Digital MemeChris goes on at length to describe and promote open source. He delves into it’s early rise, the nay sayers, their collapse against the inevitable rightness of open source as a means to an end (the most usable product), other reasons why it’s good, and it’s ubiquity in today’s world. It is long, over 1 hour…
“It is important not to let the perfect become the enemy of the good, even when you can agree on what perfect is. Doubly so when you can’t. As unpleasant as it is to be trapped by past mistakes, you can’t make any progress by being afraid of your own shadow during design.†by Greg Hudson
“The perfect is the enemy of the good.” by Voltaire
Seen photos of the dead ant with a death spasm bight on a tree stem, the killer fungus growing out of it’s back. First time I see video on it. Dark and tragic (from a Fauna’s point of view), but interesting to see. The colonized moth is actually almost beautiful…
I haven’t not liked a video of Mr. Zizek talking, his animated fun way of pontificating makes the whole thing a sort of rock star experience. Or, to put it in a potentially derogatory way, like a wind up tin toy monkey crashing his cymbals as he rotates in a circle. Surprisingly easy to follow, even for someone like me who is not versed in philosophy.
Here is someones top ten list, which I have not watched, if you want a place to start. Ten top video moments featuring Slavoj Zizek. For your convenience I’ve included the first three videos in the list. Enjoy!