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Are you repressed/inhibited in some way?
I feel pretty free to do and say what I want. I can ask an unusual question, state my political views, dance on a street corner. How about you, do you say and do what you want, are you repressed, is it your own inhibitions, fear of what people will think, fear of your government?
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Accenture (NYSE: ACN) dipped 5.45% on Thursday, trading at as low as $66, although it picked up and closed at $69.02 at the day end – still a plunge of 2%. The primary reason why the shares of world's second- largest technology-consulting company fell the most in more than a month are its revenue for first quarter falling short of analysts' estimates and its estimate for the second quarter not meeting the Wall Street's expectations.
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Net revenue, or revenue before reimbursable expenses, climbed 2.1 percent to $7.22 billion from $7.07 billion, a year earlier. This was slightly lower than the expectations of the analyst's which stood at $7.30 billion. Revenue shows an increase of 2 percent in U.S. dollars and 5 percent in local currency. Revenue seems to have been hit by two major reasons – firstly the clients choosing long-term contracts that don't produce revenues quickly and secondly, the soft European-based consulting demand. CFO Pamela Craig said the pattern will continue into the second quarter. Revenue forecast for the fiscal second quarter is between $6.9 billion to $7.15 billion, compared with the $7.14 billion average estimate of analysts.
Net Income for the first quarter rose to $698.8 million, or $1.06 a share, from $642.1 million, or 96 cents a share a year earlier, a growth of 10% per share basis. Analysts predicted $1.05 a share. Of the total revenue, Consulting net revenues for the quarter were $3.96 billion, a decrease of 3 percent in U.S. dollars and flat in local currency compared with the first quarter of fiscal 2012. On the other hand, Outsourcing net revenues were $3.26 billion, an increase of 9 percent in U.S. dollars and 13 percent in local currency over the first quarter of fiscal 2012.
A Review on Competition
The company trails only International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) in technology-consulting sales. IBM is scheduled to report its quarterly earnings next month for the period ending in December. IBM reported its third quarter (September ending) revenue at $24.7 billion, down 5% from previous year. Divestiture of Retail Store Solutions (RSS) reduced revenue by 1% and Services revenue also down by 5%. Net income stood flat at $3.8 billion while operating income went up by 5 percent to $4.2 billion. For the fiscal year 2012, IBM is expected to report diluted earnings per share of at least $14.29.
Fiscal year 2012 has been rough for Infosys (NYSE: INFY). The shares have plunged 19% this year and the major reason being the changes it has made recently to go from primarily being an outsourcing firm to one that is more into consulting. The profit margin of the company, which stands at 27%, is also a concern for the investors. When compared with Accenture's 12% profit margin, such high margins clearly look unsustainable.
Looking Forward
The shares of the company have risen some 30% year to date outperforming NASDAQ's 17% rise. Accenture looks well positioned into 2013 in part because it is gaining market share and maintaining strong traction with existing and new clients. The expected range of diluted EPS has also been revised to $4.24 and $4.32 from the previously guided range of $4.22 and $4.30. On Nov. 15, the company paid a semi-annual cash dividend of $0.81 per share. This dividend represents an increase of 13.5 cents per share over the company's previous semi-annual dividend, declared in March.
Final Call
Though weak consulting business could be a reason for concern, management seems confident that growth in outsourcing will mitigate the loss. The major cause for revenue weakness in reported quarter has been clients showing a slow spending pace on small and mid-sized consulting deals. However the positive takeaway is that the large-scale consulting deals, where Accenture is highly distinctive and specialized, are experiencing healthy demand. Moreover, the fact that the company is contracting on longer-term consulting will make all the final business more resilient with more visibility over time.
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Teachers at New Bedford High School say they're being beaten up by students while trying to break up fights. The school superintendent refuses to talk to ABC 6 about the attacks, but after our exclusive report aired last night she turned to the radio to respond.
Superintendent Pia Durkin appeared on New Bedford's Fun 1.07 this morning after our report aired last night uncovering what many describe as a shocking problem.
23 teachers assaulted inside New Bedford High School last year. Five more teachers this year alone.
"In October and November there were some serious issues with a small group of students and staff members, " says Durkin.
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The Pistons are making news both on and off the court. Last night, Detroit dropped its pre-season opener at Miami as LaBron James and Chris Bosh made their debut for the Heat with the Pistons losing 105-to-89. Injuries were a big part of the night.
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The General Assembly of Rhode Island has given the town of Smithfield the authority to bill Bryant University beginning next March for the actual cost of fire, police and rescue services supplied to the university.
Sen. Stephen R. Archambault, one of the bill's sponsors, said the bill's passage had become imperative due to officials in Smithfield and the university failing to reach an agreement.
"The end product of those many negotiation efforts and of this bill is about paying some fair amount to the community," said Senator Archambault. "The town continues to feel that the school needs to acknowledge that, while it is a nonprofit institution, it is also a resident of the town and receives – free – services that are paid with tax dollars."
Bryant University is urging Governor Chafee to veto the bill. The University said the bill is "heavy handed" and they will consider "legal options" if it passes.
According to Senator Archambault, while the town has been working on a financial agreement with Bryant, other institutions, including Brown, Providence College, and RISD have already reached agreement with their host communities and have begun making payments.
Bryant says it contributes over $800,000 annually in direct and in-kind support to the town including over $300,000 voluntarily.
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Unfortunately, the blame for this myth falls on Fred Brooks himself. Well, almost -- he's been misquoted. What Brooks actually says is that, in one study, the very best programmers were 10 times more productive than the very worst programmers, not the average ones.
Most developers fall somewhere in the middle. If you really see a 10-fold productivity differential in your own staff, chances are you've made some very poor hiring choices in the past (along with some very good ones).
What's more, the study Brooks cites was from 1966. Modern software project managers know better than to place too much faith in developer productivity metrics, which are seldom reliable. For one thing, code output doesn't tell the whole story. Brooks himself admits that even the best programmers spend only about 50 percent of the workweek actually coding and debugging.
This doesn't mean you shouldn't try to hire the best developers you can. But waiting for superhuman coders to come along is a lousy staffing strategy. Instead of obsessing over 10x developers, focus on building 10x teams. You'll have a much larger talent pool to choose from, which means you'll fill your vacancies and your project will ship much sooner.
Programming myth No. 4: Cutting-edge tools produce better results
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Plenty of companies have tried using unorthodox languages to outflank their competitors. Yammer, a social network, wrote its first version in Scala. Twitter began life as a Ruby on Rails application. Reddit and Yahoo Store were both built with Lisp.
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This isn't to say your choice of tools is irrelevant. Particularly in server environments, where scalability is as important as raw performance, platforms matter. But it's telling that the aforementioned companies all switched from trendy languages to more mainstream ones.
Fred Brooks foresaw this decades ago. In his essay "No Silver Bullet," he writes, "There is no single development, in either technology or management technique, that promises even one order of magnitude improvement in productivity, in reliability, in simplicity."
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After a semester full of classes, many students relish winter break as they spend time back home with friends and family. However, 19 Rollins students committed their last week of vacation to participating in the Rollins Relief trip to New Orleans based on their desire to make a difference in the global community.
Accompanied by Professor of Chemistry Larry Eng-Wilmont, Assistant Director of Office of Community Engagement Meredith Hein and Graduate Assistant Deanna Davis, these students spent a week working in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity to rebuild homes of Hurricane Katrina victims in New Orleans.
The trip, which took place from January 3 to January 10, was organized by Rollins Relief, a student-run organization committed to helping victims of global catastrophes. The organization was founded in 2005 shortly after Hurricane Katrina and it continues to bring to life the Rollins' mission of educating students for global citizenship and responsible leadership by providing disaster relief opportunities locally, nationally and internationally.
During the trip, students participated in painting, house insulating, ditch digging, ramp building, rat railing, caulking, and performing final house preparations. Immersed in the culture of New Orleans, the group had the opportunity to explore the city as well as to learn about the disaster of Hurricane Katrina through discussions and community tours. As a part of the immersion experience, students participated in many group discussions led by student facilitators Jesse Hugo (Class of 2011) and Sam Barns (Class of 2011).
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Jun 3 2012: Not sure you are serious Tyler.
There is much more to modern democratic systems than individual sovereignty.
Some are secular and republics
Others are not - E.g. The Australia has a foreign head of state, the English Queen, who is also head of the church of England. Suggest we would be better off dumping monarchy to the trash can of history. Let us be citizens not subjects.
With liberty comes responsibility.
In a republic the law is king
An effective democracy splits the power.
An effective democracy is not tyrant of the majority - it protects minority rights
Who pays for or organises the police in your anarchic society?
Who collects the rubbish.
Who arbitrates differences and conflicts.
Who protects your life, property. rights etc.
Who builds the roads and bridges.
Are you just going to rely on the good nature of everyone.
Don't forget all the good that comes from crappy democracy. Worst system ever, except every other system thought of so far.
While I support liberty etc it should not be absolute. You are free to do much what you like up until the point you impact others. If you don't want to pay taxes, if you want to be free from government go live somewhere remote. I prefer to improve what we have.
21st century government has problems but I would prefer the rights and responsibilities it tries to balance than the anarchy before any form of government or law. Think you may have an overly optimistic view or human society without laws and governments etc
Jun 3 2012: all of these, garbage handling, arbitrating, protection are much older than democracies. in fact, much older than states. it proves the fact that such things can be provided without the state. whether the state is the best way to provide those is a question that needs further consideration. but it is not enough to say no state - no police. today, the state organizes these, but it can be done in other ways.
Jun 4 2012: Yes, agree that many tasks can be privatised. Not sure if that is the most effective way or whether we might lose a lot of services.
I'm waiting to hear how Tyler suggests these things will be managed without any government or whether he will do away with much of what government does.
I can't wait for the removal of labour laws. Lets put kids in dangerous coal mines for 18 hours a day and pay them next to nothing. Lets leave it to individuals to protect their life and property. Lets leave it to manufacturers to pollute the environment and poison people.
I note life is more complex and the population levels are larger than ever. Not sure if all services and roles carried out local, state and federal government in the modern world could be carried out without some sort of government organisation. And even if they could, would it be a more effective method than we currently had.
Suggest no government may work on a small scale of like minded individuals, but as the numbers and requirements grow you end up with some sort of group, communal or societal decision making process and you end up again with some form of government. Maybe Tyler is just referring to national government.
I suspect human societies need some, or are better with some form of government.
Jun 4 2012: Anarchy can't last. Someone or some group of people will always grab power. The only way I see anarchy working is in a very small group of people. You would essentially have to be "off the grid." For an entire nation such as the United States, it would be utter chaos as there are too many people occupying the space allotted.
You need checks and balances to contain extremes.
Jun 4 2012: this is a false dichotomy, either the state does or everyone for himself. we lived in a society much sooner than states existed. society is self organizing, and cooperative groups automatically appear. the state does not provide bread. yet, we don't bake our own bread. companies do. in a free society, companies could provide protection and all the services the state provides, rather inefficiently i must add.
children working in coal mines. you would rather watch them not working at all? because this is all that law can enforce. law can not enforce higher wage to anyone, because nobody can be paid more than he produces. the wellbeing of a person is determined by his productivity, which is increased by technology. law can not change that.
Jun 4 2012: Sorry a bit confused, define "we" and do you have modern examples of free society working, or any in the last 2000 years? Even small samples would be great to learn about. I am not well versed in the subject and came to TED to learn. I just don't see free society/anarchy being possible in a large society as companies with advanced technology would surely take control.
Jun 4 2012: I had to reply here.
You may be seeing absolutes in my comments that are not intended.
Again I'm waiting for Tyler to expand.
Just pointing out that a lot of stuff that happens requires human organisation and cooperation.
A large scale modern society requires a lot of this.
I do doubt a government free zone would be effective for large groups.
I do see a positive role for both government and private enterprise. I suggest consumer power is not enough to limit the excesses of free markets.
I do see value in some legislation not just common law.
Small groups may self organise without government easier than bigger groups. I suggest the non government approach might be fine for bread but might struggle with national security and major infrastructure. Maybe we all pay a toll for a bridge. But how do you pay for
Are you suggesting we would be better off without any form of government?
When do co-operative groups become in effect a type of government? Even a village council is a form of government.
