So a while back I was browsing the Interwebs and I came across a bizarre discussion on Quora. I use the word “discussion” loosely, as I’m not sure there was any real discussion involved. But before I get to that, let me make one thing perfectly clear.
I forget when I shut down my Quora account.…
I need to write a blog post and I can’t write very well. Almost a week ago I was in a car accident and I’m still recovering from it. Typing is uncomfortable. But don’t worry: this blog post is not a long explanation of what happened nor a rant about the inadequacies of modern medical science. I’m alive to tell you this much and that’s good enough.…
People around the world love science fiction and fantasy. None of us will ever be able to enjoy all of it. But something we can do is sample the SciFi literature and drama that other countries produce. For most Americans that probably means following Doctor Who on BBC America and maybe supporting the Harry Potter franchise.
But if you grew up watching low-budget scifi movies on television you’ve probably seen your share of Japanese Kaiju (giant monster) movies.…
Late last year I wrote a post on Facebook that is no longer visible. One of the disadvantages of using Facebook is that when their automated systems disable your account, they don’t even give you the option of downloading all the content you published to your timeline. Nor do they allow the Wayback Machine or other Web archiving sites to crawl and index your timeline even if you made it public.…
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I grew up on a mix of progressive rock, hard rock, boogie, rhythm and blues, southern rock, and a lot of other styles. Every now and then I fall into the mood for a particular sound. I may spend hours looking for songs that match that sound worm in my memories.
I used to listen to these songs all day long and all night long.…
As a Web marketer you eventually find yourself talking about “evergreen content” with people. Maybe you are giving a presentation, writing a tutorial, in a meeting with a business decision-maker, or perhaps just passing time in a bar with your Web marketing friends. You cannot exist in Web marketing today without someone mentioning these words to you. In fact, evergreen content is one of those objectionable goals that marketers dangle in front of prospects, clients, and business leaders.…
For reasons that will never be clear to me I found myself browsing a thread on Quora where people offered advice on how to spot “assholes” when interviewing job candidates. I only ever hired one person I would have described with that word and we not only made an offer, that was the only person who fit the criteria I had been handed by my boss for finding “the right candidate”. …
