Posted on June 9, 2010 by Toby Getsch
As I work with clients and also in my own life, I am often challenged to come up with solutions to various issues. I think we need to look at things from different perspectives. Solutions do not need to be overly complex and they don’t have to be expensive. This TED talk challenges a few [...]
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Posted on March 19, 2010 by Toby Getsch
Content is created all over the place. Discussion about content happens on Facebook. Twitter and retweets are nice, but discussion in a closed system among people who care about similar things and can hide certain “friends” makes for a better medium than other places. It’s actually open communication and open discussion, inside of a closed [...]
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Posted on March 18, 2010 by Toby Getsch
Virgin America had a bad flight. It turned out not to be such a disaster because they (sort of) dealt with it early. United, on the other hand, well they shat on their own faces by being dorks about breaking a guitar. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGc4zOqozo I kinda like the song. I’d like it even more if it [...]
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Posted on February 6, 2010 by Toby Getsch
This past month I moved across the country, back to the Seattle, Washington area. I love it here! And, I’m glad to be back. This trip back was done with everything I own able to fit into my truck with the top carrier. It was not really that tight of a fit. That’s mostly because I [...]
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Posted on December 29, 2009 by Toby Getsch
Cell Phone Encryption Code Is Divulged “A German computer engineer said Monday that he had deciphered and published the secret code used to encrypt most of the world’s digital mobile phone calls, saying it was his attempt to expose weaknesses in the security of global wireless systems.” …hmmm… More perspective is in the full article. [...]
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Posted on December 29, 2009 by Toby Getsch
There are many reasons. One of the Twitter co-founders writes about one good one. They listened. Facebook Digg Print Email
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Posted on December 1, 2009 by Toby Getsch
And, another feature (video!) gets some press. WordPress is just kickin’ tush with their features and support! They’re having a contest to find the best 30 second video about giving thanks and what brings you joy. Pretty cool, if you ask me. Here’s there video about the contest. I think this video is pretty cool [...]
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Posted on September 7, 2009 by Toby Getsch
Posted on July 31, 2009 by Toby Getsch
Sounds pretty straight forward to me. Let’s shit-can all the sucky teachers. I’m going back to watching physics lectures. Facebook Digg Print Email
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Are we truly free?
I had to pause this video about half way through because I could not stop crying. Kevin Bales: How to combat modern slavery Are we truly free? Facebook Digg Print Email
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