It’s October, and the city is getting ready for Halloween tomorrow. I’ve been exploring. After taking a break of 2 years to go see more of Asia and understand from listening to others, I am back in the bay area, trying to create more interesting deep dives into events and concepts of “being human” and … Continue reading
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Nexus Thailand Youth Summit Launches
“Invest in Good People Doing Good Things.” –Jeff Skoll (founder of Skoll Foundation) Making money doesn’t always have to mean harming the environment or your neighbor, and not all things we might venture to do will make us money. In my quest to ponder conscious capitalism and see what social entrepreneurs are doing in Asia, … Continue reading
Protected: Burning Man and Beyond: 5 Steps to Simplify
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Oslo Freedom Forum Sheds Light on Women Under Threat
This post is not like any others I have written. I do not have answers nor am I trying to present this to entertain you as a reader. I hope that it will make you ask some questions to yourself, and also wonder what happens to women in this world around you and far away … Continue reading
Otherfab’s Othermill Funded in Less than 24h!
Ever wanted to own a desktop mill, what about one that you could take on your walk to the bus or just hand carry to a friend’s home? Well, the San Francisco-based makers of Otherfab, a team inside Otherlab, have made this a reality, and kicked butt on kick starter by reaching funding goals in … Continue reading
Codebreaker: the Alan Turing Film
San Francisco, CA-April 9th on a Tuesday night, Alan Turing fans, curious sorts, lgbt folks, doc film lovers, and a mix of it all, showed up for Codebreaker, a movie about the life of Alan Turing that had AB exclusive showing at the AMC Metreon. The movie was a mix of documentary and re-enactment. Alan … Continue reading
Conscious Capitalism: Make your Mondays Matter #cc2013
This a second article around my learnings from the Conscious Capitalism conference. Given the choice, how would you do your life differently next Monday? Mondays are tough for many people for whom Sunday ends their weekend. Yet whatever your schedules, “Monday” is the word used to mean the beginning of your work week. How can … Continue reading
Conscious Capitalism brings Conscientious People Together #cc2013
This Friday and Saturday was the Conscious Capitalism conference and it attracted hundreds of people who try to be purposeful about their lives and others’ future while running some of the top innovative and interesting companies in the world. I got to meet the founders of Natures path, do crafts, put away some coats, see … Continue reading
San Francisco as Never Seen Before in 4k ultraHD
Teton Gravity Research Aerial Reel – The Bay Area in 4K from Teton Gravity Research on Vimeo. This video by Teton Gravity Research (TGR), is an Aerial Reel of San Francisco Bay shot in 4K/UltraHD shot with the world’s most gyrostabilized camera platform, the GSS C520. I am posting a link to a site that can … Continue reading
Ouya launch: Julie is awesome!
While the tech world was going nuts over women not represented, one team was hard at work being the most epic thing at GDC ouya!!… Oh I’m talking about OUYA, the product concept of the awesome founder Julie Uhrman. Ouya is a gaming open network for all developers. Below is from their press release: “Julie … Continue reading