September 2010
30 posts published in September 2010.
- Question 273 of 365: What can I blame on your workflow?It’s your fault when you don’t answer email. It’s your fault when you require phone calls in order to advance the conversation. It’s your fault…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 272 of 365: What are we not paying for?In thinking about budgets in tight times, it may be easiest to think about all of the things that we are paying for and then see exactly what it…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 271 of 365: Who will we let change us?Image by rshannonsmith via Flickr My son has never liked being changed, not even when he was very small. He is absurdly strong and his hips seem…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 270 of 365: How do we define success?Image via Wikipedia I believe in serendipity. It is one of my strongest held beliefs, actually. It is the way in which I find much of the passion…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 269 of 365: Are we looking hard enough?I have stopped telling people that things can’t be done. I used to say it all of the time, but I haven’t for quite some time. I used to make up…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 268 of 365: Can we take everything with us?Image by bigcityal via Flickr We have preferences and we have workflows. We know where things are in our offices and on our devices. We don’t have…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 267 of 365: How much are we willing to share?Image via CrunchBase My first email address that wasn’t tied to a major online provider like AOL was pacer@cyberdrive.net. It came from this local…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 266 of 365: When is hyperbole needed?Honesty is sexy. Truth provides a potent attraction. Seeing the world clearly and being able to communicate that clarity is stunning. But…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 265 of 365: How many pieces am I playing with?Image via Wikipedia Chess has a certain amount of pieces, as does every other game that I can think of. If you put too many pieces on the board it…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 264 of 365: How do we get back to work?One unparalleled responsibility at a time.365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 263 of 365: Where can we live?I have lived at 7 different addresses that I can remember and in only two cities. The total lack of variety is somewhat startling. I didn’t so…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 262 of 365: How do we interrupt this program?The emergency broadcast system has always been something of a mystery to me. The odd, modem-like noises coming from the tv and radio, the ominous…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 261 of 365: Have we repurposed our piers?Piers were originally created for shipping cargo over the waterways. Enormous ships came in and were loaded with enormous containers. There was…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 260 of 365: Can we touch the grapes?The things that we are most proud of, the ones that take us the most time to get right, the ones that are distinctive because our personality is…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 259 of 365: Are we getting used to the stench?There are only a few windy overcast days in Denver. We have 300 day of sunshine a year, and it is something we are quite proud of, even if we have…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 258 of 365: When have you found a family friend?There were about three different families that were always present when I was growing up. They were at every birthday party, most holidays, and…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 257 of 365: Why can't I just drag the path along?I notice that mapping is still difficult. Not as hard, perhaps, as when it was done with a compass, pencil and paper. But, hard nonetheless. I…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 256 of 365: What is better left unopened?Image via Wikipedia One of my favorite things in this life is a can of mixed nuts. I don’t get to enjoy them very often, but whenever I see a can…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 255 of 365: Are we ready for our children to grow up?Universally and unequivocally, no. Posted via email from The Throughput365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 254 of 365: Is there another way to wait?I no longer have the capacity to wait. Whenever I am in a line or waiting for others to meet with me, I have to get out my phone or iPad and start…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 253 of 365: Are we loops or layers?I used to record music in my dorm room. I would hook up a microphone to my laptop and start to play my guitar. I tried to do this when my roommate…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 252 of 365: When does Prioritization stop?I think that most of us are pretty used to making lists by now. We all do it quite well. Whether it is for things we need to do or simply the…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 251 of 365: Are we making arches?Each piece of an arch is needed in order to support the structure. More than that, each one must be placed in tension with one another. The small…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 250 of 365: Can we see through our own environment?I can see now that everything is clouded by our own vision. We don’t perceive things as they are, but as we think they are. We see our situation…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 249 of 365: Why do routines win?Nearly every night I throw my son’s diapers into the wash. They are gDiapers, which are kind of like the hybrid of the diaper industry. They are…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 248 of 365: Who are the scumbags?Walking around the streets of Chicago at night with two small children can be a harrowing experience. At the very least, it can be an education.…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 247 of 365: Why do we get married?As far as I can tell, it is one of the only truly respectable and meaningful things I have done with my life. Not that it is worthy of respect on…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 246 of 365: What is the sum of an extended family?Some slow, some fast: we are all going somewhere different in the same vehicle. Posted via email from The Throughput365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 245 of 365: What is our social media policy?An institution will be known by its use of social media. They will be seen through the lens of every contributor in their ranks. They will either…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 244 of 365: Why do users revolt?Image via CrunchBase Over the past week, something strange has been happening on Digg. Ever since they changed over to a new format for the…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer