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  • The Disparity Between the Creative and Civics

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    Last night I was able to have some wonderful conversations with local creatives, activists, leaders, friends of our regions Slow Food movement and Richard McCarthy the President of Slow Food USA. In the past few years I’m not able to get out as much due to my own businesses responsibilities so I really treasure moments…

  • Why is banking culture so bad?

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    So I’m pretty irritated by most banking culture. Banks made bad decisions.  They got bailed out, and they are still being given access to a lot of cash for 0% or very very low percentages. This means they can make even more money. Merchant Accounts, the good and bad. Banks also give merchant accounts.  These…

  • Upset Over the Free

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    Facebook is releasing Places online. Probably on the verge of swallowing the competition–or not.  What I find really interesting is the fact of how irksome people get when they find out the service shares their data with their friends.  Seriously?  Then get all fussy wanting to have the options off by default. Really?  This is…

  • Ranted to Flickr

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    I was trolling [flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ciordia/) tonight, adding some new pics we had taken, deleting other ones too soon ( 🙁 ) hehe. When I thought again on how the web doesn’t support a family, it doesn’t support your community, it only supports the individual and even that is hurt by the absence of the connected rest.…