Great infographic showing the daily rituals of interesting historical figures. Smoking, coffee and beer appear frequently.

After years of exposure to Permaculture and having spent several years a decade ago implementing a disparate set of its common patterns at our previous property in Northern NSW, I am now taking a much deeper dive into it after enrolling in Geoff Lawton's Online Permaculture Design Course.

This inspirational talk by Nick White at the Wellington Ignite Conference gives an insight into what its like for an avid public speaker to overcome head and neck cancer and the loss of his voice.

Excellent writing as usual from Monbiot, pointing to the underlying causes of the unfolding Eco crisis.

I noticed this post recommending the movie 'Off The Map' recently. We watched it last night and really enjoyed it.

Thought provoking post by Adam Richardson at Harvard Business Review on the levels of abstraction implicit in the financial system and the trust that is required from all participants for it to continue to operate.

This is right on the money - so to speak. If you pay for a product, you're a customer. If you don't, you're the product.

Matt Gemmell is such a good writer, his post Dear TextMate is a beauty and must reflect the thoughts of many former Textmate fans.

Douglass Rushkoff is always worth reading, here is a rousing speech he gave to Occupy Wallstreet.

Tim Bray on Occupying Wall Street - a succinct summary of why many people are emphasising with this movement.

I had missed the interesting social experiments Rushkoff describes, the local media is adopting its usual superficial view.

Tom Malone on collective intelligence and the 'genetic' structure of groups. The average intelligence of the people in the group and the maximum intelligence of the people in the group doesn't predict group intelligence.

An article in the New York Times tells of a couple who are shedding their possessions prior to starting a new life as organic farmers. What I found interesting was that they have had some hostile reactions on the blog they are keeping to document the journey.

The May/June issue of Resurgence magazine explores 'The money delusion: In search of true wealth' with thought-provoking insights from Satish Kumar.