You seem to have more faith in the free market than I do. I prefer the sharp edges to be addressed. And I see a role for state activity. I'm okay with paying tax for decent public schooling, police, public health etc etc.
I suggest the wellbeing of an individual depends on several things. luck, ability, drive, opportunity but also in a society we can have systems that consider need and have a collective response. It does not have to be each man for himself. I think you would agree even without government a community can help others. Unless you want every man for himself. I'm okay with tax being used for the collective good. Sure there is a lot of waste and everyone will disagree how much government is the ideal.
I agree that a society can not pay for more than it can afford for too long. But also I suggest the individual and their particular circumstances make the biggest impact on their wellbeing, there is a role for workplace safety, environmental laws, unions welfare.
Jun 4 2012: RE: children working in coal mines. you would rather watch them not working at all?
It depends in part on the level of development, productivity and wealth.
I'd rather see children in school than in mines. In a poorer country or one with income inequality the poor children may need to work to survive.
Not sure if you are playing devils advocate or have an extreme ideological view.
You actually can set a minimum wage. Yes it will impact employment. There is a balance.
You can have workplace safety and employment law.
You can have paid public holidays etc etc
In a productive society - you can have a balance.
Jun 4 2012: this is again a false dichotomy. if we can choose between coal mine and school for children, surely, we should choose school. but the choice is not that. the choice is whether we let people to choose for themselves, or we set barriers to it. can be solve global warming by simply outlaw it? can we stop floods by enacting a law that there is no flood? can we suddenly raise the productivity of people with a law? now, we can not. in places where children are in coal mines, there is no school at all. you can remove them from the coal mine, but it will not allow them to attend school, and also eat.
of course, it is alway possible to take from those who have, and give to those who don't. but in practice, this method proved itself to be unworkable. the best thing to alleviate poverty is free market capitalism.
there is no balance between evil and good. and coercion is evil. if the state steps up, and prevents adult people to interact as they see fit, it is evil. we don't want to balance it.
Jun 4 2012: I would support not allowing children to work in Coal mines in Australia.
It may even be an unnecessary law.
As I said it depends on the situation.
I support workplace safety laws. I guess while 80% of people may try to do the right thing by others, I expect many business owners sink to unacceptable standards if not regulated.
I'm about a 7 on the libertarian scale.
I'm not in favour of individual choice to the extent you are.
I look forward to being increasing free from the shackles of religion.
I'm in favour of limits to rampant capitalism, reasonable workers rights etc
Again you speak in absolutes about coercion. Coercion is not the ideal but reasonable if you are coerced not to kill me, poison my environment, drink drive etc. It is simplistic to say coercion is always evil.
I understand the issues of the Tyranny of government and utopian ideas of freedom from government. I just doubt it would work on a large scale. Is what we have ideal - no. But what is your proof that we can have order and respect life and other human rights.
A small group of people of a similar mind may do fine on an isolated commune.
I suggest we work on the appropriate balance of government power and inflence rather than do away with government and rely on the inconsistent goodwill of humans.
We can pick on the negatives of government laws. But show me that we can have a large scale peaceful modern productive society without any form of representative government - show me how the alternative will work and work better than the compromise.
This is not about comparing an ideal utopian government free ideal with the compromise we have today. It needs to be practical and workable.
I'll change my mind if there is reasonable evidence that the benefits of what we have now can be provided or exceeded without government and without unacceptable adverse consequences.
Anarchy requires near universal goodwill and community spirit to be the choice of individuals. It also requires mechanisms
Jun 5 2012: Your claim: of course, it is alway possible to take from those who have, and give to those who don't. but in practice, this method proved itself to be unworkable. the best thing to alleviate poverty is free market capitalism.
This is a bold absolute assertion I disagree with. Welfare within the States capability can work and does work to alleviate poverty and improve general wellbeing. OR at least it has in several of the countries I have lived in.
Jun 5 2012: you say so, but do you have any data or reasoning or example to back that up?
i believe such claims about the state are rooted in the fact that some things are more visible while others are not. when the state hands out a load of money, it is visible. but it is not visible what was forgone. we can't compare the situation at hand with the situation that would have happened without state intervention, because we can't get to see it.
Jun 5 2012: Hi KP
I guess anarchism doesn't lead to any particular ideology for running society. Just like an atheist can be a republican, democrat, humanist, communist, anarchist etc.
Funny how most anarchist movements I'm aware of were/are left leaning. Wheras you are for unfettered free market capitalism.
Union based syndicates of Spain 1937
Green eco anarchists today
In fact many think the current governments are already to subject to corporate influence and you seem to be suggesting total free market capitalism is the panacea or ultimate.
Jun 5 2012: that's why anarchists hate guys like me more than kings and corporate figures. :) we don't even have a proper name. anarcho-capitalist, voluntaryist, libertarian ... both names are debated or ambiguous.
yes, the idea is that the culprit is the state itself. without it, corporations will be no less greedy, but they don't hurt anyone with it, so we don't have to care. corporations have their influences exactly because of the state.
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Jun 5 2012: Hi Tyler, I agree that having limited examples in favour of anarchism is not proof the claim is false.
It just points to the weakness of the argument.
Personally, I favour less government and rules than many others. But I recognise there are benefits even though any system is subject to greed and power. I don't agree with all government decisions that impact me. I doubt I would like all the decisions individuals might make that impact me in an anarchic society.
Its funny I see some parallels with the arguments against anarchy to those used against me when I argue we can do just fine without religion, monarchy, theocracy etc. However, there are sound arguments for these positions against the status quo.
The question is whether anarchy can provide a better alternative to what we have now. In fact if we made the best practical anarchic society would we on balance be better off than the compromise we have now.
So you need some details. I'm not interested arguing against a principle I support, but not as an absolute. The argument is not freedom from imperfect representative government versus an utopian anarchic ideal. How about some specifics.
I note KP is in favour of unfettered free markets. The high mark of anarchy was probably based on LAbour uniion syndicates versus capitalist power.
Whatever the system there will be greed and powerful minorities.
I suggest aiming for the optimal level of liberty that provides the best outcomes by reasonable criteria balanced against other principles. You can do this within representative democracy.
I'm open to be convinced that anarchy will provide better outcomes for society. Please continue with some practical detail and solutions.
