon is understood here as a cognitive structure in which planning and thinking about the future (and the past) can be effectively accomplished. The idea is that there is no ... Read more

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The Next 40 Years

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Updated 03-Aug-2025 This is the sort of post that generally makes me laugh out loud. No one can predict anything like 40 years out. I myself routinely mock anyone who tries to do such a thing. However... However, it is possible to draw out trend lines, even though we can be certain they will shift. ... Read more

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A Moderately Difficult Week

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Updated 03-Aug-2025 Moderately Not severely. In comparison to much more difficult weeks this one is mild. Yet, it was not easy, hence moderate in scope. Difficult The difficult part started right there in the beginning, and after a bit of seeming progress (though perhaps mild) it progressed into difficulty surprisingly quickly. Week It took up ... Read more

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Acquainted with the Night

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Updated 03-Aug-2025 I have been one acquainted with the night. I have walked out in rain - and back in rain. I have outwalked the furthest city light. I have looked down the saddest city lane. I have passed by the watchman on his beat And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain. I have stood ... Read more

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A Refuge for Others

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Updated 03-Aug-2025 Cultural Differences As an expatriate American there are many cultural differences I have come across where I now live in Chiang Mai, Thailand. One is the buddhist concept of being a refuge for others. The ability to provide for other people, to feed and shelter them and to take care of their needs ... Read more

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Commercial Viability and Approaches to the Flying Car

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Updated 03-Aug-2025 This is about the commercial viability, supporting documents available, NASA support and competitions, projected use and demand, and green focus of the flying car. NASA predicts that two-car families will have one road car and one flying car in their garages in the next 30 or so years. -Mail and Guardian Turns out, ... Read more

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Three Thailand Job Sites in English

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Updated 03-Aug-2025 For those who are seeking for employment or looking for new employees there are three job boards which are in English (though for the JobsDB site many of the jobs are for Thais or in Thai). * Craigslist Bangkok - covers the entire country of Thailand, not only Bangkok * The cesspool aka ... Read more

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On Reaching Middle Age – วัยกลางคน

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Updated 03-Aug-2025 I was reading an obituary on on Jim Carroll (Basketball Diaries) and it seemed a lot more personal and less like I was reading history. I think I've reached "middle age" (วัยกลาง). Was compelled to write this in my notebook: Somehow I've muddled into middle age. Evidence: I read obituaries, become bored with ... Read more

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The Future of Work

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Updated 03-Aug-2025 This is a pretty tasty snack, rife with possibilities. A bit Polyanna-ish and not very even-handed. The world is becoming a hybrid of work styles, not monolithically mobile and on-demand. In any case, this is the sort of work style we have at Lanna Innovation and SEO Chiangmai, namely mobile, from anywhere, but ... Read more

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