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Monthly Archives November 2010

The Need for Beauty

I don’t often post mere links to other people’s essays here, but The Need for Beauty mirrors some of my own thoughts and challenges as a parent and a creative person so nicely that I couldn’t pass it up without pointing more folks towards it. Well worth a read, especially for people who fall into [...]

Posted 18 November 2010 § Art § Family ‡ Comments (0)

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-11-16

Date night at the library, because I know what the ladies like. — at San Marcos Public Library http://gowal.la/c/2RSET # Beautiful sunbeams in the cemetery this morning. http://twitpic.com/35kyv1 # Please enjoy my friend Ryan's illustrated poem this morning, won't you? Thank you! http://blitl.us/zB2C #fb # Dear spammers: sending "Christian Dating" ads to married people is [...]

Posted 16 November 2010 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (0)

The Penny Game: A Way to Prioritize Tasks Among Many Projects

I’m a fan of agile practices in programming, and encourage my team to work along agile principles as much as possible. One thing that has always been tricky about that for us, however, is that we don’t really match the usual profile of a software team. Most agile teams (at least in the literature) are [...]

Posted 11 November 2010 § Computers § Games § Work ‡ Comments (1)

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-11-09

Listening to the soundtrack from The Mission & sewing goofy creatures with Liam and Abi. Nice evening! #fb # Liam Abi and I sewed tonight. This is what happened. http://twitpic.com/349ssh # Airsoft morning with Liam and Cheesy Steve! http://twitpic.com/34fm3d # Annoyed with E*Trade. Have been waiting a month for them to give me *any* info [...]

Posted 09 November 2010 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (0)

Gamification Counterpoint

As I’ve discussed the idea of using game mechanics to help focus and motivate people with friends over the past year or two, I’ve received some tepid feedback at times, but haven’t been able to really grok the concerns they have expressed. Sebastian Deterding, at the recent Playful 2010 conference, does a brilliant job of [...]

Posted 08 November 2010 § Games ‡ Comments (0)

Higher Education and the Coming Internet Autodidact

There is a growing movement of people who are learning on their own, rather than relying on institutions of higher learning to provide the necessary structure and opportunity. The Internet has begun to provide access to information with ease and rapidity never before seen in human history. As a result, people who are interested in [...]

Posted 08 November 2010 § Then & Now § Work ‡ Comments (2)