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What could have happened to Shane Montgomery?

Shane Montgomery

Just about 15 minutes after I found out that Kiki Louder’s body had been discovered, (that’s a case I once wrote about) I learned a bit about the story of Shane Montgomery, a college kid who vanished in the Philadelphia… Continue Reading

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Does business journalism really have value?

Harvard Business Review

In short answer, yes: Fast Company was sold for $35 million back in 2005, for example. Inherently, there’s value in the field of reporting on business, leadership, management, etc. Here’s what got me thinking about all this, though. 

Google+ should really be an interests network

Google+ Should Be An Interests Network

You may have seen a little bit around Google+ in the last few days; Chris Messina, who was a developer advocate and UX designer on the product, wrote this article for Medium. It essentially goes into some of the pros… Continue Reading

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Why aren’t sales-driven websites more transparent?

What's the purpose of your website?

I had a semi-deep thought this morning and decided to write a post about it. It won’t be anything remarkable or even that nuanced, but I think people might be missing the boat when it comes to how to design/structure… Continue Reading

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Forget Maslow. Focus on autonomy, relatedness and competence.

Autonomy Relatedness Competence

Hierarchy of needs is the most powerful motivational theory ever. But, it’s probably wrong. Continue Reading

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Start quoting Tim Cook in your presentations, ya prick

Tim Cook

Tim Cook has apparently created as much value as Steve Jobs did since becoming Apple CEO — and of course, Cook did it while also dropping some less-than-secret personal contexts that make him stand out in the tech industry. In… Continue Reading

A walk is so simple, yet so powerful for productivity

Nightly Walk

I was at my in-laws for Thanksgiving for about five and a half days. I know the term “in-laws” has certain types of mostly-negative connotations, but I do enjoy/love my in-laws as people, both individually and in a group. That… Continue Reading

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What exactly is Michael Keaton’s Birdman about?

Birdman Movie

I saw Birdman last night, as part of a renewed focus in December on seeing movies that will likely get nominated for a slate of Oscars. It was good, and interesting, and you can argue that a handful of people in the… Continue Reading