March 2010
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taberinos →
Be careful - it’s addictive
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Science can answer moral questions →
Sam Harris at TED.
“Many of today’s marketing gurus promise that social media will change the...”
– Thought Gadgets: The failure of self-centered social networks
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“New Rule: You can’t use the statement “there will be no cooperation...”
– Bill Maher: New Rule on Huffington Post
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Hugger-Mugger and Helter-Skelter
[The following is the first of a series of revisits to the best of my old Focused Performance blog, originally published on May 16, 2003.]
Today’s visit to Dictionary.com’s Word of the Day page resulted in this gem…
Word of the Day for Friday May 16, 2003 hugger-mugger \HUH-guhr-muh-guhr, noun: 1. A disorderly jumble; muddle; confusion. 2. Secrecy; concealment. ...
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Seven Deadly Sins of Project Scheduling →
Seven - count them - seven.
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My First Concert
There’s a bit of a mini-meme going on on Facebook where people are supposed to tell about the first concert they went to. My first pass at my story was based on what I’ve been telling for years…
Late spring, 1967 - age 16 - Randy Resko and I went to the WNEW-FM First Anniversary Concert at the Village Theater (later to become Fillmore East) - The Doors (their first album just...
The Project Reason Video Contest Winners →
Scroll down when you get to the page.
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“That’s where the concept of owning needs to be rethought. If consumers are under...”
– The Big Idea vs. social media. | make the logo bigger
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Gadgets with Retro Styling →
Sam Harris: Science can answer moral questions →
A TED talk.
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5 Months, 8,000 Miles With a Mazda6
Back in October 2009, I replaced my 1998 Corvette with my first “adult” car - a 2010 Mazda6. With a 70+ mile roundtrip commute, at just over 4 months, I recently passed my first (7,500-mi) scheduled service; long enough for a first real assessment of the car.
Technology - While the Corvette was no slouch with tech for a ‘98, today’s cars have turned up the volume in...
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An (illustrated) History of Marketing →
From painting on cave walls to posting on Facebook walls.
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Project Scoping Questionnaire →
From my friend, Chance Bliss.
[Update Mar 22, 2010: Link changed to an updated version with crowd-sourced additions. Much more comprehensive than the original.]
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Why 3 Point Estimates Create False Optimism →
…followed by 3 Point Estimates Part 2
Good pieces from Glen Alleman on the pitfalls of 3 point estimates, but I’m wondering if getting all that much more accurate in estimating is worth it. It depends on how you use the estimates, and how you manage performance against them.
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McGee’s Musings : The problem of incentives in... →
Good piece from old blogging buddy Jim McGee.
The problem with measuring knowledge work is that more is not necessarily better.
Better is better.
And in most cases, better is only recognized well after the knowledge worker has done his/her thing. Just because desirable knowledge work behaviors can be identified, whether they actually result in desirable outcomes of value (which is the real...
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10,000 iPad pre-orders per day →
Are there demo units in Apple stores, or are all these folks buying “blind”?
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The cult of busy →
From the piece by Scott Berkun:
“This means people who are always busy are time poor. They have a time shortage. They have time debt. They are either trying to do too much, or they aren’t doing what they’re doing very well. They are failing to either a) be effective with their time b) don’t know what they’re trying to effect, so they scramble away at trying to optimize for everything, which...
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K'NAAN →
Liked what I heard when introduced to him via NPR All Songs Considered, but surprised to be digging him over the long haul as much as I do.
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Making Yogurt Cheese →
Save $ compared to expensive “Greek” yogurt.
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25 Things You Can Remote Control With Your iPhone →
For the power couch potato.
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Trololo guy watches fans imitate him on YouTube -... →
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My Focused Performance Blog - All good things must... →
Like the email discussion lists I started and promoted in the 90s, my old blog is now just an archive of me in the 00s.
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Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies:... →
The title grabbed me (I’m more of the latter than the former, I must admit), then I realized it was written in part by Tom DeMarco, author of one of my all-time favorites - Slack
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The Simple Way to Stick to a Meal Plan →
Don’t let me near the food.
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Wondering Around →
“Wondering around is the act of inquiring with generous spirit.”
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The Lost Practice of Resting One Day Each Week |... →
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Seth's Blog: The factory in the center →
Seth asks a lot of “what if” questions in this piece. He’s actually asking about working in a situation with an external (market) constraint. More later, if I have time.
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The New Commandments | Culture | Vanity Fair →
“The Ten Commandments were set in stone, but it may be time for a re-chisel. With all due humility, the author takes on the job, pruning the ethically dubious, challenging the impossible, and rectifying some serious omissions…”
