Sometimes being a tenant can suck. Especially when your landlord ups the rent, changes the rules, announces a major renovation, or evicts you. Landlords have a lot of power, since they do after all own the place. You are simply paying the privilege of staying there. But it can appear mean spirited to have the rules of your tenancy change if you’ve been there a long time, have … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2017
Being human in the age of being digital
Nicholas Negroponte wrote "Being Digital" in 1995. In it he shared insights of endless possibilities for our future based on his work at MIT. I pulled it off the shelf last week and have been revisiting it. The book was a fascinating read for anyone remotely connected to the communications industry when it was released. Flash forward 22 years and much of what he envisioned has … [Read more...]