Why They Killed Socrates
In his book, “Amusing Ourselves to Death”, Neil Postman wrote At the opening of Socrates’ defense, addressing a jury of five hundred, he apologizes for not having a well-prepared speech. He tells his...
View ArticleInstant Messaging Etiquette
Leigh Alexander talks about new forms of anxiety created by the Internet: A vague and gnawing pang of anxiety centered around an IM window that has lulled. During this time an individual feels unsure...
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Conversational Wavelength
Often, we hear people use the term “we should be on the same wavelength”. What does that actually mean? Here is my definition: This is how a conversation should take place. A topic is discussed, both...
View ArticleText is King
Martin Fowler explains why video (of technical content) has little appeal for him: When I’m watching someone talk, and this may be in a video or live at a conference, I’m usually frustrated because...
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Culture Clash
Fred Wilson had a very funny guest post about products, but one of the images struck something in me. I understand the concept, but the problem is that I have never eaten bacon in my life. Nor would...
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Software Development and Geography
This is a nice image from 37Signals showing where their developers are located: David says that they would have missed out on a lot of great people by only looking at developers living in Chicago. That...
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