Question 239 of 365: Who are the happiest employees?
Those who have slides at their workplaces. It can be outside or in between floors of a building, but having a slide is required. Posted via email from The Throughput
Year: 2010
Question 238 of 365: Why is everything a phone?
I just got the message today that I am now able to call domestic phone numbers from gmail. In one fell swoop, Google has become my default phone service. I can use my computer to call any cell phone or land line for free over the web. It essentially has …
Question 237 of 365: Is the username dying?
Image via Wikipedia I remember Hackers, the awkward mid-90’s movie, fondly. It represented a do-it-yourself future in which those who understood computers could game everyone else. And, for the most part it got that right. It also figured out that the hacker culture was going to drive an open source …
Question 236 of 365: Who wins when others fail?
Image via Wikipedia I don’t want to hear about other people not doing their jobs right. It isn’t interesting, novel, or beneficial. It may make for cleverly underhanded conversation or ambitious posturing, but it doesn’t really do much good. I can complain about others not pulling their weight or not …
Question 235 of 365: What is the real nightmare of testing?
Cover of Waking Life I don’t put much stock in dreams, at least not the kind that you can have when you sleep. Most of the time, I like to think that my subconscious just has a little more room to roam. I have an off switch and nighttime is when I flip it. …
Question 234 of 365: What is the new mix?
Image via Wikipedia I used to make music mixes for every occasion of my life. For birthdays, for anniversaries, and for Christmas. There was no occasion too small that it didn’t call for a music cd or at least a playlist. A few years, I even attempted a list of …
Question 233 of 365: What is a morale dilemma?
My morale is conflicted. In tending the communities I created, I have constructed an almost impossible conundrum for myself. It goes something like this: I am most happy when I talk to those who need my help and I am most engaged when talking to those who have things to …
Question 232 of 365: Where is aspen, colorado?
I’m pretty sure its on another planet. Yep. Pretty sure. Posted via email from The Throughput
Question 231 of 365: What are the technologies that never die?
The 8 track tape is dead. No one has produced new music on one for a number of decades now. The UHF radio station is dead. Everything over the airwaves is digital. The bbs is dead. The web made sure of that. And yet… The record is alive and well. …
Question 230 of 365: What is a proportionate response?
I once found a Nike hat in a Best Buy parking lot. No one was around and it looked to be in pretty good shape. I picked it up and wiped off the little bit of dirt that had gathered on the brim and I put it on. I walked …