Inside View

Dateline Ireland

THE 32 DAYS between the 10th of January and the 13th of February represent a period of death in my family that I observe every year. I feel the effects of aging more vividly when these memories sweep over me and in 2022 it's even stronger because I remember my father when he was as old as I am now and I know how quickly he passed away a few years later.

Including Creatives with their IOTs in Web3 h/t @marccanter4real

I'M LEADING a group of creatives into the Land of Web3 and believe Marc Canter (snapped above on a Dublin street in 2006) reads the landscape correctly when he says Web3 cannot be about one technology or one way to do things or one tech stack. Web3 becomes mainstream when it is open, flexible, and inclusive.

Hey, @gregbd, I'm trying to catch up but

ON ANOTHER NETWORK, four days past, long time friend Greg Dickson asked what I was doing. He noticed I was quiet on Twitter and hadn't uttered a word on several of the social audio apps I use. So here's a quick public update.

I'm feverishly trying to get ahead of 80 students who are taking four different academic modules I teach at the Technological University of the Shannon. I know that the next three months will challenge me with pop-up events connected to (1) major programmatic reviews and (2) COVID scares. So I'm trying a few structural interventions that should help me circumvent the potholes that will crater my calendar.

Riding with a Balaclava #fitness

OCCASIONAL VIEWERS may have noticed I now carry a three inch scar on my right cheek. I've discovered it changes to a tender blue line when I cycle during winter mornings in Ireland so I'm going to be the guy with a balaclava who occasionally stops for takeaway coffees in Clonmel on weekdays.

There's a back story worth reading if you've ever thought about skin cancer.

Some of my fav life hacks

I WROTE DOWN some of the wisest words heard during the past week. You could consider many of them as life hacks.

Floating into 2022

IT FEELS LIKE WE just floated into 2022. And you?

Planning Overnights in Dog Hotels

WE’RE LOOKING at taking short breaks in Irish hotels that will take our four-legged hound. There are more than I expected to find.

Whittling Down the Boxes

ANOTHER END POINT approaches as 2021 slips into history and I'm spending a few hours decluttering spaces.

Nearly everything I touch goes into recycling or rubbish bags. I've increased the size of the round filing cabinet that sits at the side of my office desk. But I'm keeping some things as reminders of all those different people I've been through the past decades.

[Bernie Goldbach has the clutter gene. The top image is a bedroom from his family home five time zones away.]

Help Us Get Graduates Ready

AS WE APPROACH 2022, I'm watching Honours Degree students develop systems, programs, and research that can predict trends for the rest of the 2020s. What do you think will be on the immediate horizon? If you have an opinion, we have a survey that would take less than three minutes to complete.

Launch me

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