The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
This is Robert Steele’s core phrase, apart from the two Latin mottos (at end). “The truth at any cost lowers all other costs.” Citation (2 options): Robert Steele, “About” at Phi Beta Iota the Public Intelligence Blog, 4 July 2010. Robert Steele, “Cyber-Command or IO 21,” US Army Information Operations Conference, 6 April 2011. It …
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Jane McGonigal 6 Star for Concept–Ignores Past Pioneers–Energizes Us All February 28, 2011 I took the time to read all of the reviews to date, and was reminded again of the chasm between those who understand technology and its possibilities, and those who do not. Being among the latter, in part because I am a …
Last week, in the aftermath of the No Labels debacle, I focused on the Diversity of Voices & Values, while standing to salute Tom Atlee’s proposition that integral CITIZENSHIP trumps any form of alleged Transpartisanship. In the new year my focus is going to be on creating infinite wealth for all–on a moral rebirth of …
Efficiency is free Philip Crosby wrote a seminal book (Quality is Free) in which he argued that it’s cheaper to build things right the first time than it is to fix them later. Obvious now, but heresy in Detroit 1980. Quality quickly became not just a better way to manufacture, it became a marketing benefit …
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It’s About Context, Business Ecosystems, and IT Impact September 18, 2010 Ric Merrifield I bought this book on the recommendation of a colleague whom I have known for twenty years, both of us members of the Silicon Valley Hackers Conference started by Stewart Brand and now managed by Glen Tenney. When I came to buy …
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Spectacular–An Original Priceless Contribution August 29, 2010 Ken Conca I’ve been reading for a week to clear twelve water books for shipping before I leave Guatemala, this is next to last and perhaps the most valuable of the lot in terms for actually doing something useful in the future. The last, The Evolution of the …
Superb Overview and Update As of 2007 August 27, 2010 Maude Barlow I now realize that this book is a sequel to Blue Gold: The Fight to Stop the Corporate Theft of the World’s Water and I will read and review that book next. First off, am really starting to pay attention to Right Livelihood, …
