Eugene Eric Kim (김유진)

How my 2020 went, and how my 2021 is looking. Includes a link to my Journey Mapping toolkit, so that you can do this exercise too. buff.ly/39NNw9S

@jamescham @nickarner @HammadTime Aww, thanks, James. For folks interested in learning more about Doug and his work, the best place to start is with the Doug Engelbart Institute, which is run by his daughter, @ChristinaDEI, who worked closely with him for many years.

From “Normal Considered Harmful” and I guess he’s scolding students for not knowing about Engelbart. He’s mostly right! Engelbart is worth the time and deep attention. (And if you want to learn more about him, you should find @eekim...) > Now, you'll find the Bootstrap Institute, which has the 75 seminal papers that he and his group wrote. You'll also find the videos of what is called the "mother of all demos" in 1968. And yet, in fact, the internet and personal computing were invented just so you could do that. So now, ponder the fact that you do know the name of a famous person in our field from the past, and yet you didn't have the curiosity or the energy to do that simple little typing job. So, if this were physics, you would all be dismissed from the field because physicists would not tolerate somebody being in physics and not knowing quite intimately what the pioneers and developers of physics, including Newton and Einstein, and so forth, actually did. It's not an optional idea, but in computing, it seems to think that it is. So part of my thing to get you to ponder is, I don't think computing is a real field. It acts like a pop culture; it deals in fads and doesn't even know its own roots. And worse than that, it does not know about the really good things that were done in the past. For instance, Engelbart's conception, if you were to look at it, you would see far exceeds what Tim Berners-Lee was thinking about, and his demo far exceeds what you can even do on the net and the web today. And why can't we do it today? Because the people who set up the web did not know about Engelbart and did not take the trouble to see if anybody had been thinking about this. So, this is the mark of a pop culture...

Alan Kay once complained that "I don't think computing is a real field - it acts like a pop culture. It deals in fads and it doesn't even know its own roots." The cynic will find this disturbing. The enterprising person will exploit this understanding to their advantage.

@anniierau @depthsofwiki @doyendon @spdrock H/T to @presroi for bringing this to my attention (and for bringing me back here after a while away — follow me on Threads at eugeneerickim to continue this conversation).

@anniierau @depthsofwiki My price for sentiment is high, so I'm unlikely to sell (although I haven't actually met her first-born, so maybe I'd reconsider). @doyendon, @spdrock, maybe one of you could hook her up?

17 years ago, I had the great honor of being the first person outside of the intelligence community to receive an Intellipedia shovel. eekim.com/2006/09/intell…

On choosing window over aisle seats and other ways we may or may not be optimizing for beauty. eekim.com/2023/06/optimi…

I wanted to write about the mixed feelings that came up for me in that moment, and I ended up going on a bit about what I've been learning about birds during the pandemic. 2/2 eekim.com/2023/06/ravens…

This past April, I went on a fantastic walk in Point Reyes led by the River Otter Ecology Project, where we came across this ravens nest and its (at least) two occupants on the side of a cliff. Turns out these magnificent birds also eat endangered Snowy Plover chicks. 1/2

@pahlkadot What app are you using? I’ve found Google Recorder to be really good.

Why does voice dictation on Androids suck so miserably now? It's a huge step backwards.

@jamescham @jtlin So sad. Planning to delete the content too. Thank goodness for @internetarchive.

@jtlin @eekim OH NO!

Wow, this is a huge loss for photography buffs. RIP DPReview. 😢 cc @jamescham @eekim

I was particularly struck by how @milouness pulled such useful insights from such an unexpected source in the first place. eekim.com/2023/02/collab…

Folks interested in collaboration and leadership should read @milouness's excellent post on Air Disasters. recoveringfed.com/2023/02/26/why…

@rlope Thanks for your thoughts and question @rlope! Yes, I think you can feel grateful without feel fulfilled. If I were starving and found a few nuts, I think I would feel grateful for the food without feeling completely fulfilled.

@eekim Dear @eekim Thank you for sharing your experience. Your post resonates. Curious if you see it as a difference between gratitude and fulfillment? Humbly, 🙏

Appreciating what you have AND aspiring for more. eekim.com/2023/02/apprec…

Grace and perspective from @kaj33 on @KingJames breaking his scoring record last night. kareem.substack.com/p/what-i-think… H/T @gbenga_ajilore

Oh, Tommy. 😆

"If you are working on something you can finish in your lifetime, you’re not thinking big enough." —Wes Jackson. eekim.com/2023/02/wes-ja…

@bradneuberg I'm sure there are a bunch, but I can recommend my friends, @TwoOldBitches

I’d subscribe to this. Lucid, insightful, clear 80 year olds sharing their life history & wisdom would be amazing, “80 Over 80”

@edbatista You always write beautifully, but this month’s essay particularly hit home. Thank you, as always, for sharing so thoughtfully.

The 30th (storm-delayed) issue of my monthly newsletter, with... • A personal essay • A post from my archives • Recommended reading from Jay Hopler & Kimberly Johnson • A short video of the natural world • Miscellany: My appearance with @JohnBaldoni us6.campaign-archive.com/?u=ac408579b25…

@fasterthan20 @BelovedEcon For those who can't make it on Thursday, I'll be participating in a much more informal gathering with the co-authors next Tuesday, October 18 from 6-7:30pm at @blackbirdbooksf. Would love to see you there!

SF Bay Area folks, come see the @BelovedEcon co-authors and contributors talk about how we might repair and re-imagine how we work next 6pm Thu Oct 20. Great speakers, great work! (I'm in their book.) BelovedEconomiesSFevent.eventbrite.com