This will be the last week of daily posts (at least for the near future). This blog will stay active. I’m just going to devote more energy into the creation of better posts. So, stay tuned, I have some big plans.
Copyright laws and kale
One day historians are going to look back at this era as the time in which the notion of intellectual property met its toughest challenge (or maybe even the time in which it was turned on its head). We see skirmishes taking place in the ongoing tech patent cold war, political battles against “piracy” […]
Mass survey reminder emails are inadequate
Email blasts are often not enough to get people to respond to surveys, but we often settle for this type of mass communication when launching on the web. If you want/need a high response it’s all about continuous individualized follow-up. Oh, and being nice helps too.
Animation and Poetry
Today’s cartoon inspired by poet Billy Collins’ Ted Talk (embedded below). I feel like animation is witnessing a rebirth as speakers seek ways to enrich their online presentations. Definitely watch this talk, he’s a funny guy.
Doing what you love, a conversation with Ray Bradbury
Brain Pickings posted a short video conversation with Ray Bradbury the other day. Something he said at the end of the video inspired this cartoon.
Annotating a Paul Ryan budget chart
I was leafing through the house republican budget the other day, it is chock full of charts. Lots of examples of how to visualize political bunk. One of the first charts seemed a little silly, so I thought I would annotate it with a few of my thoughts. If you would like to play at […]
