Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Frederik Pohl is blogging!

How amazing is it when a man aged 89 starts to blog? How even more amazing is it when the exact same man names his blog www.thewaythefutureblogs.com - This is the works of Fredrik Pohl, the last writer alive from the golden age of Science Fiction. A man who says you can't really predict the future. All you can do is invent it. Also check out the interview Vice did with him.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

The age of greed is over - This is a paradigm shift

The last couple of months there has been a lot of rumbling about this. A paradigm shift on how we look at the world is coming upon us. This paradigm shift is powered by two major factors: The financial crisis, and the inauguration of Barack Obama. The age of greed is over and the choise of the word Change couldn't have been more suitable. This briefing from Trendwatching.com narrows it down to this "Generation G is coming" Where G is not for Greed, but for Generosity. Excellent reading!

Why the best ideas is mostly the simplest ones.

This is not a world changing idea, but just a great example how the
most simple and stupid thing sometimes can make a great deal of sense.
Put a hole through it, and the functionality is increased. Simply
genius.Check it out: Universal plug with a hole through it