Announcing *cloud pilots* an exploded-view podcast
A few new concept podcasts are under development. This is experiment 1. Let me know directly what you think. - JMac Please click on the image above to see episode…
Moore’s Law and Apple’s Laptop Problem
When this was written in 2014 my Macbook Pro was over 4 years old. (the image is from a slide I created about why Apple was considering leaving the Intel…
There Is No Future In Arguing with Your Boss: Trust Within Remote Teams
Lesson: You cannot win a fight with your boss. Corollary: You cannot win a fight with one of your colleagues. Wisdom: Don't attack your champions, you may lose their support.Â
How the *MFKRs* Are Grifting You: Writers/Actors Strike and History
Let's look back and history just for a moment, to a better time, when musicians were paid for their music. Enter Napster and the whole MP3 craze. Their labels freaked…
What *Everyone* Wants from Work, Besides $$
People want three things from their work. Autonomy. Mastery. Purpose. Today, I'm going to add an essential fourth thing: Work from Home. Post-pandemic, when my company was forcing us to…
Middle Class Americans and Our Stuff
How is it, that my young neighbors have completely redone their house, painted it shocking white, and now have both of their cars parked in the driveway outside a large two-car garage?
Earth Is On Fire: Why Aren’t We Paying Attention!
The fires, the wars, the heavy weather, the disruptions in our comfy middle-class lives... So rare. We can see the evidence on TV.
Dell’s Shaky Entry Into the Laptop Market
One year later, despite the removal of planet e-comm, Dell became the largest online retailer on the planet. We took little credit for the idea.
The Helpful Drug “Community” Site is Chock Full of *BS*
If I were you, I'd seek out information from Patients Like Me, and get some "community" information not paid for by the manufacturer of the drug.
Why Big Pharma Sucks: Restrict TV Ads for Pharma
I'm running an experiment over the next hour, while I watch my tv news for the day. I'm on streaming from YouTube (aka Google) and I watch MSNBC. So that's…