Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: Once upon a time, products were available to customers when they were Done. Now we are asked to spend real money on all manner of novel thing that is almost ready, or maybe not even that far along. Somewhere in the middle, we all got somewhat used to the Greek alphabet, and we should make a point of bringing it back… Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoA Very Long Beta Release https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_GmailSays it on the tin https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Google_Mail_Beta_logo.pngWhat is Beta anyway? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle#Beta

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: The news today is awash with strife at our college campuses, surely a sign of the end times, so long as we believe that a vanishingly small population of students are world-wise enough to represent their generation… in the mean time, where does college and higher learning fit into the near term? Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoNational Student Clearinghouse Research Center https://nscresearchcenter.org/US Gov goes Skills Based https://www.nextgov.com/people/2024/04/goodbye-degree-requirements-biden-administration-pushes-skills-based-hiring-tech-talent/396185/Mark Twain Quote https://www.azquotes.com/quote/298624Availability Heuristic Bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Availability_heuristic

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: Many engineers, maybe more the ones from the old days but I hope not, will try to find a root cause for some problem and see about fixing it. In an age of personal economics, solving an immediate problem and calling that Done seems to be the new thing, and that always comes back around. Always. Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoOffice Space sums up everything with this famous 47-second scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmq8N4A1u6AThe Pareto Principle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_principle

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: Reviews have always been a thing, often contentious for any of a number of reasons, from fake to paid-for to fraught with agenda, and more. What is wrong with reviews, or is it, what is wrong with reviewers? Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoNet Promoter Score https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_promoter_scoreThe Worst Product I've Ever Reviewed... For Now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TitZV6k8zfADo Bad Reviews Kill Companies? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QztFpzKsdeASatisfaction over Quality https://www.businessinsider.com/customer-satisfaction-surveys-scourge-annoying-ratings-email-marketing-research-workers-2024-4Example of intense focused objective reviews of cameras https://www.imaging-resource.com/

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: Precision and Accuracy, orthogonal but definitely appealing when encountered together, but so often lacking individually. In a world only moving faster, we have the tools and the devices in our pockets, why are we apathetic? Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoAccuracy and Precision on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accuracy_and_precisionUnits Matter even near Mars https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/mars-climate-orbiterTime is Money, with or without laziness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_is_money_(aphorism)German Precision and Bearings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Zc3Go2WLY

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: We already know that what you find on the internet is not always correct, but how can we tell, if we can tell at all? Maybe it begins with doing it yourself… Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoFrontline on Boeing 737-MAX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z76YpCz9N2YDebunking Jordan Peterson and Destiny on Vaccine argument https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi9VrF7EXIQJFK Assassination Solved. Again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjkaYboVDOQCapitalism is Not Physics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ3l_cGpBWQTwo people who should not be debating transgender anything (Tyson, Shapiro) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w89etN8QqNQTruth putting its pants on… https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/07/13/truth/Simon Whistler https://www.simonwhistler.com/aboutMotte-and-Bailey falacy (wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motte-and-bailey_fallacyConfirmation Bias (wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_biasMotivated Reasoning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motivated_reasoning What are you consuming?

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: If you have the wherewithal to start a company of some kind, operate a business, or simply maintain a personal or professional brand of some kind, why on earth would you or anyone hand that over to others who could not care less about anything you do but for the money it makes them? Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoIndieweb POSSE https://indieweb.org/POSSEDo Businesses Need Conventional Websites Anymore? (Medium Members Only) https://medium.com/user-experience-design-1/do-businesses-need-conventional-websites-anymore-ae1bf5ba79d4Amazon kills Diapers.com https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/07/emails-detail-amazons-plan-to-crush-a-startup-rival-with-price-cuts/YouTube Adpocalypse https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/5/18287318/youtube-logan-paul-pewdiepie-demonetization-adpocalypse-premium-influencers-creatorsApple Sherlocking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_(software)Epic Suit https://www.reuters.com/legal/apple-ask-us-supreme-court-undo-app-store-order-epic-games-case-2023-07-03/Google Podcasts is Dead, of course https://www.techradar.com/computing/software/google-podcast-shuts-down-on-april-2-and-heres-what-you-can-do-about-itNetcom and their storied times https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netcom_(United_States)Cory Doctorow on Enpoopification https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/21/potemkin-ai/

