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You (Might Have) Read it Here First
March 22nd, 2006
The writings here are about the future. I take a look at the Present through a futuristic filter. This means that of course to some degree, I am predicting what might happen in the future. Even knowing that, it was thrilling to find that already, in the very short life of this new blog, something written here as a prediction has already been validated.
The very first entry to Evolution Shift was written in early February and, as you can see from the list under Archives was entitled: ‘Exit Greenspan the Economist’s Rock Star”. In it I commented on the huge …
It is 24/7/52 not 24/7/365
March 11th, 2006
Every Era has its’ own form of toughness and performance. The Agricultural Age had farmers bragging about being up before dawn, taking care of all the animals and tilling acres of land in a day. The Industrial Age had workers talking about how many overtime hours they worked at the factory. The Information Age is developing its’ own form of ‘talking tough’.
The Internet culture has spawned a new form of macho. Along with the power bragging about needing only 4 hours sleep there is the overused phrease “24/7”. Obviously this phrase came into being during the Internet 1.0 era when …