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CrashPlan Keeps Crashing 18 Aug 2013 | 02:20 am
I had an issue where CrashPlan kept on crashing on Mac (OSX 10.8.4). The CrashPlan launch menu bar would also fail to show, and even when I started it manually, it would only stay active for no more t...
The Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Action 12 Aug 2013 | 03:00 am
Another great video shown at the Emerging Leadership Development Program meeting I was at last week was Simon Sinek’s TEDx talk on How Great Leaders Inspire Action. The take-away point for me was this...
Feynman the Explainer 7 Aug 2013 | 01:43 am
I love stories about Feynman — probably because I love his style and try to emulate it — and Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character) remains one of my favorite books of ...
Parallel Construction 6 Aug 2013 | 12:58 am
One of the largest concerns I have with things like the NSA listening and reading everything I do is that they would share that information without clearly establishing its legitimate source. The rec...
So This Happened On My Flight Back 3 Aug 2013 | 09:31 am
After my fight[1] was delayed for two hours due to weather, we’re finally getting ready to push back from the gate when the purser[2] calls over the intercom for doors to be disarmed. Not good. The n...
Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy 1 Aug 2013 | 11:30 pm
This video was shown at our Emerging Leadership Development Program meeting this week. Fantastic leadership lessons from, of all people The Dancing Guy:
Making Friends Post College 24 Jul 2013 | 11:31 pm
“As Brian and his wife wandered off toward the No. 2 train afterward, it crossed my mind that he was the kind of guy who might have ended up a groomsman at my wedding if we had met in college. That w...
Pondering “Metaphysical Certitude” 16 Jul 2013 | 08:45 pm
Pondering “Metaphysical Certitude”
Ditching the Resume 12 Jul 2013 | 02:14 am
“If résumés are a bunch of claims, badges are a bunch of evidence.” We need this. School is so often knowledge based that it’s incredibly tough to hire engineers who actually can do things. Badges co...
No More Facebook 11 Jul 2013 | 03:10 am
If you’re missing me on Facebook, don’t worry, I didn’t unfriend you. About two weeks ago, I left Facebook. This is something that I’ve been wanting to do for a while, but could never bring myself to ...
