Kevin Kelly argues that all living things have minds, that human-like minds have evolved independently several times, and that perhaps minds evolve inevitably wherever there's life. Then he points out that technology is already creating billions of tiny "minds", and they're constantly getting smarter and more human-like.

Picture shows how we'd look, had we evolved from dinosaurs.

Incredible story; great mix of personal insight and historical perspective. Read this and you'll want to tell people about it too.

Quoted: Iceland’s de facto bankruptcy—its currency (the krona) is kaput, its debt is 850 percent of G.D.P., its people are hoarding food and cash and blowing up their new Range Rovers for the insurance—resulted from a stunning collective madness.

An interesting perspective.

Quoted: Ted Kaczynski, the convicted bomber who blew up dozens of technophilic professionals, was right about one thing: technology has its own agenda. The technium is not, as most people think, a series of individual artifacts and gadgets for sale. Rather, Kaczynski, speaking as the Unabomber, argued that technology is a dynamic holistic system. It is not mere hardware; rather it is more akin to an organism.

Quoted: 82 pictures of bicycles taken during 73 minutes on 9/12/06 in Amsterdam, Netherlands

My officemate's excellent portfolio.

Apparently, Penelope Trunk can write. And she shares some of my opinions. A worthy addition to my echo chamber.

Brilliant business writing.
Brendan, thanks for the link.

Putin comes across as competent and credible. His viewpoint naturally advances Russia's interests, but he backs it up well.

Quoted: CNN's Matthew Chance interviewed Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday.

This is exactly the right thing to do.

Quoted: Greg Mortenson has spent less than one-ten-thousandth as much as the Bush administration to help fight terrorism in Pakistan. Instead of blowing things up, he builds schools.