Category: Random Opinions
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Review: Birth Junkies
I recently read Birth Junkies: Labor Support and Resistance in American Birth which is available free in pdf form. Going in, I knew very little about doulas or birthing support outside of the recent american tradition of hospital based OB/GYN doctors. That changed right away as I worked through this ~100 page anthropological investigation. Much of…
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Where We Design
Where We Design is a cool blog that looks at the offices of various creative places. While I think no office is definitely better then yes office since it allows for people to work wherever they are most comfortable and can be the most productive, some of these places certainly are great looking spaces hat…
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Avoiding easy | Andrew Spittle
if a feature or product were legitimately easy the user would not be writing in to support about how stuck they are. … The best support is a conversation. The best support happens when a user learns how to do something new and you learn about how your product can be better. via Avoiding easy…
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One Week with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus
One week ago I bought a new top of the line phone for the first time since 2001 when the high end feature I wanted was “Vibrating alerts”. I’ve now had the galaxy nexus for a week and have gotten comfortable with it. Here are some of my thoughts:
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Masturbation: US Government Style
So America owes foreigners about $4.5 trillion in debt. But America owes America $9.8 trillion. via Who owns America? Hint: It’s not China – Global Public Square – CNN.com Blogs.
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Good Morning America: Featuring Aaron Jorbin
Ok, featuring may be a bit of an overstatement, but I did make an appearance in some b-roll. clearspring where I work with some of the most talented people I know was featured over the weekend in a story about how the economy is improving. You can see Hooman and I going over some potential…
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John Stewart at his finest
I always love when John Stewart points out the ridiculousness of cable tv news. Here he is at one of his finest moments: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c The Daily Show on Facebook
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Three great places in the Washington DC area
I recently spent some time in the Washington, DC area. While I saw way more national chain stores then I’m used to seeing in Portland, there where three great local places that I wanted to highlight to anyone traveling or living there. One is a coffee shop and the two others restaurants. Java Shack Located…
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Phone Based Customer Service
At some point, all of us have sat on hold with Customer Service and hated it. In fact, I’ve been on hold for 68 minutes right now. This has given me plenty of time to think of ways companies could improve the phone holding experience. Offer a no music option when I’m waiting. I’d rather not…
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