I was at Silvermine this weekend, and a nearby group of people caught our attention. They were young (as in perhaps first year university), all white, and were singing songs. There were a few guesses as to who they were. A religious group (one of the songs was Kumbaya)? But they also song the national… Continue reading Fear, the DA youth, and the moral difference between liberal and conservative
BS Alliance offers R100 000 to catch software pirates
The Business Software Alliance is at it again, peddling unbelievable figures. Apparently, local piracy constitutes an annual figure of R2.8 billion in theft, with the majority of small businesses using illegal software. When I reported on their claims in May last year, the figure listed was R1.5 billion. So, in one year we’ve added another… Continue reading BS Alliance offers R100 000 to catch software pirates
Time to go cold turkey – no more news
For a long time I’ve been resisting the advice to stop reading news. The advice comes from so many different sources. From Andrew Weil, in his book “8 Weeks to Optimum Health”. I do not want you to become uninformed about the state of the world, but I note that paying attention to news commonly… Continue reading Time to go cold turkey – no more news
Happy People Dancing
Dancing is the source of the cycle of creation and destruction. Or at least a lot of fun and something we should all be doing much more regularly. Here’s someone who literally danced his way around the world. As the source I got it from implied, if you don’t smile when watching this, you need… Continue reading Happy People Dancing
Discipline is not fear
Recently, IOL featured a story on the front page entitled Do kids crave discipline. There’s anarchy in our schools! We need to bring back some discipline! In my day, I was beaten, and I’m OK! goes the thinking. The article discusses the author’s experience of a bully who was put in his place by fear… Continue reading Discipline is not fear
Some thoughts on leadership
Lao Tzu, according to Tony Benn at least, said that the best leaders are those who are never noticed. Those who are praised follow, then those who are despised, with those who are feared at the bottom. A related Zen saying is that a teacher’s work is only done when the student has bettered the… Continue reading Some thoughts on leadership
Wikimedia and the Cape Town Book Fair.
I’ll be at the Cape Town Book Fair helping at the Lettera27 stall. One of their projects is WikiAfrica, hence my involvement. Lettrea27’s principal aims are: to create awareness of the WikiAfrica Literature (WAL) to generate new virtual pages in WikiAfrica/Wikipedia. to involve authors, publishers and new readers/users in the WikiAfrica Literature project. to involve… Continue reading Wikimedia and the Cape Town Book Fair.
Why do YOU need a detox?
Recently I undertook a 10-day detox. Facilitated by a yoga teacher, and wife of one of the Ethical Co-op members, I was drawn to it after my colleague’s tales of his wife’s boundless energy. “I want some of that”, I thought. Besides the obvious what does the detox consist of?, I’ve had two common questions… Continue reading Why do YOU need a detox?
Genetically-modified foods at the Geek Dinner
Like everything else, even the Geek Dinners are going green! Tomorrow I’ll be talking about the wonders of genetically-modified food at Happy Habanero, the Geek Dinner being held at Mel’s Kitchen in Rondebosch, Cape Town. There’s still space – sign up and details on the wiki. Related posts: Garullous Grape at Greens Frugal Fennel at… Continue reading Genetically-modified foods at the Geek Dinner
Manifestation of our humanity
It’s been wonderful to see the reaction of many to the recent attacks. In my local community, the nearby Observatory Methodist church quickly swelled from supporting 80 people, to supporting 300 people. Many of the first batch were Somalian, who later moved to a mosque in Salt River. The next batch of people were mostly… Continue reading Manifestation of our humanity