I agree we can cooperate with out government, but you need some form of organisation for a large complex society. You need details.
I disagree with the absolute freedom over our bodies. I'm for individual freedom up to the point it starts harming others. Mutual aid and restraint is wishfu
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The central question facing those attending or speaking at the American Conservative Union's CPAC conference this week is why they failed to produce a GOP challenger who could beat a relatively weak incumbent in President Obama last November. For some, it's about policies, for others it's about message, for still others it's about the candidate himself, and for those who don't fall into one of the first three groups it's about the nuts and bolts of campaigning — technology, infrastructure and everything that falls into the category known as the "ground game."
Each of these debates matters, because the GOP had significant failures in each respect in 2012. Anyone who wants to see conservative politicians elected to implement conservative policies needs to pay attention.
While there are differing opinions among the folks here concerning each of those items, the most passionate disagreements I saw Thursday, by far, were those pertaining to the consultants who run many a campaign. The discussion would have made Erick Erickson — the WSB radio host and RedState.com editor who has written about the failure of the GOP consultant class before — proud.
Now, to be fair, part of the discord in this debate (titled "Should We Shoot All the Consultants Now?") had to do with the fact one of the participants was a Democratic pollster, Pat Caddell. But offering more or less the same anti-consultant line as Caddell was Republican National Committeeman Morton Blackwell. On the other side, a couple of GOP consultants tried to limit the criticism to "bad consultants."
Offering a pair of statistics to back up his claims of consultant malpractice — one-quarter of voters who wanted all or part of Obamacare repealed voted for Obama anyway, as did one-third of those who said government is too big — Caddell laid into the consultant class for what he described as its self-dealing, cronyism and conflict of interest.
"Some of this borders on RICO statute violations," he said, referring to the federal law covering racketeering and organized crime.
Blackwell broke it down roughly as follows:
A consultant wins a race and gets more clients. He wins more races and gets still more clients. Soon, he can't spend individual time on all his clients, so he relies more heavily on buying advertising (think TV ads), which requires little time. This is in his own financial interest, because he gets a 15% commission on most media buys. On the other hand, he gets no commission for campaign funds spent on what Blackwell called "people-intensive activities" — knocking on doors, training volunteers, that kind of thing.
With his campaign success, this consultant decides to get into lobbying to generate lucrative fees, although he keeps some campaign work because of the media-buy commissions. These commissions give him an incentive to push more fund-raising and spending even in the late stages of winning campaigns, especially those by an incumbent, even though that may prevent other candidates in the party from getting the money they need to win. In 2012, Blackwell noted, $1 billion spent comes out to some $150 million in commissions for the consultants.
All of this is compounded, he said, by the fact many of the large national campaign organizations for each party — think the GOP's House and Senate campaign committees — try to decide which candidate will receive its favor and then twist his or her arm to choose consultants from its "approved list of vendors which included only people who were cronies of the people in charge of these respective national committees."
That, Blackwell said, "was an awful thing."
Caddell argued this was a specifically Republican problem: Democrats, he said, "play to win, we play for life and death." But he said of the worst GOP consultants, "They have no problem playing the Washington Generals to the Democrats' Harlem Globetrotters."
The actual consultants on the panel weren't buying the whole story.
"Consultants are either geniuses or idiots every two years," said Jeff Roe, founder of Axiom Strategies. "Consultants' role on this is somewhat overstated."
On the other hand, he noted, "It's not a soup kitchen. We do get paid. And at the end of a campaign where you were paid to lose, you should try to figure out what happened.
"There are bad consultants, and I'm not going to defend bad consultants. There are a lot of hacks."
Personally, I tend to think Caddell and Blackwell have a very good point. But at the same time, I find it hard to believe one party has a monopoly on self-interested politicos who care first and foremost about money and yet keep getting hired despite spotty track records. Ultimately, I think blaming people other than the candidates and party who struggled last year to offer a compelling argument for why they should be elected will only mean ignoring more fundamental questions facing conservatives and the party closest to their beliefs.
– By Kyle Wingfield
March 15th, 2013
5:47 am
Unbelievable – call me naive but to think consultants rake in a percentage of the media ads they promote is simply ludicrous. But then likewise is to think the party and future candidates would promote the use of any consultant who didn't produce winners – regardless of the spin that is put on the reason why. As I said …. whether on the Dem of GOP side, call me naive. Wish I had heard of a business like this when I was younger.
March 15th, 2013
6:02 am
Did they, at any point, acknowledge that their ideology is abhorrent to the majority of Americans? I was a Republican Fo over thirty years. I voted for Nixon, Reagan, and Daddy Bush. When the likes of Karl Rove, an evil, dishonest, power mad sociopath led Dubya the Dumb into the first presidential primary of his "stellar" career, I just could not vote for That Republican. Then, I started noticing how state candidates were being chosen. Until the Repugs get their heads out of their backsides, I will never vote for a Republican. I honestly believe there is a (not so) hidden agenda being directed by very powerful religious organizations to destroy this country as we know it. The Repigs talk about freedom from government as they engineer yet more laws that restrict our rights as Americans. They talk about being fiscally conservative while spending billions on programs and tax breaks benefiting corporations and the very wealthy. Before everyone starts screeching about me personally, I am a white female, married to the same man for 42 years, college educated, in the 33% tax bracket. I have two grown sons and four grand kids. I believe in legalized abortion–fought hard for it–though I have never had one. I believe in compassionate euthanasia for people with degenerative diseases, or that are beyond medical help. When Rick Santorum inserted his miserable self into the Terri Schiavo case, it made me want to vomit. I want to buy wine on Sunday, if I so choose. I have never done drugs, but, like the two Paul's I believe we should legalize most drugs. It makes me angry that Repugs would rather give billions to corporations to run prisons than give billions to educate the poor kids so that they can get out of the cycle of poverty. We all see these hypocrites, we know what they are doing, and we want nothing of it. That is not my America. Did they address this at CPAC?
March 15th, 2013
6:07 am
So running the elite northeastern flip flopping governor of Taxachussetts, who, by the way, has his own government run health care plan, had nothing to do with it?
