“..a job is something that we each have to create. We can’t count on someone else to create one for us. That model is disappearing. We have to carve something out for ourselves, something that the machines won’t immediately grab.” – Phil Bowermaster
Category Archives: General
For that Impulse Nap (and so much more)
Now at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport. First off – sleep pods were part of the dystopian future I was promised so I’m super excited they’re a reality. Airports are a great first deployment for these – lots of people with hours of unexpected time on their hands – but the potential deployments are fascinating. Create …
Yes, All Software Should Have a Philosophy.txt File
As you may know – I’m working on an email-based project that’s sending me into the bowels of email. In my research tonight, I discovered ‘Sup’ – an email client that is clear and explicit about it’s point of view. “Should an email client have a philosophy? For many people, email is one of our …
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Free as in Granted
Nearly Un-Obsolete
15 or 20 years ago, when you needed to trade stocks or fly somewhere – you contacted an agent. Most likely over a landline phone. Those agents existed because they had access. They’re nearly extinct now because access is ubiquitous. So ubiquitous that it’s nearly impossible navigate the options without being paralyzed by choice. I …
Qwikster is to Netflix as AWS is to Amazon
Seems to me, if you name your company ‘Netflix’ and it’s not a streaming movie service – then the company is horribly misnamed. On the flip side, Netflix has taken years to build a highly efficient distribution pipeline optimized for USPS. And they’ve trained their customers to have high expectations for and quickly report any …
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Step 1: Go.
Build an iterative development strategy around these four activities in this order: make it run make it right make it fast make it small
Sitting in a room different from the one you are in now
Today, Patrick Rhone and I challenged each other to imagine our respective projects as rooms in our homes. What color are the walls? Is there furniture? Are you sitting? Standing? How does the room make you feel? What do you do (an not do) in this room? I found it a quite interesting and insightful …
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Dear Minnesota Workers, Stop It. Thanks.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, our region has had the 6th largest year-over-year percentage increase in GDP and yet we’ve a lower employment percentage. I know you’re all anxious to show how valuable you are, but just stop. At this point your work ethic is obnoxious. Just stop being productive.
Wait, I thought there was significant business value in my “social graph”?
1. Twitter adds ‘Promoted Tweets’ to everyone’s ‘stream’ “Twitter is expanding its promoted-tweets program and is now including paid tweets from companies that people don’t already follow in their timelines.” 2. Facebook introduces the ‘Subscribe’ button “Hear from people, even if you’re not friends Let people hear from you, even if you’re not friends” What’s …
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