Comments on: Was I the first person on the planet to conceive the whole ‘blog network’ idea? Possibly. http://wurk.net/2006/04/13/was-i-the-first-person-on-the-planet-to-conceive-the-whole-blog-network-idea-possibly/ Your career. Your say. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:05:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Barry Bell http://wurk.net/2006/04/13/was-i-the-first-person-on-the-planet-to-conceive-the-whole-blog-network-idea-possibly/comment-page-1/#comment-41510 Barry Bell Mon, 17 Apr 2006 18:47:47 +0000 http://blogging.wurk.net/2006/04/13/was-i-the-first-person-on-the-planet-to-conceive-the-whole-blog-network-idea-possibly/#comment-41510 Raj: all true. Thanks for that. Mind you, I've never been able to do a damn ollie. Probably half the reason I surf instead of skate. ;o) Raj: all true. Thanks for that.

Mind you, I’ve never been able to do a damn ollie. Probably half the reason I surf instead of skate. ;o)

]]> By: raj http://wurk.net/2006/04/13/was-i-the-first-person-on-the-planet-to-conceive-the-whole-blog-network-idea-possibly/comment-page-1/#comment-41507 raj Mon, 17 Apr 2006 16:47:44 +0000 http://blogging.wurk.net/2006/04/13/was-i-the-first-person-on-the-planet-to-conceive-the-whole-blog-network-idea-possibly/#comment-41507 Barry, good for you for your realization of originality. When I was an university teaching assistant, I met thousands of students. Many hundreds of them would chat with me and mention their ideas to me. I was constantly surprised to find how many of them were reluctant to ever think that they'd come up with an original idea. (Canadians and Brits in particular are taught to be humble.) But if you subscribe to the idea of a Universal Mind, and that we are part of a hive mind, then it's not surprising to learn that some of the greatest technical or medical discoveries were discovered simultaneously by 2 or more people - within days or weeks of each other. On the other hand, some famous person (can't remember who) once said that everything in the universe has already been created; our job as inventors and explorers and tinkerers is simply to discover these wonders and refine them. Case in point, as silly as it is, is that I was "this close" to discovering the Ollie and other now-standard skateboard tricks, when I was 15 and we lived in California for a year. But I quit being inventive after taking several 30 ft face-dives down the 30-degree incline of the street I lived on. After moving back to Canada, in our hometown, there were 3 skaters: me, my brother, and the nephew of a famous Canadian painter. I lost track of the number of jocks that used to chase us "freaks" around the city when they saw us with skateboards. So I stopped. What am I saying? I'm just babbling in general, but I'm saying to everyone: don't ever discredit the originality of your own ideas. Because when you do, someone else will "discover" it. That's the way the Universal Mind works. And if you think you're close to an original idea, for crying out loud, don't give up. Remember: 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. hey, why am I feeling all warm and fuzzy .... :) Barry, good for you for your realization of originality. When I was an university teaching assistant, I met thousands of students. Many hundreds of them would chat with me and mention their ideas to me. I was constantly surprised to find how many of them were reluctant to ever think that they’d come up with an original idea. (Canadians and Brits in particular are taught to be humble.)

But if you subscribe to the idea of a Universal Mind, and that we are part of a hive mind, then it’s not surprising to learn that some of the greatest technical or medical discoveries were discovered simultaneously by 2 or more people – within days or weeks of each other.

On the other hand, some famous person (can’t remember who) once said that everything in the universe has already been created; our job as inventors and explorers and tinkerers is simply to discover these wonders and refine them.

Case in point, as silly as it is, is that I was “this close” to discovering the Ollie and other now-standard skateboard tricks, when I was 15 and we lived in California for a year. But I quit being inventive after taking several 30 ft face-dives down the 30-degree incline of the street I lived on. After moving back to Canada, in our hometown, there were 3 skaters: me, my brother, and the nephew of a famous Canadian painter. I lost track of the number of jocks that used to chase us “freaks” around the city when they saw us with skateboards. So I stopped.

What am I saying? I’m just babbling in general, but I’m saying to everyone: don’t ever discredit the originality of your own ideas. Because when you do, someone else will “discover” it. That’s the way the Universal Mind works. And if you think you’re close to an original idea, for crying out loud, don’t give up. Remember: 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.

hey, why am I feeling all warm and fuzzy …. :)

]]> By: Barry Bell http://wurk.net/2006/04/13/was-i-the-first-person-on-the-planet-to-conceive-the-whole-blog-network-idea-possibly/comment-page-1/#comment-41468 Barry Bell Fri, 14 Apr 2006 13:11:23 +0000 http://blogging.wurk.net/2006/04/13/was-i-the-first-person-on-the-planet-to-conceive-the-whole-blog-network-idea-possibly/#comment-41468 Heh. Just a fun post more than anything. Man, do I still have a lot to learn, though. ;o)) Heh. Just a fun post more than anything. Man, do I still have a lot to learn, though.

;o))

]]> By: Ankit M http://wurk.net/2006/04/13/was-i-the-first-person-on-the-planet-to-conceive-the-whole-blog-network-idea-possibly/comment-page-1/#comment-41467 Ankit M Fri, 14 Apr 2006 12:40:02 +0000 http://blogging.wurk.net/2006/04/13/was-i-the-first-person-on-the-planet-to-conceive-the-whole-blog-network-idea-possibly/#comment-41467 >>I’d started development in January/ February 2004. If engadget was launched on March 2004, they would have also being doing their development work few months ago. But anyways you are an old boy of the blog network school :) >>I’d started development in January/ February 2004.
If engadget was launched on March 2004, they would have also being doing their development work few months ago.

But anyways you are an old boy of the blog network school :)

]]> By: Jeremy Wright http://wurk.net/2006/04/13/was-i-the-first-person-on-the-planet-to-conceive-the-whole-blog-network-idea-possibly/comment-page-1/#comment-41466 Jeremy Wright Fri, 14 Apr 2006 12:28:37 +0000 http://blogging.wurk.net/2006/04/13/was-i-the-first-person-on-the-planet-to-conceive-the-whole-blog-network-idea-possibly/#comment-41466 Yeah, we launched, what 7 months ago? But we started talking about b5 and figuring out how to do it a year ago. We're still new to the game though compared to old timers like you Barry ;-) Yeah, we launched, what 7 months ago? But we started talking about b5 and figuring out how to do it a year ago. We’re still new to the game though compared to old timers like you Barry ;-)

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