Archaeologists may have uncovered evidence of the oldest Buddhist shrine yet discovered, dating to around 550 B.C. Lumbini Buddhist Garden (birthplace) image source: Wikipedia (remember going there when I was around 10 yrs old - before the garden was built. times are a changing)

Doc Searls' eerily accurate piece on Steve Jobs (1997): Steve’s art has always been first class, and priced accordingly. There was nothing ordinary about it. The Mac “ecosystem” Steve talks about is one that rises from that Art, not from market demand or other more obvious forces. And that art has no more to do … Continue reading Doc Searls on Steve Jobs (1997) →

Wired interview of Elon Musk in 2008, shortly after Falcon 1 launch failed (also around the same time, his other company Tesla was on the verge on going bankrupt). Down but not out, this interview gives a snippet of his early days at SpaceX. Wired.com:At the end of the day you're still zero for three; … Continue reading Elon Musk’s Wired Interview (2008) →

if we have data, let’s look at data. If all we have are opinions, let’s go with mine. - Jim Barksdale, former CEO of Netscape see the full episode: http://bloom.bg/iar8Sp

always loved this quote from him (via my twitter feed): The better we get, the better we get at getting better" by Doug Engelbart (mouse's inventor) — @ravstr April 4, 2009 Rest in peace!