Monthly Archives: March 2011

Coworking Space vs Collaborative Workspace

When talking about Gangplank I always struggle to consider it to have anything to do with coworking.  After doing some reading on collaborative learning vs. cooperative learning, I believe I can better articulate the difference between collaborative workspaces and coworking spaces.

Coworking [...]

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Sunday Book Review: Buyology by Martin Lindstrom

Buyology: Truth and Lies About Why We Buy and the New Science of Desire by Martin Lindstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Had no idea what to expect with this but I gravitate towards books about how the brain works. [...]

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Political Bites: Birthright Citizenship and Immigration Bills

Should voters have a say on birthright citizenship and other defeated immigration bills?
If voters want a say on these types of bills that have been defeated in legislature then they need to generate citizen initiated state propositions to deal with [...]

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Agile 2011 Reuniting Manifesto Signatories

I am attending the Agile Conference of the decade to be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, August 8-12, close to Snowbird where the Manifesto was written and Agile Alliance was formed in 2001.  An historic reunion of Manifesto signatories will [...]

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Sunday Book Review: What’s Mine is Yours by Rachel Botsman

What’s Mine Is Yours by Rachel Botsman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This book started out like it was all going to be about America spending too much. Im interested in that, but was expecting more from this book. [...]

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Political Bites: Lessons Learned From the SouthEast Valley 2010 Census

What lessons should we learn from the Southeast Valley’s 2010 census results?
That growth can look great to the economy, if there isn’t more substance, it can do more damage than good.  We should learn that going up and not going [...]

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WordPress iPad Test

Trying out WordPress application for iPad… Need to see if it is viable or not.

Trying image embed…

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Sunday Book Review: Knockout Entrepreneur by George Foreman

Knockout Entrepreneur by George Foreman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Typical George Foreman humor and honesty. I loved the positive attitude and the no nonsense approach to entrepreneurship. This book was littered with great one and two liners to [...]

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Political Bites: Cutting Arizona’s Medicaid Program

How much, if anything, should be cut from the state’s Medicaid program?
It feels inhumane to reduce services to those needing it the most, but something has to change.  Medicaid is currently accounting for nearly 30% of the States budget.  The [...]

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Sunday Book Review: Magnificent Desolation by Buzz Aldrin

Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home from the Moon by Buzz Aldrin
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I picked this up while at the library with the kids. I have always liked space, but never been passionate about it. [...]

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