SupportUX Blog: What good are data, anyway? http://supportux.com/blog/2010/08/what-good-are-data-anyway/ # Beautiful: http://www.newyorker.com/talk/financial/2010/09/06/100906ta_talk_surowiecki # Powered by Twitter Tools
I was lucky – I had several. Not all of them were perfect, but each was perfect for me. They made a difference for lots of kids, and for me, they made all the difference. I was never an easy kid to teach. I was called precocious, which I think was a nice way of…
Excellent burrito, as always! (@ taqueria de amigos) http://4sq.com/aIMdlx # @secretsushi Thanks. It's never easy when we lose one of these wonderful animals, but my wife, Joell, does a wonderful job. in reply to secretsushi # ridiculous tax breaks for the richest 120,000… http://nyti.ms/bmrHYs – note the comparison to keeping teachers & police at work.…
With We Know/No friends! (@ Toronado w/ 6 others) http://4sq.com/KUqQ7 # We lost one of our old Square Peg Ranch horses a couple days ago. My wife writes about it at the Square Peg Blog: http://bit.ly/9hoU3R # Powered by Twitter Tools
I grumbled a bit to myself when I saw the Mint infographic on the “Economic Impact of Immigration”, but didn’t bother to take it any further. I’m happy to read that Aaron Patzer, the founder of Mint, saw the problem and has taken steps to correct it. Fortune Tech reprinted his email in their coverage:…
Great quote from Jeff Bezos on the connection between great products and meaning: I strongly believe that missionaries make better products. They care more. For a missionary, it’s not just about the business. There has to be a business, and the business has to make sense, but that’s not why you do it. You…
Leaving the startup gives me a little time to get to a couple projects that have been nagging at my mind. One of them is a purge of unnecessary “stuff” around the house. One of my favorite blogs puts it very nicely… How to Simplify When You Love Your Stuff | zen habits: Apply mindful…
MG Siegler at TechCrunch wrote a great piece a couple days ago on the role of enthusiasm. I think he’s dead-on, but I’ll add my little bit of advice: Make sure your Enthusiasm is the right kind. The Enthusiasm you need is really a deep love for what you’re doing. This is the kind of…
Importance of “filters” has been over-stated. As my friend John Pederson puts it: Managing your own filter is critical. The other kind of filter that lets things in vs. preventing things from coming in.[From Dean Shareski on attention.] A filter is a screen that keeps things out. My information problem isn’t solved by keeping things…
The Wall Street Journal has video of Steve Jobs’ opening remarks at the Apple event last week. It was his first official public appearance since going on medical leave several months ago, during which he had a liver transplant. It’s good to see such an open and human appeal from a prominent figure. I applaud…