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Is Oprah Dangerous?

Those who know me, know that I’ve long warned my friends that Oprah is not just a talk show host, that she is a person presenting a religious philosophy to millions of people.
So, I’m posting this video for discussion. I know she is the most powerful woman in media. I know millions of people [...]

The Myth that You Can Manage Something You Don’t Know

When you watch shows like The Apprentice you see one of the biggest failures of business leadership on display. The thought is that if you are a good manager, you can succeed at managing anything. Hogwash.
As someone who has worked for people doing technical stuff that my bosses didn’t understand most of my adult life, [...]

I go to church with a bunch of Hicks

HT to David

Finding culture from within four walls

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the culture we live in as well as how we discover the culture we live in. Some of it comes from observation, some of it we naturally pick up without noticing it, but a lot of our culture comes from outside.
Think about the cultural things you pick up [...]

YMX Acquired by YS

Today, at 4:47 PM EST it was official. My mouth has been shut for weeks since I couldn’t talk to anyone outside of my family about the deal with YS. But it is now done and I couldn’t be happier. YMX partnering with YS is, in my opinion, the perfect place for YMX to fit [...]

What if? Dream with me.

I had this thought while wondering around Wal*Mart and a grocery store tonight. It’s a fairly simple thought but I think it’s fascinating.
What if the privacy that we all hold so near and dear evaporated?
What if we all woke up tomorrow and everyone in the world could find out what was in your bank account? [...]

Adam McLane, tech dork

As if it were not official already. Last week I totally proved my tech dorkiness repeatedly. From randomly fixing computers to picking up the new MacBook to whimsically talking about PHP code and fixing a blog. Of course, this was on top of my normal compulsions to Twitpic all over the place, post to Twitter [...]

Travel Day

It’s after breakfast in Romeo and I’m wide awake here in San Diego. (4:00 am) The last 24 hours have been a blur as I commuted about 3000 miles to work yesterday. (Going home Friday) Besides the travel I did get some stuff done yesterday and I’m looking forward to getting more settled today.
The first [...]

What will the news agencies do now?

Now that they big networks can’t milk the Obama and Clinton race any more and the Olympics don’t start for 8 more weeks… what in the world will news agencies talk about? If today’s blanket coverage of the Belmont Stakes is any indication it could be a long summer.