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Nobody is special - everybody is great

Both the 3d comic Syntax Error and the more "established" NY Times [abstract only, $$ for full] have been discussing the Incredibles in light of calling children special.
Is it all right to call someone mediocre or average? Or should everyone be given a pat on the shoulder for their "accomplishment" ? What makes a better long term strategy? Real competition with winners and loosers, or scoreless games where it is more important to take part? "competition versus coddling" - should we be happy and content, or are there still enough though problems to solve, to strive for, to give it blood, sweat and tears?

Well, as the last "question" might indicate, I lean towards the attitude that not everyone is equally good at everything. I wouldn't want Carson fixing my plumbing or the security system of a major bank. But that doesn't mean he's not great - just not someone I percieve as overly analytical or hands-on (at least not "in character" as part of Fab5) And on the flip side, I wouldn't want Alan Greenspan redoing my wardrobe. Bottom line? Figure out what you might be special at - and then put some effort into it. Or 50 years down the line, no one will remember why Europe and the US were so great...


Something copletely different - saw an ad for a Earthsea minisereies over at SciFi. Looks real good - not all that surprised considering the success of LOTR, the story is right up there in terms of intense twist and far out locations. Looks like something to order up on dvd for next xmas!? Check out the interactive map and the trailers.

...and the sun has just risen through a wonderful halo of crimson and red clouds...

who are you?

And then I jumped on the wagon and got to fed up with "asd dsad @ saf" (or other junky instant one-off registration junk) - with the Firefox plugin available, BugMeNot should make it easier to jump around. :D

getting to grips with the world around us, is not always so easy. but changing the way it shapes us is even harder. get a grip - and hold on

tech and mech

WHO is the best gamer out ther? Twin Galaxies might give the answer. Started ages ago (on a real-life blackboard...), Walter Day and his assosicates have been keeping score ever since. What a job!

Talking of jobs - the brand-man himself, Branson, is following in the steps of Donald Trump with a new "reality" show; Rebel Billionaire. Two first dumped after Branson drove them disguised as a cabdriver, then next morning the ones left went for extreme hot-air balooning... can't wait to see this one in full.

Saw an ad for Dell in Wired, the Precision series - and tried to find it here in Norway. Turns out it is aimed at SME over here, not for personal use. End of story? Twice the price ver here, since they insist on stuffing it with a crap screen and other "non-optional recomendations"

That is a real downside to reading magazines published state-side, reading about cool stuff like the Z500. Oh well, at least the Z600 seems to be almost the same [img]

...and the sun has taken a long vacation - back next year...