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- Breaking All The Rules
Last week I had the pleasure of watching a Blue Man Group (BMG) show. Although I live only a few blocks from the absolute mecca of theater (*cough* Broadway *cough*), I’m not a huge performing arts fan. Having said that, I did spend a few years in the Drama Club in high school (major geek […]
- Show Your Human Side
Bzzzzzzz.
Your alarm goes off, but you hit the snooze. It keeps buzzing though, and you curse your aunt for buying you that stupid all in one foot massager/alarm clock from Sharper Image (yeah, I wasn’t aware that they were still in business either….).
But wait a minute, it’s not your alarm clock! It’s your cell phone, […]
- Pitching Mom: Make It About Her
In my introductory post I talked about Grandma. Today I want to talk about Mom, and why it’s important that she understands what you’re building.
If you’re like most engineers (ok, I’m not being scientific here–definitely at least me, but it could apply to you too so pay attention), you spend your entire life in quiet […]
- Did you forget something?
Go ahead, blame Kevin Costner. No, not because Fields of Dreams was such a kitschy movie, but because it instilled upon us engineers what I hereby dub Afterthought Myth #1: If you build it, they will come.
It’s easy to imagine that if you build the shiniest gizmo using the hippest tools and the […]
