Category Archives: News

Dehumanize and Desensitize

I'm totally guilty of this. My tendency is to discredit someone if they bother me. Bad drivers, for instance. I really don't think of them as human beings. I'm not alone. I read something--somewhere--that noted: We find it much easier … Continue reading

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The Minimum Amount of Information

He squinted into the morning sun. Was it was safe to turn? The bright light made it impossible to see the intersection. He paused a moment. He didn't need to see the houses, the lawns, the trees, even the parked … Continue reading

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Learning in Disagreement

Criticism, confusion and false conclusions are an unfortunate byproduct of living in a fallen world. The internet isn't helping. Pure text--what should be the realm of ideas and ideas alone--is too easily misunderstood. We read intention, inflection and inference into … Continue reading

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Math that Makes Sense

On Pi Day, a fellow blogger shared Vi Hart's "Pi Is (still) Wrong" video. It had been a while since I'd swung by Ms. Hart's blog, so I did so last night. I was pleased to discover her story about … Continue reading

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Refined

Yesterday I mentioned that sometimes it's better to just go with what's good enough. Not everything needs to be polished. That was because, yesterday, we shot a short little video. We wanted to share some Catalog news. We didn't need … Continue reading

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Reminder: Share the Love

Maybe you're not all that excited. But there are couple people out in cyberspace who are pretty pumped about this year's Catalog. I'm one of them. Of course, my excitement is a little dampened by the fact that April 4 … Continue reading

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Becoming Second Nature

Someone left their monitor on all night. I went over to turn it off. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the power button. I fumbled with the thing for 45 seconds. It felt like 20 minutes. Exploring every edge of the screen … Continue reading

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