Links




Quote Collections



Thoughts and Advice



Neogolisms

Maggie Appleton's collection of neogolisms


Venkatesh Rao's premium mediocre

My expanded dictionary

Maggie Appleton's collection of neogolisms


Venkatesh Rao's premium mediocre


My expanded dictionary



Blogrolls

Foment Lab's Ye Olde Blogroll


Lachlan Campbell's collection of great personal sites

Foment Lab's Ye Olde Blogroll


Lachlan Campbell's collection of great personal sites


My blogroll



Brian Lovin's Bookmarks

Elliot Cost and Kristoffer Tjalve's map of the internet

Brian Lovin's Bookmarks


Elliot Cost and Kristoffer Tjalve's map of the internet



Whitepapers

The Network State

Technology has enabled us to start new companies, new communities, and new currencies. But can we use it to start new cities, or even new countries? The Network State answers this question through a fascinating deep-dive into ideas political, economic, cultural and technological.


The Yak Collective

The Yak Collective explores how online communities and virtual organizations should be governed. Ideas are explored through an analysis of 49 relavent readings, and are plotted on a sprectrum of alignment and management to identify four online governence regimes.

Unleashing the Ideavirus

As an alternative to traditional marketing models, Ideaviruses combine the strength of word-of-mouth with the power of network effects. Unleashing the Ideavirus explores the nature of ideas and how they are spread, and provides a in-depth guide to releasing your own Ideavirus.



The Unabomber Manifesto

Look, I'm not saying you should go and mails bombs to universities and airports, but Ted Kaczynski was undeniably a highly intelligent individual

The Network State

Technology has enabled us to start new companies, new communities, and new currencies. But can we use it to start new cities, or even new countries? The Network State answers this question through a fascinating deep-dive into ideas political, economic, cultural and technological.


The Yak Collective

The Yak Collective explores how online communities and virtual organizations should be governed. Ideas are explored through an analysis of 49 relavent readings, and are plotted on a sprectrum of alignment and management to identify four online governence regimes.


Unleashing the Ideavirus

As an alternative to traditional marketing models, Ideaviruses combine the strength of word-of-mouth with the power of network effects. Unleashing the Ideavirus explores the nature of ideas and how they are spread, and provides a in-depth guide to releasing your own Ideavirus.


The Unabomber Manifesto

Look, I'm not saying you should go and mails bombs to universities and airports, but Ted Kaczynski was undeniably a highly intelligent individual



Web Games

Universal Paperclips

As far as I'm aware, the best and greatest idle game currently on the internet... Be prepared to waste a semi-significant portion of your waking hours for the next week

Universal Paperclips

As far as I'm aware, the best and greatest idle game currently on the internet... Be prepared to waste a semi-significant portion of your waking hours for the next week



Narrative Essays

Aes Triplex by R. L. Stevenson

On the inevitable, strange and humbling nature of Death


An Apology For Idlers by R. L. Stevenson

On defences for truantry and the education of life outside of school


The Inner Ring by C. S. Lewis

On the somewhat corrupting nature of living life to join social 'inner rings'

The Fallacy of Success by G. K. Chesterton

On why self help books are essentially futile in helping one help themselves


The Methuselahite by G. K. Chesterton

On the weakness of a philosophy of life focused on living as long as possible


Aes Triplex by R. L. Stevenson

On the inevitable, strange and humbling nature of Death


An Apology For Idlers by R. L. Stevenson

On defences for truantry and the education of life outside of school


The Inner Ring by C. S. Lewis

On the somewhat corrupting nature of living life to join social 'inner rings'


The Fallacy of Success by G. K. Chesterton

On why self help books are essentially futile in helping one help themselves


The Methuselahite by G. K. Chesterton

On the weakness of a philosophy of life focused on living as long as possible