Wednesday linkfest
The first 100 days. An interesting visual summary of what many presidents accomplished in their first 100 days in…
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Quote of the month
I hate a song that makes you think that you are just born to lose. Bound to lose. No…
Your quota of worry and how to shrink it
Sometimes I think we all have a worrying quota. An amount of worry we feel compelling to apply to…
If you’re working this week, you’re smart (Vacation strategy part 2)
With one of the biggest U.S. holidays, Thanksgiving, on Thursday, many people will be traveling to visit with families.…
What’s so special about a team of rivals?
Found this nice op-ed piece this morning called What’s so special about a team of rivals, By James Oakes.…
Debunking Thanksgiving myths
Here’s a good one from about this time last year: debunking thanksgiving myths. It’s a great example of how…
Wednesday linkfest
Obama will create the first CTO position for the US government. You can suggest and vote on what the…
Toronto Wed Dec 3rd: Anyone want me to speak?
I’ll be in town for a private speaking gig, but if there’s a community group or someone else who…
Today is World Usability Day
Today marks the third annual World Usability Day. There are many events taking place online and more in various…
Wednesday linkfest
Author William Gibson finds one of his books in a sad place. Happens to everyone. Secrets of the writing…
Do we suck at the basics?
The longer I’m alive the more often I realize the cause of problems is someone’s failure to get the…
What I learned in Trinidad
Last week I was in Trinidad, just off the coast of South America. I was speaking at the BDC’s…
Innovation in sports: Chessboxing
One breakthrough moment as a kid was the first time I played a pinball machine that, when you hit…
CMU study on privacy – opinions wanted
A group of super smart researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (who I happen to be friends with) are conducting…
Will 2008 election ballots be usable? An expert interview
At UI13 I had the chance to chat with Dana Chisnell of usabilityworks.net, who has been working on ballot…
Book Review: The New Kings of Nonfiction
I’m a big fan of essay collections and when I came across this one, The New kings of Nonfiction,…
Have a novel in you? Prove it (National novel writing month)
In about a week, hundreds of folks will start working on a new novel, writing about 1500 words a…
Luddite news: My new cell phone is…
I’ve owned one cell phone in my life – This Motorola something or other. I bought it in 2003…
Wednesday linkfest
Bill Verplank sketching and talking at same time. Had the pleasure of seeing him speak at UIE last week,…
Late bloomers vs. Young geniuses (Critiquing Gladwell, Part 2)
Gladwell’s article, titled Late bloomers: Why do we equate genius with precocity?, makes one major mistake in not addressing…