March 15th, 2013
6:11 am
Be forewarned Repugs, you run Jeb Bush, chris christie or any other mccain type squish in 2016 and you are going to lose again.
March 15th, 2013
6:21 am
As I see the potential candidates for 2016, Rubio and Christy are the two who give the best chance to defeat Clinton(who is a lock if she wants it).The CPAC folks show how out of touch they are by excluding Christy and including types like Palin and Trump-neither of which could win nationally with the best consultants in the world.
March 15th, 2013
6:31 am
CPAC 2013: Who deserves the blame for the 2012 debacle?
That answer is simple.
Who ever is interested in the rule of law, limited government, and the free market but STILL voted for a Northeast, gun-grabbing, big government, Obama-care birthing, progressive like Romney is responsible.
You people will ALSO be responsible for Hillary in 2016.
Thanks a pant load.
March 15th, 2013
6:34 am
Even a dog knows if he is kicked or tripped over, the GOP has been kicking the country.
March 15th, 2013
6:38 am
Just a wild guess here, but I'm thinking that maybe the "2012 debacle" happened because a majority of the voters thought that Obama would do a better job as President than Romney. Call me crazy.
March 15th, 2013
6:53 am
The better question is why did the stupid party pick an unqualified candidate like Romney with so many obvious flaws. Why did it take the 47% tape and Clinton's lecture in Obama's nominating speech for independents and moderate Republicans to realize Romney/Ryan were absolute liars and losers?
You look at the 47% tape and you listen to Clinton's speech (and Kerry's too)
and the answers are all there
Also next time do not diss veterans and women.
March 15th, 2013
7:33 am
"Ultimately, I think blaming people other than the candidates and party who struggled last year to offer a compelling argument for why they should be elected will only mean ignoring more fundamental questions facing conservatives and the party closest to their beliefs."
This is spot on, the candidate hires the consultants he/she desires and is responsible for the message. That said I find this bit interesting…
"Anyone who wants to see conservative politicians elected to implement conservative policies needs to pay attention."
This is the root, fact is less people want the policies that are termed conservative in todays debate. From abortion to budget to Medicare more people choose politicians with a different message. Really the only policy you could hang your hat on for the moment is ObamaCare…what a great job of marketing by the Republicans… people are so miss informed by this marketing they say they don't like the program while they support all of it's major components…go figure.
March 15th, 2013
7:36 am
"Unbelievable – call me naive but to think consultants rake in a percentage of the media ads they promote is simply ludicrous."
Welcome to advertising…that is the way it works throughout the industry. It doesn't matter if you are buying TV, Print or Pay Per Cick…doesn't mean it is right, just that it works that way for the entire industry.
March 15th, 2013
7:42 am
"So running the elite northeastern flip flopping governor of Taxachussetts, who, by the way, has his own government run health care plan, had nothing to do with it?"
Not really, the Romney that won the Governor's seat in Massachusetts would have likely gotten my vote, many others and won. It was the Romney that chose to pander to the WingNut population and do a u-turn on abortion, healthcare, immigration and most everything else that was unelectable.
March 15th, 2013
7:44 am
Beating an incumbent is rare. Beating one who has the full support of a fawning liberal media which is more effective than advertising is nearly impossible. Yet Obama made history by getting re-elected with fewer votes then he got for his first term. This is why he does not have a mandate/ political capital, is an early lame duck.
March 15th, 2013
7:46 am
The Republican base has consisted mostly of gullible white men and their equally clueless wives.
Demographics are changing in America and simple tool Republican voters are becomming less and less likley to ever be numerous enough to be able to elect a President again.
March 15th, 2013
7:47 am
Not really, the Romney that won the Governor's seat in Massachusetts would have likely gotten my vote, many others and won.
I rest my case.
March 15th, 2013
7:48 am
Wow a perfect example of why it is that people don't like todays conservative policies…
From Rob Portman, Governor of Ohio and staunch Gay Marriage opponent
"I'm announcing today a change of heart on an issue that a lot of people feel strongly about that has to do with gay couples' opportunity to marry," Portman told CNN.
Why would Portman do such a thing. Did he have a vision, a Grinch like experience with his heart or has he lost his mind? No……..
"It has to do with another revelation, one deeply personal. His 21-year-old son, Will, is gay."
See that is the problem with these deep seated personal convictions held by many Republicans today…they just don't really understand until it hits their house.
March 15th, 2013
7:49 am
"I rest my case."
Along with your chances of winning another election.
March 15th, 2013
7:51 am
Candidates? Fail
Ground game? Fail
What else you got?
Ideas? Fail
March 15th, 2013
7:53 am
Caddell is correct, the Dems play to win. Obama disproved all those consultants who constantly hold the GOP candidate back, with don't be too critical, don't come across as mean, don't ridicule the other guy, show some respect, keep the focus on the issues, blah, blah, blah. Obama did all those things you are not supposed to do. He was big into ridicule and disrespect for his opponent and the people liked it. It is a war not some pillow fight, like the GOP think it is.
We need a candidate with a sense of how he is being perceived, who can ramp it up when needed and tone it down when needed, without being overly controlled by his handlers. The old let Reagan be Reagan thing really works, people like candidates who are open and say what is on their mind. Romney's lets stick with the economy and not get off in the weeds was a losing strategy.
March 15th, 2013
7:55 am
Centrist – Not only that, President Obama's re election had no "coat tails." One would expect that if Republicans were really so scarce, as some of these whackjobs insist, the election should have delivered the House of Representatives and some governorships into dummycrat hands. But for some reason, people split their votes, passing on a Republican president but electing other Republican leaders.
Who knows, maybe they found the Republican presidential candidate not to their liking.
March 15th, 2013
7:55 am
Headline: "Super Bowl Quarterback explains "2012 Debacle"
Quote: "We got our butts kicked. We lost, that simple. The best team won/"
If you're gonna play the game – -
March 15th, 2013
7:56 am
I want to echo what Deborah said. I'm 42, college educated, self employed, married w/ kids, and I also used to vote Republican. Doubt I will do so again for a long, long time.
March 15th, 2013
7:58 am
portman also officially announced that he wasn't a very good parent.
March 15th, 2013
7:58 am
Gee, Kyle, now you've done it. Debacle? When Tib has been assuring us for months that the election was THAT close?
