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If I Had a Nickel

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Focus on the Good Clients

Merlin Mann had a fantastic post over on 43 Folders. It’s a tremendous parable that explains why it’s important to focus your time on finding and serving good clients. Not placating problematic ones that don’t want to pay to have the job done right. Read it now.

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No Options for Weight Loss? Come on, New York Times, You’re Supposed to Be Better Than That

This got stuck in the grill of my inbox. In an email offering the subject line of ‘News Alert: F.D.A. Rejects Diet Pill in Setback for Obesity Drug Development’, the New York Times stated: The Food and Drug Administration rejected another new diet pill on Thursday, a decision that sharply diminished the already scarce number [...]

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The Inov8 X-Talon 190s — Awesome Shoes (But Shoes Suck)

This is my review of the new Inov8 ‘minimal’ running shoes, the X-Talon 190s. In short, awesome trail shoes. But shoes suck. Okay, okay. I usually write about web/tech/creative type matters and leave matters of health and politics to other outlets, but whatever. Things change. AKA — the long review. Lately, I’ve become tired of [...]

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Google Instant — Search at the Speed of Hype

So, if you’re technophile or have a bad case of webobsessionitus, you may have noticed Google Instant getting a bit of attention yesterday. You know what? I really don’t think anyone cares at all. This is much ado about nothing. Now, I have great admiration for Google, no doubt. Despite my growing concern that their [...]

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Mike Williams Recounts the Deepwater Horizon Explosion

You’d think that any in-depth, compelling interview with a survivor of the Deepwater Horizon explosion would get tons of attention. Especially if the interview was done weeks after BP made a mess of the Gulf of Mexico, and was aired via excellent reporting from Scott Pelley on 60 Minutes.

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Facing Facebook – The Social Network

CONS: I have this overwhelming gut feeling that the story arc on this Facebook film will end up falling flat on it’s face. A movie about a website? Not a website about a movie? PROS: There’s no one more perfect than Jesse Eisenberg to play Mark Zuckerberg. Great casting. A movie about a website! Not [...]

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A New (Synthetic) Life

Where have I been the last 2 months?

Working hard, having a bit of fun, and living life.

Speaking of life, did you hear about the new synthetic one?

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NonCooperation is a Flawed Strategy

We live in the age of information deluge. It has never been possible for everyone to be an expert at everything, especially now. As the web evolves, and as we evolve, that’s precisely why clear, coherent, efficient collaboration becomes so important. That’s why everything has been twisting to revolve around social media, communications, and collaboration [...]

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About the Healthcare Bill Passing

Outside of an emergency room, I’ve worked in just about every segment of the healthcare industry. I grew up with parents who worked in the health field, and eventually came to own and run a small business serving health needs. (My Dad’s an optician, my Mom was the office manager for an orthodontist before going [...]

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