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An idea worth spreading

The use of open-source promotes the whole of humanity. As Edward Tenner points out in his TEDtalk (Unintended Consequences) the creation and the improvements we work on now might have a very different goal in the future. When we create using traditional closed commercial models, we are essentially blocking these unintended consequences. However, when we use open-source, we open up the world to all possibilities of the built/developed/improved good and thus might be able to change the world!

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My TED Story

When I saw my first TED-talk in 2008, I was immediately addicted. I have been watching TED-talks ever since. Unfortunately I have been unable to attend the TEDx-events nearby because of work/school. Attending an official TED-conference is my goal for the next few years, just as organizing an TEDx of my own.

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• A reply on Conversation: Obsolete Jobs

  Sep 19 2012: It doesn't just depend on your network, your ability to keep learning new things and adapt yourself also plays an important role. Further, if you keep improving upon yourself you might find out that you have hidden qualities invaluable in other fields ;)
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  A reply on Conversation: Titles are essential for leadership

  Sep 19 2012: Another reason those qualities might be desirable is that everyone has the opportunity to be a leader, but perhaps in different environments. I know lots of people who can be classified as a leader, but are not perceived as such by most other people. They all have one thing in common; they provide a good example and stimulate others to do the same (without expecting it).

• A comment on Conversation: I am very confused. What should i do?

  Sep 19 2012: Knowing your limits is nothing to be afraid of, but trying to stretch those limits is what makes you great!
  
  You just have to decide what you love doing, then you'll end up being good at what you do. Who cares if you're not the best? As long as you have fun, you will live a fullfilling and fun life ;)

• A comment on Conversation: Let's learn to build underwater structures at greater depths.

  Jun 19 2012: That's a very interesting idea! This way of utilizing the pressure could be the beginning of underwater-building which in turn could prove to solve many other problems of the current industrialized world. Do you have experience in this field of expertise and do you plan to continue this idea further?

• A comment on Conversation: How susceptible are we to a Malthusian catastrophe?

  Apr 11 2012: We have enough space to feed all people on the planet now and then some more. But the distribution of food and energy is very off. People in western countries use most of the earths food and energy-resources. We consume more than we need; if this changes (downward), then there is more than enough food and energy

• A comment on Conversation: User-generated data to provide real-time, accessible information relating to disaster and following relief efforts.

  Apr 11 2012: The problem with this is the accuracy of the information and the way in which people tend to exaggerate the damage to their own stuff. Also, who decides when to put what information on the map? A computer? This might prove very difficult to create.
  
  Don't get me wrong, I like the idea! However, it might be difficult to implement this system for use other than warning people. Take a look at the TED-talk by Sir Berners Lee about Open Data; it is about the use of data on maps and connecting that data (http://www.ted.com/talks/tim_berners_lee_the_year_open_data_went_worldwide.html)

• A reply on Conversation: Can and will books ever be replaced by something other than we know it today?

  Apr 11 2012: That is a good idea for the future, but I really hope they know more about the human brain than they do now!

• A comment on Conversation: Do introverts make better leaders?

  Apr 11 2012: In my opinion this depends mainly on the organization. Look at Facebook for example; Mark Zuckerberg is more of an introvert leader, but he did create the first real global social network. This probably would have been different if an extrovert leader had been in charge. Then look at Apple and Steve Jobs; he qualifies as a extrovert leader and his actions also guided the company to prosperous heights.
  
  However, the standard definitions of introvert and extrovert are not as black and white as that (just as Susan Cain says) and there could be both introvert parts and extrovert parts in a good leader.
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  A comment on Conversation: What inspires loyalty within the organizations you work with?

  Apr 11 2012: When a person/company trusts, respects me and also gives me opportunities to grow (personally and professionally). If I would have to say which is the most important, it would be respect.
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  A comment on Conversation: Do we really need Royal Families and their regencies? Why dont we just dismiss them?

  Sep 16 2011: I think they have their purpose. Look at Germany for example, they only have a "Bundeskanzler" or Prime Minister and no royal family. The PM of Germany has to travel the world and make his face known to the world in order to be taken seriously, but by the time everyone knows him his/her term is up and there might very well be another PM.
  
  When you have a royal family (as we do in the Netherlands), then you have someone who is known by other countries and who can act as a go-between. We have laws that discern that the royal family doesn not have its own opinion in these matters and is obligated to say what the PM wants them to say. It saves a lot of time not having to travel the world and making themselves known, time they can spent trying to govern the country.