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What if there were no stop signs… and a major corporation was charged with inventing one? (via notcot)
Great video, but I don’t think this is just a “major corporation” thing; I’ve worked on student projects that were just as bad. Any time you get multiple people with different agendas working towards a goal, the purity and simplicity of the original idea will become hugely diluted.
I know everyone reads (and blogs) xkcd, but looking through the archives I couldn’t resist posting this one.
A Wordle of what I listen to most according to Last.fm (click for full-size version). Great idea, Travors.
No surprises for anyone who knows me really, although I do think this only shows the more conventional side of my listening. But I would say that…
Selling with DIPADA
Talking to older and wiser people at work learns me stuff…
Definition - Define needs and wants.
Identification - Identify your products/service with needs and wants.
Proof - Prove that your product/service satisfies needs and wants.
Acceptance - Gain acceptance for the proof.
Desire - Gain desire for product/service.
Action - Close that sale.
Wikipedia on Existentialism (via inky)
The classic Albert Camus quote “Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?” is a great case of this.
