Must See TV: Congressional Hearings on healthcare.gov issues
Following upon my earlier post about the problems with healthcare.gov, Twitter follower @lukeoreilly sent me a link to a great article: Notes and Translations for the New York Times coverage of...
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An Email to the NSA
To: Scott Porad <scottporad@gmail.com> From: Scott Porad <scottporad@gmail.com> Date: October 26, 2013 Subject: NSA for TSA Swap Dear NSA, I have an idea for you, and since you’re reading...
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Lessons from Cannabis Legalization in California and The Backfire Effect
I was in Boulder, Colorado earlier this week. When casually talking to locals the inevitable came up: in just a few weeks, Washington State and Colorado will be the first states in the union to allow...
View ArticleWhat is the measure of failure?
A common best practice in the workplace when people are trying to be smart about a project is to ask, “what is the measure of success?” I would propose that a more pertinent question is, “what is the...
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Wanna get ahead in your career? Here’s how…
Wanna get ahead in your career? Here’s how… Be a person who takes things off your boss’ plate. Your boss might be internal…like you work at a company. Or, they might be external…like a client. Like...
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Wanna Get Ahead, Part II? Learn SQL
One of the best skills you can teach yourself to get ahead in your career is SQL. In a world so driven by data, being able to pull your own data is very empowering. It’s also a way to get ahead....
View ArticleSayta Nadella on Leadership
From today’s New York Times, Microsoft’s new CEO on leadership. [Emphasis mine.] Q. Your company has acknowledged that it needs to create much more of a unified “one Microsoft” culture. How are you...
View ArticleNotes on How to be a Great Leader
From TED: There are many leadership programs available today, from 1-day workshops to corporate training programs. But chances are, these won’t really help. In this clear, candid talk, Roselinde Torres...
View ArticleMailbag: how to build an active, engaged audience?
Don recently wrote about his social content site which currently is, “fully functional, with a few dozen active users and over 28,000″ posts. You’ve got a wealth of experience and knowledge related to...
View ArticleA totally simple way Google could have avoided f***ing up Google+
I’ve been meaning to write this blog post for a year, and I might as well get it out there now that I’ve just read that Google is backing away from Google+. It’s not surprising that Google is getting...
View ArticleSnowfall for the Masses? I think not.
Two years ago, the New York Times produced Snowfall, and broke the four minute mile in online publishing. Given that I’ve been working in online publishing since 1995—first with Smallworld, then with...
View ArticleIsrael-Palestine Notes: Give to Receive and Nazi Fools
A few thoughts on the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. Give to Receive From Hamas, PA officials in Cairo solidify agreement on conditions for ceasefire I read: …a senior leader from the...
View ArticleYour Cell Phone
When you get up in the morning, don’t look at your phone. And, don’t look at it when you go to bed. Or, on the bus. Or, waiting in line. Or, anytime. Just don’t look. It’s a drug. Literally. Drugs...
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What is “net neutrality” and why should I care?
I often find myself looking at a political issue and asking myself, “why should I care?” Net neutrality is an issue that we should all care about because it will impact all of us. Net neutrality means...
View ArticleHow to give Apple feedback about the iPhone?
What’s the most effective way to give Apple real product feedback about the iPhone? I’m not interested in complaining…I want to offer some genuine feedback. Backstory: last Friday, I got an iPhone 6....
View ArticleHow I Removed Email From My Life
This post originally appeared on the Rover Tech Blog. Of the many things that are really great about Rover, one of them is that we have a very healthy “email culture”. We mostly talk face-to-face or in...
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Lessons from Cannabis Legalization in California and The Backfire Effect
I was in Boulder, Colorado earlier this week. When casually talking to locals the inevitable came up: in just a few weeks, Washington State and Colorado will be the first states in the union to allow...
View ArticleWhat is the measure of failure?
A common best practice in the workplace when people are trying to be smart about a project is to ask, “what is the measure of success?” I would propose that a more pertinent question is, “what is the...
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Wanna get ahead in your career? Here’s how…
Wanna get ahead in your career? Here’s how… Be a person who takes things off your boss’ plate. Your boss might be internal…like you work at a company. Or, they might be external…like a client. Like...
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Wanna Get Ahead, Part II? Learn SQL
One of the best skills you can teach yourself to get ahead in your career is SQL. In a world so driven by data, being able to pull your own data is very empowering. It’s also a way to get ahead....
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