Outdoorsman

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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
Quote: "Throughout “If Japan Can, Why Cant We?” executives and front line workers talk about how important it is to involve workers in improvement efforts." That's it in a nutshell...incentive-driven continuous improvement...
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Excellent PBS documentary you ironically refer to... http://www.pbs.org/show/story-cancer-emperor-all-maladies/ Quite a beast to conquer, for the reason you stated...errant DNA replication, probably the single mos
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The author touches on a lot of important points, without going overboard, and the article is worth reviewing as a list of things to consider if the SHTF, for whatever reason... Tailoring a "plan" to fit your individual circumstanc
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
Had the same question; found some info here: http://wiki.holacracy.org/index.php?title=FAQ ...and a list of organizations currently using it here: http://structureprocess.com/holacracy-cases/
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Werner Herzog Talks Virtual Reality(newyorker.com)
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Nice supplemental read for those interested in the "local" "preliminary(?)" effects of climate change on sea level... The Siege of Miami--As temperatures climb, so, too, will sea levels.... http://www.newyorke
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Important household functions--HVAC, refrigeration--depending on internet connectivity to function properly...? Doesn't make sense, unless you're willing to live with the potential failure of those functions...
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I think it's important to differentiate between countries of our present era and countries that "fell" in past eras, when evaluating or speculating on the potential for longevity... The technologies of today, especially the e
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The best available evidence we (humans) have suggests that we're finite beings...and we don't much like the idea of that... The angst that accompanies knowing that what you were conscious of before your birth likely approximates w
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Think of the role that an "Advance Man" played for traveling circuses in days gone by...they were on the road keeping a couple of towns ahead of the circus' itinerary and drummed up interest with posters, flyers, and sales pu
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I think you're probably an adult when you transition from the role of being "protected", by some one, or some entity, to the role of "protector"... That is, you've managed your own affairs so that you're n
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by Outdoorsman 11y ago
Don't sell your efforts short...sometimes the advice we give others is, at a minimum, the presentation of potential path(s) a person may choose to follow... Being given options, or even being made aware that there are options, especial
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Exactly so, on the coerced labor... Great article here: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/05/05/the-hunt-for-el...
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Thanks for the link...
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Happiness is that for which a trap cannot be laid... Time is more valuable for some--book lovers, hobbyists,daydreamers, etc... Money is more valuable for others...earning it, the implied security of holding it, etc... It seems to me, based