This and That
August 18, 2024
What I Did for 20 Years
I always thought of my two decades of technical journalism as English To English translation. I described technology in a way intelligible to an English Major or an MBA.
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Harris: Kick the F****** Door Open
The Harris campaign has been memeified from day one. Her she is, on TikTok, telling women to kick down the door. And unlike some other candidates, she wasn’t just being sarcastic.
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Just Being Sarcastic
“I was just being sarcastic,” and “Can’t you take a joke?” are the last refuges of the idiot, with their foot deeply implanted in their mouth. As a public person, baby, think about your words. Assuming you can think. And aren’t literally a baby.
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Always Have An Agenda
You may see advice on creating better meetings. My dear friend, the late great Richard Dalton, a consultant, took a bold position and stuck to it: no agenda, no meeting. No matter what the client said.
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