We all know Tib has the spine to step right up and correct you…
March 15th, 2013
8:02 am
Deborah @6:02 a.m.–Wow! Your post could have been mine. You spoke for me, and I suspect, a lot of other people. And..I love the way you had to put in the part about you personally. Otherwise, you would have been attacked, as others have been, as a "freeloader". The republicans/tpartiers don't seem to understand that many of the people who disagree with them are not on welfare, or "dependent on government", we are people who love our country just as much as they claim to. This, I think, is one of the most fundamental lessons republicans/tpartiers have to learn; that we are all Americans, and that this country has, up until this point, run very well with differing positions. It seems to me that this vilifying of those who disagree with you is one of the reasons people won't vote for republicans/tpartiers. The republicans/tpartiers can't seem to understand that not only do they have to "talk the talk" they have to "walk the walk", and so far, I haven't seen any evidence that their actions match their rhetoric. Other than their rhetoric against President Obama, of course.
A case in point is the infamous 47% video. Instead of vilifying people who "won't" vote for him, romney should have been exhorting his cohorts to "create jobs". The more jobs they create, the more profit they themselves can make, the more money the "47%" will have, to pay taxes, to buy their own food, their own health care, their own housing. Then, romney could have said, "look at how I'm trying to get these fine people (his donors) to help ordinary American citizens." To me, this is the great divide in this country. If republicans/tpartiers keep wanting us to believe that tax cuts for the rich will help provide jobs, then prove it, and exhort your fellow CEO's, business owners, etc. to actually create jobs. Don't vilify those who don't have the means to create jobs; don't vilify those who will be your future employees; let them know that their interests (employees) and your (the CEO's, owners) interests are inextricably linked, and that we are all in this TOGETHER!
March 15th, 2013
8:02 am
Who deserves the blame?
Republicans who didn't cater to the parasites and moochers and others who have given up on being Americans in return for getting their EBTs topped off and their student loans forgiven.
March 15th, 2013
8:03 am
The Party of Rape? Fail
March 15th, 2013
8:04 am
Who deserves the blame for the 2012 debacle?
A: The Republican message and ideology.
March 15th, 2013
8:05 am
There is plenty of blame to go around. First, we have the culture warriors like Rick Santorum. Then, we have the slightly left of centers like John McCain and Mitt Romney… government big spenders who think they are conservatives because they like war. Then there is the tea party putting up jackass candidates. Then, there are the idiots like Todd Akin (and Paul Broun, too, for that matter) who spout off proclaiming all kinds of bullshiitte about women, rape, and abortion.
March 15th, 2013
8:06 am
rwcole: I also used to vote Republican. Doubt I will do so again for a long, long time.
The length of time it takes to discover you've been taken for a chump is inversely proportional to your intelligence.
March 15th, 2013
8:06 am
Republicans who didn't cater to the parasites and moochers and others who have given up on being Americans in return for getting their EBTs topped off and their student loans forgiven.
And this as well. Old people who have paid into Social Security their whole life and Military men and women overseas are not moochers.
They dont pay taxes. The Republicans would have you believe they are the problem and will talk down to them.
They ARE the 47 percent
March 15th, 2013
9:07 am
The GOP lost a lot of Senate seats it was well-positioned to win.
A: Todd Akin
March 15th, 2013
9:08 am
Message, kick.
March 15th, 2013
9:10 am
Giving in to the sods and running with the low morals herd isn't going to help bring back the decent hard working backbone of America crowd. In fact, such talk exposes one's true views of American greatness, announcing that you do not believe in it and think we are just like any other third world rubbish heap.
Hate me if you must but I won't be joining your surrender.
March 15th, 2013
9:11 am
I want to echo what Deborah said. I'm 42, college educated, self employed, married w/ kids, and I also used to vote Republican. Doubt I will do so again for a long, long time.
Believe it or not I would consider a Republican if they ever nominated someone reasonable.
But the inmates are running the asylum over there.
Again gerrymandering has actually boxed them into a corner.
Economically I think both parties are pretty much the same.
Its the crazy stances on social issues that scare people away from the Republicans.
March 15th, 2013
9:13 am
Giving in to the sods and running with the low morals herd isn't going to help bring back the decent hard working backbone of America crowd.
And this is why you lose.
March 15th, 2013
9:13 am
The problem is the brand, no one is buying the tax cuts for the rich social engineering budget that ryan keeps propping up. Every year their ranks diminish and not a moment to soon. The economy is poised to take off this year and that's very bad news for repubs in 2014. Permanent minority status is where they belong.
March 15th, 2013
9:13 am
Don't tell me Kyle is getting fed up with the antics and failures of the GOP?????????????
Yesterday he asked what the cons have to offer when their past military policy is a disaster and budget buster , today he questions if the stupidity and incompetence of the candidates was the reason they lst in 2012:
Kyle:"""""""Personally, I tend to think Caddell and Blackwell have a very good point. But at the same time, I find it hard to believe one party has a monopoly on self-interested politicos who care first and foremost about money and yet keep getting hired despite spotty track records. Ultimately, I think blaming people other than the candidates and party who struggled last year to offer a compelling argument for why they should be elected will only mean ignoring more fundamental questions facing conservatives and the party closest to their beliefs."""""""""""
I am actually enjoying this column for a change.
Hey Kyle -just read Bookman's narrative about GOP's latest shining star Rubio- "No new ideas" is his campaign mantra!!!!!!!!!. IHow does a pollster jazz up that line???
Is that not a surefire recipe for more political disasters?
Next we will get Romney and Cruz speaking at CPAC on the fine art of flip flopping and saying nothing of significance while sounding important and Sarah Palin on how a candidate can be a loser, stupid, ignorant and deceptive but appeal to the base (but not Fox News because she does not have blonde hair).
March 15th, 2013
9:14 am
BTW you guys have another good one looking to make a name for himself.
Every time Ted Cruz opens his mouth Democrats win votes.
March 15th, 2013
9:16 am
Yep, the Democrats are soooo much more fiscally responsible than the GOP!
And their cultural rot has done sooooo much to strengthen families.
And their domination of education has produced fantastic results.
