hi david
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Wednesday, May 4, 2016
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Friday, May 27, 2011
Memorial Day
They are trying to get 50000 views before Memorial Day. It is pretty poignant. Kindly forward so more can view it. You need to view the whole thing to be counted, it's only 2 min long. |
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Top Meeting Quotes
Since you know where I work ... you can guess where these came from ... enjoy!
* I wouldn't exaggerate that in 100 million years.
* How could such a bad plan go so horribly wrong?
* When you use age as an excuse almost anything is impossible.
* working in export control is like entering a career cul-de-sac
* As soon as you have 2 people you have organization problems
* Are we averaging the colors?
* My ignorance on this subject is advanced
* Your lips say "no" but your business card says " BCA Sales"
* State of the art Stupidity
* Half the world is half a world away
* Velocity is slowing us down.
* Shooting ducks in a barrel.
* All that means is you've done the appropriate violation of the ground rules
* it's like trying to goose a ghost
* Can you go back to the next chart
* We will put all the data in a suppository for you
* We gotta fall behind early so we have more time to catch up
* whenever the cowboy starts bucking before the horse, the outcome's never good
* I didn't make a bad decision. I made a good decision but the outcome was bad.
* We will not be surprised by anything we know today
* We don't need your help. We're good enough to develop our own problems
* I don't even know how to spell incompetent let alone be one
* Our business model has reached the end of its lifecycle
* Nothing is worse than an orchestra full of first chairs
* We need to re-grope
* The risk is that it doesn't happen
* I am as mad as a stockholder
* 4-Star mad
* The data looks good, too bad it's wrong
* Transferring work to someone else is not work
* I'm only right because I'm ignorant
* Heck with the agenda let's just play rock n roll
* Holy Smokey Wokey
* Holy Smokey cows
* Nobody can say what they want. So we will spend the next few weeks talking about what we don't want.
* If work were fun we'd still be plowing fields with sticks
* If you try to pitch that chart your kids will be without a father
* Your analysis says the addressable market is larger than the GDP of all but three counties of the world
* I love stories because if they are good it doesn't matter if they are true or not.
* If we have to do any work we failed
* I miss being a customer.
* I.T. and drug traffickers are the only people that call their customers "Users"
* I have not yet begun to ignore your request.
* We're just putting out fires with a flamethrower here.
* We will set the precedence and let those that follow challenge it.
* The actuals line is the forecasted actuals, not actual actuals so it is confusing.
* To be successful, we need to put blinders on to what is happening.
* If we consider one data point a trend, we've turned a corner to the road of health.
* We're not at any point at this point.
* He is out there shaking babies and kissing hands.
* I guess we could get down to brass tactics
* This is a status meeting, not see how things are going, meeting
* Unlikely events seem impossible when they lie in the future
* All mental models are wrong, some are useful
* Whoa - Somebody stepped on a stink bug
* It's the Halloween strategy - we pay attention to who is screaming the loudest
* You're doing a five axis wiggle on this issue
* Aside from the goofiness the numbers look good
* This will only drive customer loyalty if the customer knows about it
* (cell phone vibrates under the table) Don't look at me. I don't have anything that sounds like that.
* You are better than you look!
* Not to kick a dead horse down the road...
* He's in his "Lou" bubble.
* ISO9006? What if we work real hard and only get to ISO9004.
* That truck was 4 tons of rust flying in close formation.
* OK, well I'm off to where the carpets are thick and the minds are thin.
* He's like a dark hole of intellect!
* The proof in the pudding is when the rubber meets the road.
* We're asymptotically approaching completion.
* This chart is like blowing a dog whistle - Nobody can hear your message
* How could such a bad plan go so horribly wrong?
* When you use age as an excuse almost anything is impossible.
* working in export control is like entering a career cul-de-sac
* As soon as you have 2 people you have organization problems
* Are we averaging the colors?
* My ignorance on this subject is advanced
* Your lips say "no" but your business card says " BCA Sales"
* State of the art Stupidity
* Half the world is half a world away
* Velocity is slowing us down.
* Shooting ducks in a barrel.
* All that means is you've done the appropriate violation of the ground rules
* it's like trying to goose a ghost
* Can you go back to the next chart
* We will put all the data in a suppository for you
* We gotta fall behind early so we have more time to catch up
* whenever the cowboy starts bucking before the horse, the outcome's never good
* I didn't make a bad decision. I made a good decision but the outcome was bad.
* We will not be surprised by anything we know today
* We don't need your help. We're good enough to develop our own problems
* I don't even know how to spell incompetent let alone be one
* Our business model has reached the end of its lifecycle
* Nothing is worse than an orchestra full of first chairs
* We need to re-grope
* The risk is that it doesn't happen
* I am as mad as a stockholder
* 4-Star mad
* The data looks good, too bad it's wrong
* Transferring work to someone else is not work
* I'm only right because I'm ignorant
* Heck with the agenda let's just play rock n roll
* Holy Smokey Wokey
* Holy Smokey cows
* Nobody can say what they want. So we will spend the next few weeks talking about what we don't want.
