Welcome to The Outsidr, Again

outsidr, Friday, June 6th, 2008 at 4:35 pm

Posted in the journey

Now that’s odd. There was already a welcome post on this blog. Why exactly would someone write more than one welcome post?

The original concept of this blog was to chronicle the progression of a new project – one that I thought would be particularly interesting to track publicly. As it turns out however, things won’t be moving forward with this blog as I had planned. As a result of discussions with various parties, some involved with said project and some outside parties whose opinions I value, I have decided not to go forward with this blog as initially planned. I will continue to write here however, albeit in a different capacity.

This blog will now be my personal space, although it will not be entirely random. The new tag line carries four key words: Business, Culture, Internet and Technology. Right, ok – well that’s not very focused is it? Although I will stray from time to time my goal is to cover topics where two or more of those key elements intersect. That still covers a good deal of ground of course but hopefully you’ll stick with me as I find a new voice here.

So although it seems odd to shift gears on such a young blog, I hope those of you already following the outsidr continue to do so and continue to find some value here despite the changes. I’ll still be talking shop from time to time, rest assured. You’ll notice though, that all but two old posts have been pulled along with related comments. Sorry guys! They’re all being held in draft however, and some will likely reappear in one form or another down the road.

So once again, welcome to The Outsidr.

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  • Have you ever read The Outsider by Camus?

    I had to recite it once for an end of term performance at Drama School.
    This post, the picture you used and of course the title of your blog reminded me of it.

    You should have a look at it if you're unlike me and actually get time to read the odd book or two..
    :)
  • I had to dig deep - very deep into parts of my brain that have likely been dormant for well over a decade - to properly answer this question. Yes. Yes I have read The Outsider and from what I recall I enjoyed it a great deal. It was required reading at the time and I remember being shocked that I actually enjoyed a novel that I was required by my school to read. That happened only one other time - an Elie Wiesel novel with a title that escapes me at the moment.
  • Cool beans. I've still got my copy somewhere... I think I might have to start quoting it in my future comments here...

    ;)
  • That means I'm going to have to dust it off myself - can't have you quoting my namesake and not pick up on it! ;)
  • kozjegyzo
    I rarely read offline material. Everything I need I find online. You conversation made me think of something... and this goes with the theme of the blog... I think the Internet is helping to combat illiteracy. I spend a lot of my time in front of a computer and reading is the main input to my brain. Of course there is video and audio content blasting from all places, but still we are still forced to read if we are gonna get around the web. I think this is a very good thing...

    Rob
  • Definitely a good point Rob. One of the many, many benefits that the internet age has brought with it is the 'learning' that is done outside of the classroom. It's quite amazing actually; most pre-teens can probably type twice as fast as I can. Beyond that, non-profits are making huge steps with programs that introduce computers into developing countries - essentially giving incredible tools with a global reach to children in regions that until recently were essentially cut off from the rest of the world. Fascinating times we live in!
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