On the morning of 14 November 2008, a 15 year-old boy was rushed to hospital in Laholm, Sweden. He was suffering from an apparent epileptic fit, brought on by exhaustion and dehydration. Investigating doctors discovered that the cause of his illness was self-inflicted. The boy had been playing Wrath of the Lich King, an expansion of […]
Read more "The Three Fundamentals of Powerful Interactive Communications"We all know conversation is a game. Sometimes it’s a game with a very definite prize, like getting someone to think you’re interesting enough that they’ll give you their phone number, or getting someone to trust you enough that they’ll consider your business proposal. Whatever the goal is, conversation is challenging, scalable, and interactive – […]
Read more "Conversation: the Rules"In which are explained the various rules, and variations, of luck-obtention in the finding and picking up pennies on the street When I was growing up, in Montreal, and old enough to just have learned where babies come from, I also learned about penny luck. The idea is simple. If you find a penny on […]
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Philip Trippenbach 