* If work were fun we'd still be plowing fields with sticks
* If you try to pitch that chart your kids will be without a father
* Your analysis says the addressable market is larger than the GDP of all but three counties of the world
* I love stories because if they are good it doesn't matter if they are true or not.
* If we have to do any work we failed
* I miss being a customer.
* I.T. and drug traffickers are the only people that call their customers "Users"
* I have not yet begun to ignore your request.
* We're just putting out fires with a flamethrower here.
* We will set the precedence and let those that follow challenge it.
* The actuals line is the forecasted actuals, not actual actuals so it is confusing.
* To be successful, we need to put blinders on to what is happening.
* If we consider one data point a trend, we've turned a corner to the road of health.
* We're not at any point at this point.
* He is out there shaking babies and kissing hands.
* I guess we could get down to brass tactics
* This is a status meeting, not see how things are going, meeting
* Unlikely events seem impossible when they lie in the future
* All mental models are wrong, some are useful
* Whoa - Somebody stepped on a stink bug
* It's the Halloween strategy - we pay attention to who is screaming the loudest
* You're doing a five axis wiggle on this issue
* Aside from the goofiness the numbers look good
* This will only drive customer loyalty if the customer knows about it
* (cell phone vibrates under the table) Don't look at me. I don't have anything that sounds like that.
* You are better than you look!
* Not to kick a dead horse down the road...
* He's in his "Lou" bubble.
* ISO9006? What if we work real hard and only get to ISO9004.
* That truck was 4 tons of rust flying in close formation.
* OK, well I'm off to where the carpets are thick and the minds are thin.
* He's like a dark hole of intellect!
* The proof in the pudding is when the rubber meets the road.
* We're asymptotically approaching completion.
* This chart is like blowing a dog whistle - Nobody can hear your message
Monday, April 18, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
In Silicon Valley, a Lack of Engineers - NYTimes.com
Funny thing, we didn't have these perks at Hughes ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/26/technology/26recruit.html?ref=technology
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/26/technology/26recruit.html?ref=technology
Lincoln, Neb. Most Satisifed US City
Lots of cool data slicing at this website
http://www.marketingcharts.com/direct/lincoln-neb-most-satisifed-us-city-16775/?utm_campaign=rssfeed
http://www.marketingcharts.com/direct/lincoln-neb-most-satisifed-us-city-16775/?utm_campaign=rssfeed
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Stuff You Didn't Know You Didn't Know
Stuff you didn't know you didn't know!
| ------------ --------- --------- --------- ---- Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S. Treasury. ------------ -- ------------ --------- -------- Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better. ------------ --------- --------- --------- ---- Coca-Cola was originally green. ------------ --------- --------- --------- ---- It is impossible to lick your elbow. ------------ --------- --------- --------- ---- The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska ------------ --------- --------- --------- ---- The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...) ------------ --------- --------- --------- ---- The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38% ------------ --------- --- ------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $ 16,400 ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ The average number of people airborne over the U.S. in any given hour: 61,000 ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.. ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ The first novel ever written on a typewriter, Tom Sawyer. ------------ -- ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments. ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: Spades - King David Hearts - Charlemagne Clubs -Alexander, the Great Diamonds - Julius Caesar ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987, 654,321 ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died because of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes ------------ ------ --- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence e on July 4, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later. ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what? A. Their birthplace ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested? A. Obsession ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ Q.. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter 'A'? A. One thousand ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers have in common? A. All were invented by women. ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil? A. Honey ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year? A. Father's Day ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --- In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes, the mattress tightened, making t he bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase...'Goodnight , sleep tight' ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon. ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England , when cus tom ers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them 'Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down.' It's where we get the phrase 'mind your P's and Q's' ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ Many years ago in England , pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill , they used the whistle to get some service. 'Wet your whistle' is the phrase inspired by this practice. ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow! ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2011 when... 1. You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave. 2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years. 3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three. 4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you. 5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses. 6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries... 7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bot tom of the screen 8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't even have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it 10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee 11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : ) 12 You're reading this and nodding and laughing. 13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message. 14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list. 15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list ~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself. Go on, forward this to your friends. You know you want to! Go lick your elbow. |
Monday, March 7, 2011
Saturday, February 26, 2011
America in the World
There's no middle ground, it seems, on this article ... what's your take on this assessment?
http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2011/02/america_in_the.html?utm_source=feedburner
http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2011/02/america_in_the.html?utm_source=feedburner
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