Learn from the mistakes of others

having just filled out an "expression of interest" for a television documentary (which shall remain confidential) i have realised that i can express my interests in 50 words or less.

i have been interested in the the use and abuse of power since i was in high school. i am particularly interested/concerned with the use and abuse of communication, and hence certain technologies. my legal interests largely spin out from this: propaganda, whistleblowers, sedition, privacy, intellectual property, governance, etc. so to much of my interest in technology, and society.

yep. i'm an aspie, and i'm interested in how people do and don't communicate with each other.

i have had a theory for about twenty years now; that people tend to do/study the things that they need most. by that i mean, look at what a lot of undergraduates end up studying - those who get to choose somewhat freely. they do what they need to do, what makes them tick - or not tick.

how many students in psych could do with a nice long lie down? how many med students are really good at healing compared with how many are driven to do it? (i'm not talking about those who go into med because they're told to or pushed in or got good enough grades or whatever.)

i mean need in both senses - being driven by it, and requiring it.

for me, i'm driven by a need to understand others - and to be understood. i think that's pretty obvious to all of us by now.

so, now i need to do something with this re-realisation.


wish me luck!

having just filled out an "expression of interest" for a television documentary (which shall remain confidential) i have realised that i can express my interests in 50 words or less.

i have been interested in the the use and abuse of power since i was in high school. i am particularly interested/concerned with the use and abuse of communication, and hence certain technologies. my legal interests largely spin out from this: propaganda, whistleblowers, sedition, privacy, intellectual property, governance, etc. so to much of my interest in technology, and society.

yep. i'm an aspie, and i'm interested in how people do and don't communicate with each other.

i have had a theory for about twenty years now; that people tend to do/study the things that they need most. by that i mean, look at what a lot of undergraduates end up studying - those who get to choose somewhat freely. they do what they need to do, what makes them tick - or not tick.

how many students in psych could do with a nice long lie down? how many med students are really good at healing compared with how many are driven to do it? (i'm not talking about those who go into med because they're told to or pushed in or got good enough grades or whatever.)

i mean need in both senses - being driven by it, and requiring it.

for me, i'm driven by a need to understand others - and to be understood. i think that's pretty obvious to all of us by now.

so, now i need to do something with this re-realisation.


wish me luck!

so, i have spent a lot of time recently doing, well ... nothing.

a large chunk of yesterday was spent cleaning the kitchen. i was that bored.

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so, i have spent a lot of time recently doing, well ... nothing.

a large chunk of yesterday was spent cleaning the kitchen. i was that bored.

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watching the underbelly of the usa being excoriated in [the international] public is interesting, in light of my interests in the use and abuse of power.

that real human beings have to suffer along the way is inexcusable, but hardly surprising.

watching the underbelly of the usa being excoriated in [the international] public is interesting, in light of my interests in the use and abuse of power.

that real human beings have to suffer along the way is inexcusable, but hardly surprising.