Author Archives: Garrick van Buren
“Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.” – Niels Bohr
Thanks to Jim Bernard for inspiring this comic.
Like Recycling
Kevin Morris today: “Say hello to the new Facebook. You won’t find many people here. But you will find a lot of trash.” – Kevin Morris My comic from a year ago:
Things I Assumed I Needed to Start a Consulting Business
Days into starting my own business, I sat down at my newly acquired desk and wrote down a list of things. Things I assumed I needed to purchase immediately to be in business. While I lost the list at some point in the past decade, I remember three things about it; it totaled more than …
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Googgle
noun Slang. Google Glass(es) Slang. A person wearing Google Glass(es)
E-Book Journalism: A Discussion on Delivering News via Digital Books
On Wednesday, May 15, 6:30pm, at the Loft Literary Center I’ll be joining Kaeti Hink, Steve Laliberte, Kate Parry, and Dan Haugen on panel discussing e-books and how journalists can leverage them for longer form, in-depth work. It’s a free event open to the public sponsored by the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists. See you …
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better than I can skeu it
“But when skeuomorphs get in the way of how we actually use something or build something, they demonstrate a lack of imagination or even cowardice on the part of the designer.…Yes, it’s far easier to get understanding or buy in quickly (from investors, in-laws and users) when you take the shortcut of making your digital …
What The Princess Bride Can Teach Independent Consultants
I’ve frequently joked that I take much of my approach to working as an independent consultant from The Princess Bride. Knowing all jokes are half true, Patrick Rhone asked me for the punch line. Here are six: “Let’s look on the bright side: we’re having an adventure, Fezzik, and most people live and die without …
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Open Loop #8 – Don’t Eat the Cupcake
Beer: Jamie – Guiness Black Lager, Garrick – Founders’ Dirty Bastard. Beer Judging Minnebar 8 Blocky Turtle & Maze Meditation & The Willpower Instinct
How to Empty Your Email Inbox
TL;DR: The calendar is the vessel, not the inbox. According to my email service, I receive approximately 1 non-spam message for every 4 spam messages. Everyday 400 obviously unwanted messages are destroyed for every 100 allowed through. Many of those 100 are easy enough to delete as well. Over the course of any given day, …