March 15th, 2013
9:17 am
isn't going to help bring back the decent hard working backbone of America crowd
It's still there – just not in the way you want it to look. No more union power to protect them, no more defined pension plans for retirement security. Combine that with a party with the number 1 aim of tearing down the safety net.
March 15th, 2013
9:17 am
See that is the problem with these deep seated personal convictions held by many Republicans today…they just don't really understand until it hits their house.
Agreed…well don't reallly "care to "understand until it hits their house.
March 15th, 2013
9:17 am
I understand, Kyle. For the opportunity, the election was an unexpected outcome for many, and certainly bitterly frustrating for the partisan.
The self-examination effort has to be a healthy exercise, but…as I think your article points out, there are so many elements to a campaign who have agendas not necessarily connected to winning.
I would love to see a healthy, focused Republican Party emerge from efforts such as CPAC. Just count me dubious until a lot more is shown…
March 15th, 2013
9:17 am
Being honest with our message, for once, and telling the low morals crowd to grow up and become productive, non repulsive members of society, instead of debauched parasites, would most likely garner landslide type victories for Republicans.
March 15th, 2013
9:18 am
Yep, the Democrats are soooo much more fiscally responsible than the GOP!
Clinton balanced the budget. Handed W a surplus which he blew in about 2 weeks.
Let me know when a Republican President does the same.
March 15th, 2013
9:19 am
Being honest with our message, for once, and telling the low morals crowd to grow up and become productive, non repulsive members of society, instead of debauched parasites,
And this is why you lose.
March 15th, 2013
9:20 am
The economy is poised to take off this year and that's very bad news for repubs in 2014.
Ah yes, it's Recovery Summer, right around the corner, again.
March 15th, 2013
9:20 am
Clinton was present when the budget nearly came into balance. Too bad that Internet bubble didn't last.
March 15th, 2013
9:22 am
Probably the better question Kyle is how does the GOP win elections when they continuously appeal to people like Little Barry, Tiberius and Aesop's Fables as their primary base along with the super rich white folks? Archie Bunker was a great fan of Nixon. Look where that got the GOP.


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There must be something to learn from the Airbnb user experience.
Airbnb, like many startups following in its path of collaborative consumption or others simply trying to power offline action, have the challenge of earning user trust. While PR, word of mouth, and direct outreach can alleviate some trepidation, the product is where Airbnb seals the deal.
So let's dive into the home page and see what we can learn from Airbnb.
Clean home page with a focus on booking a reservation — not sign up
Action before registration: While a user eventually must sign up, Airbnb wisely pushes you to find and book a reservation first. This lets the user feel like they are getting value out of your site. Sign up does not deliver value; immediately searching for/finding a flight on Hipmunk, viewing cool stuff on Pinterest, and even entering a query into a search box on Google.com are all first steps in getting value out of a site.
Tell the user what they can do on the site; NOT what your site does: It's a subtle difference but notice Airbnb's language: "Find a place to stay." That's all a user cares about. If you tell them, "We bring together renters and rentees…" or "We are a marketplace for sharing space…" a user has to take that and then process what it means for them. It's a 2 step process. Make it 1.
Also, note that the pitch to VCs is unique to the pitch for users. VCs care about the marketplace; users care about getting value from your site ASAP.
VC Pitch: A community marketplace that facilitates residential real estate sharing and monetizes on transaction fees.
User Pitch: Find a place to stay.
Choose language that fits a user's mental model. Airbnb's concept is novel. It's not brand new, but it is changing behavior and facilitating changed behavior.
"Find a place to stay" is exactly how people describe the process of …finding a place to stay. When I tell my friends I'm making a trip to Boston, I'll say something like "Yeah, my flights are booked, I just need to find a place to stay." In UX, it's a heuristic like Nielsen's that says to make the system reflect real life. In lay terms, it's talking how people talk.
Moreover, near the date selection, Airbnb uses language like "Check in", "Check out", and "Guests" - which is precisely what hotel booking sites use. As the site goes mainstream, using this sort of language for new users who would otherwise stay in hotels helps people feel like this will be a secure and comfortable booking and staying process.
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For autocomplete dropdowns, sort not just alphabetically but by popularity. When I began typing "San Francisco", just after "San", I noticed "San Francisco" ranked higher than "San Diego, CA", "San Antonio, TX", and others. Clearly this is not a purely alphabetical search. Rather, Airbnb knows that, in line with Hick's Law, they want to minimize the time to selecting an option. Chances are that the most number of users will select the most popular options. What good would an alphabetical system be if it meant I still had to scroll down quite far (i.e. spend a lot of time making a decision)?
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Descriptive page titles help users remember why they came to your site + differentiates your site in a sea of browser tabs. SEO 101 teaches us to use descriptive page titles and names, and deprioritize the name of our own services (which arguably will not resonate with a user as well as the actual keywords will resonate). SEO is right to suggest this. It, fortunately, is also good UX practice.
In today's world of browser tabs, you have a favicon and the text. Hopefully the favicon helps communicate your company name or purpose. Text to the same effect may be redundant, not to mention if your site is new. So why not use descriptive text?
This text helps them rank better, but it also makes it so that if I glance at the tab, Airbnb will have successfully helped me remember what they are about, and I will likely reopen the tab as opposed to ignoring it (if the text didn't resonate with me). In other words, seeing "Vacation rentals…etc. | Airbnb" performs better than "Airbnb | Web 2.0 Buzzwords".
Automatically suggest checkout dates based on logical user behavior. On Airbnb, after selecting a check-in date, I was automatically moved to the next element (check-out date), and the next day was pre selected for me. This saves users time and is a delightful UI effect that will impress users.
When you hover over the Airbnb logo, it 'shakes' a little bit. Nice effect. These cool little effects make people feel like you know what you are doing. And Airbnb still caters to the relatively 'edgier', or 'hip', people who may very well appreciate this sort of nuance. (I tried to include a .gif of this activity but just visit airbnb.com to see for yourself).
No price option? This is surely deliberate to keep the form as simple as possible. A user is allowed to set pricing preferences on the next page.
Some things they can do better -
Disable outline when it makes your boxes incongruent. Indicate element selection in an alternate way. Basically when you click to enter 'Where are you going?', there's no need to outline the box and make it look misaligned with the "Search" button. The way they did it DOES follow certain UX guidelines, but I think UX design is moving away from this treatment of elements in favor of changes in background color, solely showing the active cursor, etc. Instructions on removing outlines in CSS here.
