Spontaneous Thought

I believe that if you get your mind off something, you can become something else.

Some thoughts on what makes an innovative company

Perhaps the best way to create an innovative company is to hire a bunch of people from a number of diverse backgrounds, keep them comfortable, fund them unquestionably, allow them to market their creations, and give them complete freedom for their schedule.

As far as clerical work is concerned, keep it simple. If possible, eliminate it. If elimination is not possible, use computers with a programmed intelligence to manage work in such a way that it does not suffocate the workers.

The company should be optimized such a way that the workers have nearly unhindered time for creativity. After all, it is hard to focus creativity if you're trying to keep from falling.

Some thoughts on structured education

It is great when we as a society set up artificial barriers that create value. Principally ones that require us to navigate an obstacle course of delusional importance, and then leave us thinking that we are somehow better and more qualified than everybody else. Sure, acquiring skills is important, but why do we have to become the skills themselves? Would we perform better (and be happier) if we made our creative intelligence the center and let the skills be learned as needed?

Some of my thoughts on software

If we keep people ignorant than we can easily sell them things that they can get for free. After all, we love their money. Ignorant and emotionally driven people are the best.

Are Artists or Engineers More Valuable to Society?

Well if you did not have engineers you'd probably have living conditions like the Middle Ages. If you did not have artists you may loose the ability to appreciate beauty. So, with this in mind, if you have only engineers you may live a long but banal* life. If you have only artists you may live a short, but appreciable, life.
It may be better to have both.

*This follows the assumption that engineers do not appreciate beauty. There seem to be some exceptions. Or perhaps this phenomena does not really exist? I know some believe strongly that it does. Are there some that feel strongly the other way? Perhaps somewhere in between? Maybe I am missing something?

Musings --- July 3rd, 2011

Why do we feel we have to divorce ourselves from certain subject areas in order to fit in to the world as a whole? Why do we see certain subject areas as separate?

Brent thoughts -- July 1st, 2011

The servers, the people, and the data and/or expertise stored on them are really what is valuable in an free software (subset of open source) world. In the open sourced world as a whole, it is people, data, resources, and infrastructure. Ideas are shared, but not paid for (unless there is a particular reason to do so).
One group becomes dominant by possessing lots of data, resources, and infrastructure in addition to (at least initially) loyalty by a majority. People are more fluid, unless constrained by emotional or physical factors.

There may be one or more qualities that sets an individual apart. This would allow them to leverage themselves in such a world. In addition, such people tend to be numerous in industries where the initial capital investment is low. Also, people in (or influenced by) such industries tend to be pushed away from open source by artificial restriction, and/or by subconscious, conscious, or spiritual responses.