I think of myself most deeply as an explorer and an observer. Some people like to be in the thick of things, the focus of attention, an integral cog. I feel more comfortable, confident and effective on the periphery, able to see all the action without being swept up or swayed by it.

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“She was the cynosure of other people’s designs.”

—Send in the Idiots by Kamran Nazeer

“Acoustic culture: living simply, living well, living harmoniously, living with purpose and living to live!”
– Ed Meers in Bicycle Times letters

Reliability calculation as a metaphor for understanding the bog ideas have to go through in large corporations. My hat off to you Mr Doctorow.