Ten Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier My rating: 2 of 5 stars I’ll disclaim this all with the fact that I agree with the thesis statement: I think “BUMMER” is (unknowingly?) building incentives for us to tear ourselves apart, both individually and collectively....
[Today is Mom’s birthday. She’s not hitting a ‘milestone’ age and, given my Father’s Day post last year, it would probably makes more sense to write this in May. But where’s the fun in that?] Against all odds, it appears that the workforce is getting younger and I’m staying the...
UPDATE: Oh snap – I totally missed these from earlier in the year when I presented at RecruitCon East: What Looks Like a Magnet May Not Be a Magnet Making Your Company into a Talent Magnet As best as I can tell, I set up a Google alert for “kurt...
Meerkat + Ubuntu + time^internet → Plex Spurred on by the universe giving me a big shove toward getting rid of my gaming laptop, I decided to take the plunge. So far, it’s been a relatively simple adjustment. Unfortunately, I didn’t foresee one thing: Sarah and Liam (and apparently a...
I feel like my Facebook feed over the past week captures the erratic feel floating about: Share:Share Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on LinkedIn...
It turns out that, in addition to being a Possibilian and a Truthian, I’m a Transhumanist! I guess it’s not so much about ‘being against labels’ as it is about simply having my particular labels harder to find. Share:Share Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share...
221 credits and 14 semesters at 4 universitites across 15 years to get 1 B.S. Share:Share Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click...
Many many moons ago, Kyle asked me to make a few videos on Romania for one of his classes. I did and, for his ease of access, posted them to my YouTube account. There they have stayed. Funny thing about the internet… a few people have found their way to the...
So I teamed up with Sean this year to tackle National Novel Writing Month again. While Sean hit his 50k words (way to go, Sean!), I did not. I hit 30k, which is definitely better than I did in 2011, but it was still far short of the goal. For your entertainment,...
So the year’s (past) halfway done. What do I have to show for it? How, you ruminate quietly to yourself, have I been progressing on my January commitments? Well, here’s my midterm report: (more…) Share:Share Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens...
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