South African optimism explained
May 20th, 2009My response to a recent article in The Guardian that argued that "there is one thing that South Africans have not mastered, and that is the relentless optimism of Americans about their country."
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On leaving South Africa, and why I will return
February 21st, 2009
This is my response to a recent Newsweek article about the brain drain out of South Africa - my reasons for leaving and why I will return.
South Africa – the positive backlash
July 17th, 2008With all the negativity that exists among many South Africans right now, and the mostly negative news we get here overseas, it’s interesting and refreshing to see the variety of sites springing up that highlights the positive news. For example: http://www.sagoodnews.co.za/ http://sarocks.co.za/ http://www.homecomingrevolution.co.za It’s the face of a "positive backlash" I see coming out of
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- When things get out of control, remember step one: "Fly the airplane" - http://t.co/27zXp7QC /good post by @dcurtis 2011-12-16
- Here's @danielpunkass's rebuttal to @joshuatopolsky's rebuttal to @gruber's comment on @parislemon's Nexus review: http://t.co/U1Rm6un1 2011-12-16
- Fans of Arrested Development and Apple, welcome to your happy place: http://t.co/pe1vMgKN /via @alpesh_shah 2011-12-16
- Put an end to bad infographics! "3 truths of information visualization" - http://t.co/MgEk6J5A /via @aweyenberg 2011-12-15
- I made my team a helpful flow chart on how to contact me while I’m on vacation: http://t.co/x5pOOn7p 2011-12-15
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