Tickets for the Nutcrackers in Mountain View on December 10-12

Am I the “non-prodigal son”? We always focus on he who lost his way from home, but how about he who takes everything at home for granted? Isn’t that similarly “prodigal“?

Fast Company | No Wonder the Economy Is Dragging! – poor knowledge harnessing and digital publishing inefficiencies are the top two estimated costs facing business in the U.S., at $1.4T and $750B, respectively; want to cut me off a slice of that?

light10 – little LED keychain lights for a buck apiece

bookofjoe: Migo – ‘Make any computer your own’ – usb drive uses software to make any computer use your last 30 documents, settings, screensaver, etc.

Pornography actually wrecks the brain, says president of the Institute for Media Education – it forms neural pathways that stay there, like brain damage

The December Fast Company talks about a study that found bad moods sometimes increase creativity. Depending on a number of factors, negative moods can enchance workplace creativity. Good moods signal that good progress has been made and current efforts are sufficient. By contrast, negative moods can signal that things are not going very well, that…more

You can’t be great if you’re good

Edward Tufte: Ask E.T. forum – another Stanford Tufte talk the afternoon of Dec 8

Victorinox 30422 Pen, Large, For 91mm Knives – great little pen to use in a sling bag?