December 2011
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Starting With @ - A Common Twitter...
If you use Twitter, there is a well-kept secret about starting your tweets with @. If the first character in your tweet is a Twitter address (e.g. @joeblow), only the people that follow both you and @joeblow will be able to see the tweet.
Here is how it works:
Tweet: I am good friends with @joeblow Who Sees It: Anyone that follows me
Tweet: @joeblow and I are good friends Who Sees It: Only...
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Nothing is Fatal
Except, well, death.
When I am in periods like I am right now, where everything is going sideways, it’s a good reminder that there are very few things that are unrecoverable.
As a companion to this idea, Seth Godin’s post yesterday about failure and mistakes was another reminder that every decision made, while not fatal most of the time, does have consequences. Taking the time to...
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On Liberty
I rarely delve into politics on this blog. The reason for this is that I aim primarily for this blog to be informative and interesting, and politics is usually neither.
There are times, however, when the laws being considered and passed by the United States government need to be talked about. Such is the case with two pieces of legislation that have received widespread notoriety in the past...
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You Never Know Who's in the Room
A few years back I went to see a Switchfoot concert at a college nearby. At the time I knew who they were, but would not have considered myself a fan. At the urging of my brother, I went to see them.
The concert venue was lousy, and there was almost no one there. Probably less than 500 people showed up. The warm up bands were awful. I was skeptical.
Next thing I knew Switchfoot was up on...
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Books to Read - December 2011
As we wind down 2011, the following is my must-read list for December. These books are a combination of recently read and a classic that have a theme of great adversity and the triumph of the human soul. Seems fitting for the end of this year. I hope you enjoy all of them!
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
From the author of...