The Rules of Gibbs

It’s been interesting to watch the characters evolve on NCIS over the years, something that can only happen with time...

Unsubscribing

One of the things I’ve been doing lately is pruning (again) the number of newsletter type emails I get. Some...

Building a Presentation Map

This idea came up during a critique of a presentation. I may have re-invented (or re-labeled) something that is already...

The Done Stamp

I’m fond of replying with “done” when a task is complete, no need for anything more elaborate. I’ve been experimenting...

It’s OK To Eat Alone

There’s a lot to be said for the philosophy of Never Eat Alone, using meals as a great time to...

Marketing Ideas for Chapters & SQLSaturday

I’m part of the team putting together SQLSaturday #151 in Orlando this year, and one of the things Kendal Van...

Watson Plays Jeopardy

I watched the documentary on Nova about the IBM project to build Watson, a computer that could play Jeopardy. The...

LinkedIn Group Recommendations-Not Quite Useful

I received an email from LinkedIn suggesting that I might find these groups useful:
 

I’m sure those map back to someone...

Build a Little Free Library

I saw this on the Boing Boing feed yesterday, Little Free Library is a project to try to build 2500...

Expectations-The Big Disconnect

One of the things I’ve learned from running events is to set expectations. If you’re going to provide coffee don’t...