My aunt was getting married, and was lamenting about the cost of wedding cakes. A sister-in-law offered to make a wedding cake for her, and although she wasn’t a professional, my aunt let her because a) she needed a cake and b) she wanted to create good will with the new sister-in-law. You can imagine … Read moreWhy friends don’t let friends do free work for them
Do you remember the game Mastermind from childhood? Your opponent would select four pegs in different colors, and you had to guess both the color and the order of the pegs to win the game. As you guessed, the only feedback you would get from your opponent would be how many you had right. You … Read moreError messages shouldn’t be Mastermind games
This is the coolest thing I’ve seen in a long time. Daniel Pink (author of a Whole New Mind and others) has written a beautifully simple manga tale telling of six rules of work. I encourage you to read it yourself, but in case you’re lazy or pressed for time the rules are:
Read moreA Career Book in Manga Form? Yep, Daniel Pink Wrote One
After reading Why The Kindle Will Fail over at the Neiman Journalism Lab (yay new find) I came up with my own conclusion: it’s butt ugly!
I admit I got excited when the Kindle (version 1) first came out.