I hate gamification. Gamification is to play what crowdsourcing is to open source. How can we take this natural, cultural drive toward connection, meaning, purpose, and participation and incorporate it into the economic-growth requirement of corporate capitalism? Foursquare is the easiest example, but everybody’s doing it. I’m sure there are folks at Merrill Lynch gamifying [...]
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An invocation for beginnings.
Posted on Monday, April 9th 2012 by Jan in UncategorizedZefrank is back. Let me think about the people who I care about the most and when they fail or disappoint me, I still love them, I still give them chances and I still see the best in them. Let me extend that generosity to myself. Let me remember that my courage is a wild [...]
Keep Calm.
Posted on Wednesday, March 7th 2012 by Jan in UncategorizedThe story behind the British World War II post “Keep Calm and Carry On” that’s super popular these days. (Via Bram.us)
How much would the Death Star cost to build? →
Posted on Wednesday, February 22nd 2012 by Jan in Star Wars, UncategorizedWe began by looking at how big the Death Star is. The first one is reported to be 140km in diameter and it sure looks like it’s made of steel. But how much steel? We decided to model the Death Star as having a similar density in steel as a modern warship. After all, they’re [...]
Messages Beta brings iMessage to the mac. →
Posted on Thursday, February 16th 2012 by Jan in UncategorizedLove it.