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Archive for March, 2008

Fire

Posted on March 2nd, 2008 by bkerr

First in a series. This from The Voice of the Machines: An Introduction to the Twentieth Century by Gerald Stanley Lee (published 1906 — find it @ Project Gutenberg):
“The poet of the new movement shall not be discovered talking with the doctors, or defining art in the schools, nor shall he be seen at first [...]

More what you’d call “guidelines” than actual rules

Posted on March 2nd, 2008 by vaguery

We are not against bosses. Not against work. Not against capitalism or communitarianism, collectives or individuals. Not against corporations or government, taxes or barter.
The real enemies are our own assumptions about what is necessary, possible, and forbidden.
Collegiality is preferable to formal partnership. Partnership is preferable to work for hire. Work for hire is preferable to [...]

Welcome to The Not An Employee Blog

Posted on March 2nd, 2008 by mitten

We planned to add a blog to the static site from the very beginning, although we had it in our “someday” to-do lists. But we have had such a wonderful response to the site launch on Friday, I’ve hustled together a theme so we could launch the blog right away. Thank you to everyone who [...]