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Monthly Archives: June 2010
The Last Day of School – Yay! For Parents and Kids!
Man, I really didn’t expect to think this way as a father. It’s the last day of school and my wife and I are ecstatic! Like run from the building pouring your locker contents into the trash as you go … Continue reading
Business People Learning From Elite Athletes: One Approach
The 5th in a 5-Part Series… To start, the goal is not to be an ‘elite’ athlete… (5) Your actions are the consequences of – and an impetus for – action When a golfer golfs, there is an intention that … Continue reading
Posted in analysis of behavior, behavior, business strategy, decision theory, golf, life, myth, sports, Uncategorized
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Better Election Technology is Unnecessary
Working the polls is always a great time. Beyond meeting people and helping get out the vote I really enjoy all the discussions about politics and elections. One of the discussions that comes up constantly is how we all need … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, politics
Tagged election, Election Day, evote, polling, results
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iPhone 4. This changes everything. Again.
There’s only so many times you can make that claim before people don’t really trust it. the new iOS and iPhone doesn’t change everything. the first iPhone didn’t change everything. It shifted who made money in Silicon Valley and in … Continue reading
Southern Cross Lyrics – C,S and N
“So we cheated and we lied And we tested And we never failed to fail It was the easiest thing to do. You will survive being bested. Somebody fine Will come along Make me forget about loving you.”
Americans’ View of Failure Assumes Way Too Much Control and Personal Responsibility
Blame! Blame! Blame! Boy do we love to dish it out in this country (only country I have any insight into, FYI.). Who screwed up the oil rig? Who fat fingered the computer on the flash crash? Who ruined main … Continue reading
Posted in analysis of behavior, politics, puzzles, truth
Tagged americans, blame, business success, failure, success
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Review Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx
I put Ubuntu 10.04 on a Dell XPS laptop on Friday. All weekend I’ve put it through the paces on general computing, mobility, battery life, software installs, programming tasks, and everything else to test whether I can use it on … Continue reading
fear of breaking things
We’ve become a society that is afraid to break shit. We wrap our phones in protective shells. We pay geek squad to install basic things. We go to jiffy lube to change the oil. The world isn’t this fragile people. … Continue reading
No, Meg Whitman, Carly Forina and others California should NOT be governed more like a business!
I do not tow a political party line. I avoid posting political rants on a blog. However, the primary election here in California is really driving me bonkers. Many of the candidates are trying to sell citizens that the solution … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, politics
Tagged carly fiorina, government, meg whitman, primary elections
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