The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Buckminster Fuller 6 Star and Beyond–the Essence of Fuller, the Future of Humanity November 28, 2010 I did not truly begin to understand the breadth and depth of Buckminster Fuller’s thinking until I read this book as it deserves to be read, with full attention and detailed notes. This is one of those books that …
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Matt Taibbi 6 Star Game Changer….Maybe November 2, 2010 This is an extraordinary book, combining gifted insights and turns of phrase with serious research that has a point worth fighting for: Wall Street led by Goldman Sachs has ripped off the entire US economy, and they still have most people thinking that politics matters. It …
Down to Earth, Absorbing, Perfectly Presented, “Must Read” October 10, 2010 Randy Komisar with Kent Lineback I’m putting this book into the 6 Star and Beyond category at Phi Beta Iota the Public Intelligence Blog, for two reasons: it has a proper definition of what business should be about–creativity and humanity; and it strives to …
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The only thing that scales infinitely and without cost is end-users. Robert Steele, email to Mitch Ratcliff, 9 October 2010 Ubuntu 10.10 desktop reaches through the cloud | Business Tech – CNET News news.cnet.com Next Ubuntu Linux for desktops and Netbooks will launch Sunday with new cloud features, an updated interface, and better links with …
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Limits to Growth in the 21st Century September 30, 2010 Laurence C. Smith This book was recommended to me and I recommend it to others, but with the following observations: 1) Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update was there in the 1970’s. It troubles me, as much as I read, how I seem to see …
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There are differences between “learning” and “education,” but hopefully more people can be inspired to blur the two further than we currently see happening. Open Courseware, Audio and Video: Open Courseware Consortium M.I.T. Open Courseware M.I.T. open courseware YouTube channel List of courses by subject (May 2007) The University of Chicago on iTunes U, University …
Phi Beta Iota: Industry colleagues point out that Ballmer took over at the top while Jobs came back in at the bottom. Our own view is that a convergence is occurring that will be settled between the personal device and the cloud–who comes up with the most secure reliable personal device (e.g. an eye-screen with …
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