Month: November 2013

Pear pancake with pear butter

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Today’s special at Slappycakes.

All Journalism Is Advocacy — Whither news?

Greenwald and the Guardian exhibited the highest value of journalism: intellectual honesty. That does not mean they were unbiased. It means they were willing to do damage to their political side in the name of truth.

Social Media: A Trailing Indicator of Customer Experience:

Social media is an important trailing indicator of your customer experience…Organizations that get this, empower their employees with the latitude to deliver excellent customer interactions, and to engage with their customers on social media.

Obama’s Ethanol Policy an ‘Ecological Disaster.’ A story of how one borderline environmental policy can have far-reaching and disastrous consequences.

Kentucky Burgoo and Biscuits

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Very good meat and vegetable stew here in Vancouver. Couldn’t quite finish it all.

Breakfast in Vancouver

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Super delicious food at Scoozi’s in Vancouver. The yogurt and fruit was wonderful.

Everything is going to be alright

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Taken from the Chinese Gardens here in Vancouver.

Current iPhone Screen

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It’s fun to log these things every once in a while.

Two Laws of Explanation:

When you’re explaining something to somebody and they don’t get it, that’s not their problem, it’s your problem.

An older article from Tim Bray with great advice.

Could New York City Subways Survive Another Hurricane? Feature story about some of the piecemeal, manual defenses NYC’s transit workers used to protect the subway system from Hurricane Sandy. Amazing how sometimes all it takes is quick, basic defenses.