The text of Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty, or give me death" speech: … [Read more...]
Cosmology: The Big Flush Thought Experiment
So in my last post, "Universe, You Got A Lot Of 'Splainin' To Do," I put forth a proposition. I said that while the Big Bang Theory says that everything erupted from nothing, it is equally valid to assume that the Universe began with everything that was ever in the Universe and what we're experiencing is the release of the contents from our Universe into another. In other … [Read more...]
Your Enterprise Search Sucks (& 4 Steps To Make It Suck Less)
The first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem. Go ahead, say it: "Our search sucks." Research shows that almost 2/3 of people are dissatisfied with their enterprise search options. That's a troubling number - more troubling when you consider that, as knowledge workers, our biggest expenditure of time is related to finding and consuming relevant information. There … [Read more...]
People Who Like Bacon & Guitars: Graph Search
I signed up for the Facebook Graph Search beta a couple weeks ago. The invite came the other day and I eagerly clicked through to activate it. Immediately, a new search box appeared at the top of my newsfeed. I started typing right away, and... There it was! Page after gridded page of people who were just like me - they liked Bacon and Parker Guitars! If I wanted to, I could … [Read more...]
Weekly Wordle: The Cluetrain Manifesto
This is a rendering of the 95 Theses of the Cluetrain Manifesto. … [Read more...]
Naked Purchase
William S. Burroughs described the title of his book, Naked Lunch, as "a frozen moment when everyone sees what is on the end of every fork." In other words, there's a moment when the implications of a choice you've made for yourself, and the impact of all the events leading up to and supporting that choice, become clear in your mind. As a result, you become aware of the … [Read more...]
Design Asshole Of The Month: Apple
I am introducing a new feature here at devinhenkel.com, the Design Asshole Of The Month. Each month, I will point out a design flaw that really gets my hackles up. The inaugural award goes to Apple Computer, Inc. Those of you who know me may find it a surprise that I would choose to hand this out to Apple, since I am generally a fan of the fruit company from Cupertino. But this … [Read more...]
Subjective Objectivity
My wife recently underwent a surgical procedure. During recovery, the nurses would periodically enter the room to offer her pain medication. Each time, before they would give her the medication, they asked her to rate her pain and would refer her to a chart on the wall as a reference. You may have seen these charts - a series of cartoon faces that go from smiley on the left to … [Read more...]
Quick Guide to Successful Paper Prototyping
I've written a quick guide to help conduct a successful paper prototyping session. You can read it here. While no guide can ensure success, I've tried to address some of the common points of failure we've experienced. The most important thing to do is get the right people in the room, but the rest of the article covers tools and techniques to make sure the ideas are modeled … [Read more...]
Sprout Social: First Impressions
I first hear about Sprout Social when my friend, @jdkunesh (of Fuzzy Math) tweeted about it. I replied to him with questions about it and was quickly contacted by the company itself, saying that the best way to learn about it was to use it. So, I signed up for the 30-day trial, and have been pleasantly surprised by my experience. I (like many of you may be) have been using … [Read more...]
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