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  • The Search for Meaninglessness

    Byrne, left, and fellow members of the 12-person, gray-suited cast. Photo Credit: Bryan Derballa for The New York Times It was Robert Fritz who pointed me at the meaninglessness of glorifying terms like “deep”, “meaningful”, “sustainable”, etc. especially in combination with corporate common blahs like “innovation”, “disruption”, “ecosystem”, and “change” Simon Wardley’s Common Blahs Just… Read more

  • Petervan’s Delicacies – 17 Dec 2019

    Here is the latest version of my Delicacies newsletter. You can subscribe to the newsletter on the top of that page. These are articles/posts that for some reason created a spark in my memory. Teaser: this fantastic video by Joao Pombeiro   Read more

  • The Foamy Explosion of Everything

    Larry and Sergey in hot tub bubbles in 2005 – picture by William Mercer McLeod In my previous post, I played with words on Descartes’ “Je pense, donc je suis” – “I think, therefore I am”. In the background, you will notice my always-restless search for who I am. It is an everlasting search for… Read more

  • Ik ben – Je suis – I am

    Petervan Artwork © 2019 – Little man on canvas – Acryl on Canvas – 10x10cm   Ik luister, dus ik ben Ik kijk, dus ik ben Ik teken, dus ik ben Ik schrijf, dus ik ben Ik componeer, dus ik ben Ik creëer, dus ik ben Ik loop, dus ik ben Ik rust, dus ik… Read more

  • Immoral Machines of Loving Greed

    The theme for Techonomy 2019 in Half Moon Bay, California was “Reset and Restore: Governing Tech, Retrieving Ethics, and Acting on Climate.” In the opening session, Founder and Host David Kirkpatrick prompted: “These are serious times” and the following interview by Andrew Keen of David was really interesting. Keen rightfully asked the question of what… Read more

  • Techonomy 2019 Memes

    Mid November 2019, I was once more lucky enough to attend the 9th edition of Techonomy, in my opinion, one of the best tech conferences and networking events in the world. The event is set up as a three-day retreat at The Ritz-Carlton on the shores of Half Moon Bay, CA. The format is pretty… Read more