Links from the Arrington/TechCrunch women in tech kerfuffle (UPDATED) September 6, 2010

Even over the three-day weekend here in the US we continue to see some excellent discussions, for example Qworky advisor Gayle Laakmann’s Blame Men — And Women and Audrey Watters’ “Ambient Un-belonging” Arrington’s got another post up too. Looking ahead, the Women In Tech teleconference on September 15 includes TechCrunch CEO Heather Harde is on the [...] […]

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Windstorms on Playa (Labor Day Weekend 2010) September 6, 2010

Windstorms on Playa As we battle Ithaqua. Best. Burn Night. Ever. for D, September 2010 We didn’t go to Burning Man this year. Who knows, maybe next year. Instead we observed burn night in our own way, by having spaghetti, playing Arkham Horror, and drinking champagne. We lost three of five investigators but in the end Roland and Patrice [...] […]

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How Games Fulfill Maslow’s Hierarchy September 2, 2010

It struck me the other day how well Maslow’s hierarchy of needs maps directly to many social game mechanics. Maslow’s hierarchy was introduced in the 1940′s as a concept that people are motivated to satisfy basic needs before they build up to other needs. The lower level of the pyramid is built off of hygiene [...] […]

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