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Category Archives: Tech Stuff
Three things I learned at #140conf NYC
4 CommentsTo say that I learned three new things at the #140conf (June 15-16, 2011 in NYC) might be stretching things a bit. Perhaps I mean to say that three of my observations and assumptions about human behavior have been affirmed. … Continue reading
Why we are engineered for another 9/11; the TSA is working backwards
Comments OffThe media and blogosphere is going nuts with this recent hulla-balloo over the TSA pat-downs and full-body scanners. In news segment after segment, after the guest tirades about lack of privacy, dignity, pornography scan and whatever else is the convenient … Continue reading
Dayton leads region in social media adopters
Comments OffDAYTON – Internet entrepreneur Jeff Pulver strode, or rather, “surfed” his way into Dayton on Sunday, Aug. 22, as part of a road trip promoting 140Conf.com’s event Oct. 20 in Detroit. About two dozen emergent media/social networking and technology denizens … Continue reading
You’re still gonna need a horse to make that plough work
Comments OffThe year is 1837 and a farmer was all giddy about the new John Deere steel plough he just bought. It was a lot lighter than his old piece of crap iron plough. Since his back was starting to hurt … Continue reading
You are not a Ninja or a Rockstar
Comments OffI read an article on the front page of the Wall Street Journal today that says the hot new job title in technology is “Ninja.” Really? Seriously? People like being called the “Ninja?” Before that, we had “Rockstar” and “Guru” … Continue reading
SXSW – on a Mission from Dog
1 CommentI was given a marvelous opportunity recently, namely representing DogWalkBlog at SXSW. Jumped on that offer immediately, because who wouldn’t?? I was also given a few tasks to accomplish while I was there, mostly along the line of “see if … Continue reading
In the world of creativity, they will remain average
Comments OffI ran across this video by Tom Peters. Watch it. Peters makes some powerful points about education, but I don’t entirely agree with everything he says. Creativity is not a refusal to color inside the lines. It is a conscious … Continue reading