CenPhoCamp video is up
The video of my CenPhoCamp presentation is online.
Musings on my CenPhoCamp presentation
I spent some time thinking about CenPhoCamp and my presentation. This post summarizes some of the points which were discussed in my presentation. Also I embedded my slide show, which is hosted on SlideShare.
CenPhoCamp was great, but we gotta keep going
The connections made and the discussions shared at CenPhoCamp were fantastic, but that all needs to turn into action in order to really make a difference in Phoenix.
A decade of Tiger
Tiger Woods was voted Athlete of the Decade by the AP. Regardless of his affairs, he deserves the award. What he does off the golf course shouldn’t affect how people view his game, and people shouldn’t expect the rest of his life to be perfect.
Stuff sucks
I’m tired of me and everyone else having too much stuff. People need to have less stuff and more connections with their community. This post is a little ranty, but I feel better having put it out there.
Serendipity in the city
Human connections are the heart of a great urban area. Coffeehouses are one of the prime places for planned and serendipitous meetings to occur. A lot of coffeehouses are appearing in CenPho and that means there’s a lot of good things which can happen.
Followers are important too
Followers are needed to make the work of leaders worthwhile. In reaction to Si Robins’ post about the closing of Ruby Room, I discuss the need for both passionate entrepreneurs and passionate customers to really build the businesses which will create a great urban environment in CenPho.
Listen, decide, move on!
Leaders need to make decisions. That, along with setting a vision for the future are really the two core components of being a leader.
Decision making requires input. Leaders need to hear input from the people around them and then make the best decision they can based on the data available. But the data is never [...]
I’m a Christmas light Scrooge!
Christmas lights are a total freakin’ scam designed to waste your time and take your money. Here’s why:
Putting any lights on anything requires a minimum of two hours, and that’s if you’re lucky. Somehow, even throwing some net lights on a bush takes forever to get them on and looking decent.
They’re a pain in the [...]
Sysadmins aren’t your beotches
Sysadmins keep your stuff running. Treat them well and don’t piss them off.
