Free-riding vs Free-loading
Free-loading is taking something that isn't yours because you can. A free-loader will go to someone they don't knows...
Author: Simon
“I was in town but I didn’t call”
I have friends and family around the world and we travel a lot, so inevitably we are near people we know but often...
Hard Drive Progress
I have almost fully recovered from my hard drive crash on October 3. The new drive is amazing. It is a Seagate 1...
Post Number 2689
I made the first post on SWCamborne.com in January 2006. This is post number 2689. I have averaged 275 post per year...
Training for Aging
Being on a committee is good training for being old. Most of what you do is sit around. There is quite a lot of...
Being Mortal
Atul Gawande makes you think about the end of life. Being Mortal is highly recommended for those who have thought...
Work
It is impossible to do important innovation in any field with your arms crossed and a scowl on your face. A bronze...
Hard Drive Crash
I just spent a week without my laptop because my hard drive crashed. Fortunately I had a back-up on the Apple Time...
Hope and Change 2016 Edition
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget...
Speaking for Effect
If you speak slowly and softly with regular pauses, people will presume that what you are saying is wise. Even the...