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: There was a time, maybe too long ago to remember, when excellence, innovation, and individual pride in a job well done. A quick glance across the headlines over these months, years, and even recent decades, reveals clearly the transition very clearly to the priority of profit, financial or otherwise Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoBoeing Needs a Reboot https://www.axios.com/2024/03/25/boeing-ceo-calhoun-culture-changeQR Codes Need a Reboot https://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/unraveling-the-cyber-threats-lurking-behind-qr-codes/One Thing Southern Nevada gets correct https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/las-vegas-going-all-in-water-conservation-plan-180983974/The Bridge Collapse is only the Beginning https://www.businessinsider.com/baltimore-port-closure-could-cost-15-million-per-day-2024-3Space Needs a Reboot https://dnyuz.com/2024/03/28/as-threats-in-space-mount-u-s-lags-in-protecting-key-services/Google Podcasts EOL, no surprise https://www.wired.com/story/google-podcasts-how-to-transfer-your-subscriptions/SBF Gets 25 Years https://www.reuters.com/technology/sam-bankman-fried-be-sentenced-multi-billion-dollar-ftx-fraud-2024-03-28/

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: We live in modern times, with access to so many ways for people to take advantage of us. There are ways to defend ourselves, but like carrying keys to locks, they do require some sacrifice and effort, and some motivation to comprehend and be aware. Do we have these? Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoThree-Card Monte https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-card_monteNigerian Prince, 419, Advance Money Scam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance-fee_scamThe Current Version­—Pig Butchering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_butchering_scamPhishing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhishingCatfishing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CatfishingVoice Phishing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_phishingKnow Your Customer (Business SIde) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_your_customerGmail Bulk Emailer Authentication Rules 2024 https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2024/03/20/new-mass-gmail-rejections-will-start-in-14-days-google-says/Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125124328-never-split-the-difference-negotiating-as-if-your-life-depended-on-it-bImpressarios Episode 0016 Trust but Verify https://open.spotify.com/episode/4sra9XZEoDg540wdfNf6sp

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: The US Postal Service is actually sort of amazing if you really think about it, and today we are looking at something of a shadow of its actual, historical self. Some truly clueless people would like to see it go away for some reason, but what about… Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoIn Their Own Words https://about.usps.com/who/profile/history/The US Postal Savings System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Postal_Savings_SystemAPWU Campaign to bring back Postal Banking https://apwu.org/postal-bankingUSPS Services Offered FAQ https://faq.usps.com/s/article/What-Retail-Services-does-the-United-States-Postal-Service-provideThe Big Picture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Postal_ServiceThe most ancient Smoke Signals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke_signalThe Battle of Marathon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MarathonPony Express https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pony_ExpressDots and Dashes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_transcontinental_telegraphMail on Rails https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_transcontinental_railroadLetter Carrier Robberies Continue… https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/letter-carrier-robberies-continue-usps-union-lawmakers-seek-108040136Largely Self-funded https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12516/3Recoding America https://www.recodingamerica.us/

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: Community is a thing, but it is not always what you think it is, and that gap can be described sometimes by way of some understanding of the connections between members of the community and between communities, and beyond. Do we understand them, do we even know them, and do we know when they disco? Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoSantayana Quotes https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/George_SantayanaConnections by James Burke https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connections_(British_TV_series)Best-timed shot in TV history (real) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WoDQBhJCVQGantt vs PERT https://www.projectmanager.com/blog/gantt-vs-pert-vs-network-diagramInterconnectedness of All Things - Dirk Gently https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirk_GentlyCommunity Asset Maps (and more) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asset-based_community_developmentComplicated vs Complex https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/the-critical-difference-between-complex-and-complicated/Personal Space https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxemics55-38-7 YMMV https://www.morethan1answer.com/the-55-38-7-rule-and-the-myth/

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: With rare exceptions, we exchange time and/or effort for money. If we do it right we exchange more effort than time, and if we can do it passively, even better. Now about these circumstances that throw a spanner into the works… Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoGratuity (Tip) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GratuityMandatory Gratuity (Service Fee) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandatory_tippingFederal Labor Code on Tipping https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/15-tipped-employees-flsaTip Pooling Not Allowed https://www.wcpo.com/money/local-business-news/lawsuit-jeff-ruby-restaurants-violated-labor-laws-by-requiring-employees-to-participate-in-tip-poolingBig Tip Big Problem https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2024/02/25/hear-from-michigan-waitress-who-was-fired-after-getting-10000-tip/Gratuitous Vengeance https://nypost.com/2024/02/27/lifestyle/i-didnt-tip-a-pizzeria-for-our-slices-heres-how-they-got-revenge-and-why-im-never-going-back/The $18 Big Mac https://www.salon.com/2024/02/19/how-an-18-big-mac-meal-became-a-symbol-for-economic-anxiety--and-what-that-means-for-democrats/Pick Someone´s Brain https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/pick-brain

