Did you think it all the way through?

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You did it all by yourself. You finished that huge project, you made those plans, you didn’t need help from anybody else. Absolutely nothing is wrong. It’s bulletproof. Pure perfection. Are you sure?

Supersize Our Fault

It tastes awesome. But it also has 510 calories. One fifth of what you might need in an entire day.

We’re becoming more and more food conscious in my household, so my wife and I watched “Super Size Me” on Sunday night to see what Morgan Spurlock had to say about McDonald’s.

How Foursquare could help win an election

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The 2010 elections will be contentious in many big races across the nation. With so much attention being paid to major offices like governor and senator, the channels will be clogged with messages and analysis of those major offices. So what if you’re running for a random office that the general voting public is unfamiliar [...]

Give me fewer choices, dammit

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I love this article from the WSJ today about how product proliferation is hurting companies. The general gist is companies are offering more and more varieties of generally the same product to discourage entry to the market place, prevent comparison shopping in stores and holding on to longstanding customers I’ll get it out of the [...]

Darrelle Revis and the NFL Contract

Would the way to fix situations like Darrelle Revis’ contract holdout be to guarantee money to veteran players and limit rookie contracts? Rookies this year received unbelievable amounts of guaranteed money, 20, 30, 40 million dollars for some without playing a down. Meanwhile that 10-year NFL veteran lineman guarding Sam Bradford’s butt may never see [...]

Is Your Transit Map Convenient?

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I dropped my car off at the shop this afternoon for a minor repair. I am now without car, but I’ll be able to get to and from work tomorrow with ease because Chicago has a fairly reliable transit system. I wouldn’t depend on it every day, but it will get me where I need [...]

Is Google testing a search results page?

Seriously. I’ve seen this a few times now. It appears then disappears. Notice the location-based info at the top, the conspicuous absence of ads and just a general different feel.

The Death of Customer Service

Customer service in this country is dead. If you are a consumer in need of something that, for the most part, should be easily attained you are screwed. Only the most specialized goods and services will see halfway decent customer service from this point forward. Here’s why. My wife and I are traveling to Mexico [...]

Catching up from the weekend

Well, not exactly catching up from the weekend because I didn’t really do anything. Unless you count hours of walking around Michigan Ave. which should count for something. Yesterday was 34 minutes on the treadmill. This morning’s swim was: W/U: 200sw/200pu 6X100 on the 1:50 50 drill 6×100 on the 1:50 C/D: 100 pu Weights [...]

Seven workouts this week!

I have to keep this up, but I’ve now worked out seven times this week! Total I got in: Three treadmill workouts, three pool workouts and a weight session. Pool workout this morning was: W/U – 200sw, 200pull Set – 12x100y on the 1:50 C/D – 50 pull I added two more 100s to the [...]