I hear this.
You may have heard that millennials in the workplace are lazy and “entitled,” but sociologist Moen says that’s a bad rap. She says young workers simply don’t want to wait decades until retirement for their quality of life — an attitude that has been reinforced by the recession, as they’ve seen parents and boomer relatives lose their jobs. “They no longer believe in the myth that working in rigid ways for long hours necessarily pays off,” Moen says. “That’s a real change.” via npr.org I think I might be slightly older than what is defined as a “millenial” but I Read more…
TSA and Airport Security at City Club
This Wednesday’s lunch sounds really interesting to me. The local director of the TSA Jim Spiden will talk about airport security and screening procedures. This has been a big topic since the Christmas Day attempted attack and I’m very interested in what Mr. Spiden has to say. To me, airport security touches on the heart of all the big issues. Are full body scanners an invasion of privacy? Can we take screening procedures so far that we don’t even feel like a free society? If you want to come the lunch is at TAM at noon on Wednesday. Mention that Read more…
Some quick reflections on SXSW so far …
SXSW has grown by leaps and bounds. Yesterday I learned there are more speakers at the 2010 conference then there were attendees at the first conference. I’ve had a great time so far. The panels have been great, much more even than last year. Either I got better at choosing or they’re just all-around better; not sure. But this year I also have the understanding that there’s just as much to learn outside the panels as in. Content Strategy I’ve pulled some good meat from the panels on web design and development, but the term that has emerged in my Read more…
Why use foursquare? Here’s a pretty nice feature I discovered.
It would be great if some places in Tacoma started 4sq deals like this. I’d work really hard to become the Mayor for 40% off my tab. (Mayors are what 4sq calls the person with the most checkins at the same location within a given amount of time.)
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