I’ve been thinking a fair amount lately about the idea of “gamification”—yes, it’s an atrocious word but a useful concept. I’m sure there’s value in thinking about how we can bring the most successful aspects of games into the concrete world of physical people and objects. I know there are many activities I should be […]

IowaPolitics.com It’s chaos. It’s a circus. It’s a money parade. It’s undemocratic. It’s pointless. It’s cheap drama. It’s the real American Idol. That’s right everyone, it’s the middle of America’s presidential politicking season. I could make a list, but I doubt I need to. You know that many people—in America, but especially in stable parliamentary […]

Writer’s block is a funny thing. When you don’t have it, you tend to wonder what everyone is so upset about. When you do have it you wonder how you ever managed to write anything. There are certainly a number of possible causes for the disease. The most likely, if you want my opinion, is […]