*See my response to criticism of this tactic at the bottom of the post.
The 'Host Guarantee' is below the fold. If users have concerns about your service, display enough security/trust/social proof elements above the fold.
Enable sign up and login via overlay boxes. Right now I am transported to a separate sign up (https://www.airbnb.com/signup_login) or login (https://www.airbnb.com/login) page when I click on the options. I believe a lot of users click things like 'Sign Up' with no real firm intention, but to just see what it may take in order to sign up. If it's especially painless, maybe they'll do it even when they didn't have a hard intention to do so. Lightbox is a great option for this implementation.
*See response to criticism of using light boxes below, as well.
Make the data input flow more natural. Right now, I totally bypass entering dates in the flow because when I come to the page, I enter my city and hit 'Enter'. That triggers the search, without giving me a chance to enter my dates first. Entering the dates is almost entirely left out of the flow aside from me seeing it, and perhaps deliberately choosing to do the bottom elements first, then going to the top to enter my city and hit Search. If I use my mouse to select the option for 'Where are you going?' this isn't an issue, but I think people who use their keyboards more should not be penalized.
Preset the dates. They surely have data on the average time between searching and renting. Maybe people typically check out Airbnb a week in advance. Maybe a month. Presetting the dates does two things. For some, it reduces the work required and feels even more streamlined (and also ensures date data is included in the search if the individual otherwise leaves it out of the search given the current UX flow). Moreover, when a date is already entered, the form is compelling. It feels like something that NEEDS to be interacted with. It's a lot easier to ignore a blank form than one with partial information. Admittedly this may 1) create more work for people whose dates you get wrong, which is probably the majority 2) creep some people out. Nevertheless, it's worth testing.
That's all for this time. Any thoughts? How else can Airbnb improve?
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Big Tobacco's return to TV commercials that push the electronic variety may not last long.
Other FDA proposals may include a ban on sales to minors, warning labels and restrictions on consumers' ability to purchase e-cigarettes online.
If this ban occurs, it would be bad news for TV networks that have benefited from increased spending by e-cigarette makers. Those companies are also shelling out big bucks on other types of ads such as sponsorships and celebrity endorsements that they can't use to sell conventional smokes.
Those message seem to be reaching consumers.
Sales of e-cigarettes are expected to hit about $1 billion this year, twice what they were in 2012. That's only 1% of the total U.S. cigarette market, which indicates that demand could rise much higher. Not surprisingly, public health advocates are plenty worried in light of the industry's stepped-up marketing.
Matthew L. Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, recently told The New York Times, "The real threat is whether, with this marketing, e-cigarette makers will undo 40 years of efforts to deglamorize smoking."
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"Any time you see big tobacco jumping into something with both feet, it should be cause for concern," said Erika Sward, the association's assistant vice president for national advocacy, said in an interview with MSN Money in June.
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I'm a convert to them. And why the hell not? The only sembelance to my former cig is Nicotene, which by the way does NOT cause lung cancer, etc diseases. I still blow the unsmellable, indistinguishable "vapors" away from people, so as to not offend the ignorant and intolerant.
And the FDA is, well, worthless. duh.
I don't see myself or my hubby going back to "real" cigs. Those now taste like crud. And these get rid of damn near all carcinogens and have no tar...isn't that a good reason to switch to them? Jeez, why do government regulators and busybodies need to get involved. I'd rather watch an E-Cig commercial vs. a Viagra commercial.
I have used the e-cigarettes for about a year. In that time I have gone from a two pack a day smoker to using only the e-cig. I find them hard to "smoke" as they weigh more and really are not like a real cigarette at all....Which is good for me because now I keep one with me and only take a puff when I really feel like I need the calming effect of the nicotine. I breathe better, can smell better, and am well on my way to quitting whenever I get darn well ready to. I know a lot, and I mean a lot, of smokers who are doing the very same as I.
These things are not cheap but I have saved considerable money just by the cutting down.
The FDA should be out there monitoring generic drugs and the harm many of them are doing instead of going after something that people are using to try to get away from the harmful chemicals tobacco growers use on their crops.
To those that say nicotine is a drug....when was the last time you saw someone kill someone over a cigarette? Or have a wreck because they were under the influence of nicotine?? Your valium and such is much worse than my nicotine. I know it is addictive but so are video games to some people. All I am concerned about is keeping them away from kids the same as cigarettes (yeah, like teens can't buy anything they want).
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Why do you come to TED conversations?
I have a secret to confess.
I have become increasingly addicted to TED talks. And only very recently have I discovered TED conversations, it's great.
Then I started reflecting- why do I do this? To get inspiration? To express my opinions or get comfort from recognition? To help people?
I hope my true intention is to want to learn new things.
So I'm curious and want to throw the question to the floor- Why do YOU leave comments at conversations?
Topics: behaviour self realisation
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Oct 26 2013: To find people with wildly different perspectives on the world, humanity, art, literature etc. than myself, perspectives that I would never have come across naturally by being myself.
I'll then adapt and add this new way of thinking to my own, this lush new take on the world and see everything I saw before but in a new light.
I wish to broaden my horizons with it all so that I may become a more knowledgeable and truly wiser person.
For it is all so highly interesting.
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So today's the day. I've been mulling this blog thing for weeks now. Today I was gently told that I'm overthinking it, so I'm just going to write, and post.
What's going to show up here? For starters, you will probably see stories about food, in all its wondrous glory; what it takes to make a small biz go; what I am doing to make my corner of the world more livable. Plenty more will crop up as I get my sea legs, but that's enough to go on.
If you're new to Lunchsense, welcome! You'll find a lot of history and content on the website, so start there: www.lunchsense.com. When you have some idea what that lunchbox is about, come back here!
Nice looking blog! (One side note: on my browser, there is a mostly opaque dark box at the top that is covering up the red header bar.)
Overthinking is definitely over-rated!
Try resizing your browser window and see what happens. Yeah, I'm finding different results from different browsers too, but I'm crazy for the visual appeal of this theme so I'm going to try and make it work for now. Thanks for letting me know!
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