IBM CEO Ginni Rometty: Failing Fast | NET(net), Inc. Author: Steven Zolman In a previous blog post, I took great pains at articulating my 10 Reasons Why Ginni Rometty would fail as IBM’s new CEO. In the post, I mentioned the poisonous sales culture (you live by the sword, you die by the sword), which is at the center (of blame) for this and last quarter’s missed performance targets. Another concern was the ‘garage sale’ of business units that would inevitably have to come if IBM were to meet its targets. Read: Top 10 Reasons Why Ginni Rometty Will Fail as IBM’s New CEO As most of you know, IBM missed its quarterly numbers again, much like Oracle, blaming the performance miss on a lack of hustle and execution from their sales organization and citing sales that slipped into the next quarter. What (in my humble opinion) may even be worse than the fact that IBM has missed expectations for 2 quarters in a row, is the fact that IBM CEO Ginni Rometty doesn’t even bother to show up to make the lame excuses anymore. About NET(net)
Solar Power Pops Truck by Kelli Anderson Solar Power Pops Truck by Kelli Anderson Designer Kelli Anderson has created this tasty, informative food truck for the solar power company Sungevity. The Solar Power Pops Truck doles out free popsicles to the public while informing its diners on the values of solar-powered living. Written by: thecoolist on September 1, 2011.
The Do's And Dont's Of Writing Erotic Fiction Sex is at the heart of what it means to be human. It’s vitally important to nearly all of us. It’s a driving force in our daily lives (even when we’re celibate), and its mysteries are infinite. So it bewilders me that — as a rule — erotica is seldom taken seriously, either by writers or readers. Intelligent, well-written erotica is a rare, rare thing (and I’ve been looking for it all of my life). I believe that in order to write well about sex, we have to resist the version of sexuality that’s brandished at us every day by the advertising and fashion industry: most especially the idea that we can only be aroused by superficiality and perfection. The following are some of my own tips for writing erotic fiction: 1. Bring the same attention and regard to writing about sex as you would to anything else you’d write. There’s nothing wrong with getting off – I always hope my readers are getting off on what I write! 2. The throbbing rod, that is, and all other coy euphemisms for body parts. 3.
Kelli Anderson - design of daily things #Webstock Kelli Anderson - a graphic artist from NYC. Carl Sagan if you want to bake an apple pie from scratch ou must first invent the universe. to make a pie – you need the infrastructure of a grocery store; the food infrastructure is dependent on the natural world; food is possible because of bio-0chempical process in plants… continue down with recursive questions making a tunnel of questioning. How does design work? Visual communication works because of an infrastructure of cultural conditions. We can be given a visual cue from a product and our minds have retained what it stands for e.g. When we make things we initiate a collaboration with the pre-existing conditions of the universe. But expectations are a very poor substitute for reality. They created a fake New York Times with stories from an alternative reality – including fake ads from the utopian future.
9 beliefs of remarkably successful people - Yahoo Finance Canada I'm fortunate enough to know a number of remarkably successful people. Regardless of industry or profession, they all share the same perspectives and beliefs. And they act on those beliefs: 1. Time doesn't fill me. I fill time. Deadlines and time frames establish parameters, but typically not in a good way. Forget deadlines, at least as a way to manage your activity. Average people allow time to impose its will on them; remarkable people impose their will on their time. 2. Some of your employees drive you nuts. You chose them. Think about the type of people you want to work with. Then change what you do so you can start attracting those people. Successful people are naturally drawn to successful people. 3. Dues aren't paid, past tense. No matter what you've done or accomplished in the past, you're never too good to roll up your sleeves, get dirty, and do the grunt work. Remarkably successful people never feel entitled--except to the fruits of their labor. 4. 5. Ask them why they failed. 6.
A Paper Record Player : Kelli Anderson A Paper Record Player Posted by Kelli on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 · 185 Comments I just finished up a really fun project—a paper record player wedding invitation! In the booklet-style invitation, a bit of paper-folding amplifies the sound of a sewing needle moving along the grooves of a flexidisc record. So that’s what it is. Although this project really begins with Mr. Our little research and development group (comprised of the couple, me, and my better half, Daniel) propelled the project forward through myriad (and oft-disappointing) material trials. The resulting booklet is comprised of a cover, two inner pages, a letterpressed band (with instructions and a tear-off RSVP postcard), and a flexdisc on a screwpost. A major breakthrough came when we realized that the ideal sound was produced when the tented page created a perfect right triangle with the flexidisc. We never did track down the right screwposts. Related Posts No related posts.
How to Clean Shimano STI Shifters and Brake Levers Neil asked: How do I clean the Shimano STI shifters and brake levers on my bicycle? My road bike STI shifters and brake levers get gunked up with road grime and sweat and eventually the up-shift won’t work because the ratchet is stuck. Cleaning with degreaser seems to just wash the gunk further into the shifter, plus it coats the contacts of the gear position sensors so the flight-deck computer no longer works because it doesn’t see the correct gear setting. Shimano STI systems require regular maintenance to function properly. Degreaser is the right approach to remove the dirt and grease, but it may take more to flush it completely out of the inner workings. You Will Need: Aerosol degreaser such as: Finishline Citrus DegreaserClean Streak by White LighteningTools to remove coversAir compressor (optional)Oil based lubricant Tri-FlowDry Teflon Lube by Finish Line Steps to Clean the Shifters and Brake Levers: Additional Tips and Ideas
wait but why: Putting Time In Perspective Humans are good at a lot of things, but putting time in perspective is not one of them. It’s not our fault—the spans of time in human history, and even more so in natural history, are so vast compared to the span of our life and recent history that it’s almost impossible to get a handle on it. If the Earth formed at midnight and the present moment is the next midnight, 24 hours later, modern humans have been around since 11:59:59pm—1 second. To try to grasp some perspective, I mapped out the history of time as a series of growing timelines—each timeline contains all the previous timelines (colors will help you see which timelines are which). A note on dates: When it comes to the far-back past, most of the dates we know are the subject of ongoing debate. For teachers and parents and people who hate cursing: here’s a clean, Rated G version. PostersYou can get the poster of this graphic here. If you liked this, these are for you too: