http://livelythought.com A Blog of Ideas Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:14:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been busy working on a big new project over the last little while and unable to update this blog on a regular basis. In any case, here's my latest "Big Idea" from Report on Business magazine. The chaos theory of organization In the Internet age, it's possible for a firm with ... http://livelythought.com/does-easy-organization-doom-the-corporation/ We really are in uncharted waters as far as the current crisis goes. No one knows what will work, if anything, but Jim Manzi over at The American Scene sums up the best argument for the stimulus in just a few words. The strongest argument for the stimulus (and the one ... http://livelythought.com/the-costanza-hoover-principle/ This very earnest ad for the Sunset Church of Christ takes a brilliant turn. This grandma is terrific. We need to get this lady together with the Turboencabulator man: The first part is classic, but I would have preferred if they had continued to play it straight in the second half of ... http://livelythought.com/sunset-grandma-meet-the-turboencabulator/ Yes. Yes, I did. What a strange and wonderful world. Created with the amazing toonlet. Comics are for everyone. http://livelythought.com/i-made-a-comic/ I've been posting a lot of videos/images lately. I don't know why that is. Probably laziness. In any case, this video for Oren Lavie's Her Morning Elegance is terrific. His website for the album is pretty cool too. http://livelythought.com/oren-lavie-her-morning-elegance/ If it kills me, it will probably be worth it. Here's the story behind The Bacon Explosion. It definitely needs some cheese added to it though. http://livelythought.com/this-is-what-im-making-for-superbowl-sunday/ I can't get over how great this NFB film from 1953 looks. Though it's in black and white, it looks like it was shot yesterday. The National Film Board is one of our great assets, and I'm so pleased that they're getting all of these terrific films online. (Choose High Quality ... http://livelythought.com/heres-hockey/ I get all verklempt when I watch this. God, I'm such a sucker for Hope. http://livelythought.com/the-real-west-wing-season-1/ From the Jan. 12, 2009 issue http://livelythought.com/my-favourite-new-yorker-cartoon-in-a-while/ Wow. Steve Jobs was a master of this stuff, even more than two decades ago. (HT: Techcrunch) http://livelythought.com/machintosh-insanely-great/