Monthly Archives: February 2008

TheFunded.com Anonymity

TheFunded.com received a frustrated email from an approved Member today (which is a first), addressing the composition of the invitation email: You don’t even have a mail domain as thefunded.com – Should I really trust this email ?  TheFunded.com processes … Continue reading

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Populate the City of the Future

Here is an interesting model to populate and/or finance the City of the Future project: The Point TechCrunh Keith Powers passed these links along, and I agree. Thank you! There has also been some discussion about archiving ideas and knowledge … Continue reading

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Voting for the City of The Future…

 A well-regarded visionary in online content creation wrote me the following in regard to using a voting system to determine principles and attributes for the City of The Future. Experts can and should participate in the dialogue, of course.  And … Continue reading

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Berlin Rocks.

Berlin is an awesome city. There is nothing like going to the fifth floor of an abandoned, bullet marked, and graffitied building to find a nice bar and lounge. Berlin Photos

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Sold All of My Equities

Today, I sold 100% of my equity and mutual fund positions. Many stocks were held for 10 years, but they are now all liquidated. We shall see if this was the right move. 2008-02-06 Update: I guess that I got … Continue reading

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A Thought…

“For one can not take from the mind what one can take from the earth – the mind only gives”

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Breaking the Cycle

The rise and fall of civilizations is a all-too-well-known phenomenon. Changing the disruptive forces in these sequential cycles is an interesting challenge to ponder and a worthy goal to achieve. But, how? Do you need to have a plan for … Continue reading

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Love All – Serve All

This message is inscribed on a building here in Amsterdam. Interesting is the concept of coupling love and service. Do the two go hand in hand? Is there a balance between the two… Can that balance be disrupted?

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