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: There is a time and a place for a social silo, where two or more individuals need to conduct business away from others, whatever that business may be. Is it good, though, when silos become the primary landscape feature across an ecosystem? Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoConway´s Law https://www.melconway.com/Home/Conways_Law.htmlCory Doctorow on Enpoopification https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/21/potemkin-ai/Behave… by Robert M Sapolsky https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31170723-behave

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: Many people Meet Online, whatever that may mean specifically, but is meeting people getting easier? Are the people you meet better for meeting them via profile pictures and self-description on a monetized application platform owned by a monolithic matchin-making machine? Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoLinkedin a Dating Site? https://www.businessinsider.com/linkedin-is-a-dating-app-remote-work-online-romance-2024-1Dating Markets https://econlife.com/2023/02/dating-markets/The Tinder Economy (2020) https://lynettealh.medium.com/the-economics-of-tinder-de7026d5c3eaDating Apps and Profitability… https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2024/02/13/1228749143/the-dating-app-paradox-why-dating-apps-may-be-worse-than-everAdverse Selection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverse_selectionMatch Group https://mtch.com/55/38/7 Rule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_MehrabianLess Hanging Out for Americans https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/02/america-decline-hanging-out/677451/

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: AI is everywhere lately, and it is only getting worse. Yes, worse. Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoAI is NOT Artificial Intelligence… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfGchpJRCG8Apple Sherlock project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_(software)Karelia Watson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karelia_WatsonColossus: The Forbin Project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus:_The_Forbin_ProjectMechanical Turk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_TurkTuring Test https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_test

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: These are interesting times, particularly right now, with so many layoffs not only in the tech sector, but at major news media outlets. The definition of what News really is may vary per person, and who and where each person gets their news varies as well. Is there still room for investigative journalism and authoritative information outlets? Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoDoing your own research (DYOR) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrvetter/2023/12/20/why-doing-your-own-research-may-make-you-believe-fake-news/Main Stream Media Bloodbath… https://www.axios.com/2024/01/26/media-layoffs-strikes-journalism-dyingBringing Back Local News https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/08/local-news-investment-economic-value/674942/Investigative Journalism https://gijn.org/about-us/investigative-journalism-defining-the-craft/Reporting vs Journalism https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2009/dec/10/newspapers-pressandpublishingRebuilding Local News, maybe https://www.rebuildlocalnews.org/Las Vegas Patch https://patch.com/nevada/lasvegasInverted Pyramid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverted_pyramid_(journalism)Yellow (Sensational) Journalism https://www.britannica.com/topic/yellow-journalismWhich half? https://www.forbes.com/sites/georgebradt/2016/09/14/wanamaker-was-wrong-the-vast-majority-of-advertising-is-wasted/Reporting on Reporting https://copyrightalliance.org/copyright-journalism-news-reporting/History and the Printing Press https://www.history.com/news/printing-press-renaissance

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: Since the discovery of fire and the invention of tools from stone and/or the bones of (other) animals, we have been on a quest to make our lives easier and more efficient. Are we cheering on the move to replacing our own selves? Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoThe Time Machine by H. G. Wells on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Time_MachineDoonesbury Comic Strip on Newton https://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/mobile-computing/18/319/1714First Human Making and Use of Tools https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/behavior/stone-tools/early-stone-age-toolsHuman Use of Bone Tools on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_toolEthical AI (always do your research) https://www.unesco.org/en/artificial-intelligence/recommendation-ethics

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: These first weeks have seen some high profile YouTubers exclaiming their need to take a break, step back, retire, and so on. What about we normal folk, and being overly-exposed, connected, and dependent on social media platforms? Can we escape, and if so, who do we need to tell? Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoOompaville - Why is Everyone Leaving…? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7MXRqZM2zoTom Scott Announcement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DKv5H5Frt0MatPat Announcement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R1_TqU68yoPOSSE https://indieweb.org/POSSEBonus: Tom Scott, Royal Insti

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: We have Like and Share and Friend and Follow and all manner of words corrupted by social media. None moreso, perhaps, than RSVP, which has lost most of not all practical value. Can we fix this? Participez s'il vous plaît! Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoWikipedia on RSVP https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSVP

Show Notes Host: Dan HugoSummary: The Drive to Excellence is one of those things we hear about, how they don´t make things the way they used to and all that. Should we settle for others moving fast and breaking things we depend on for the sake of some public valuation? Links Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugoDan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugoSimon Sinek Start With Why TED https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4ZoJKF_VuADelivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6828896-delivering-happinessKevlin Henney, Worse is Better for Better or Worse, GOTO 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3JkpQAbTA4Cory Doctorow, TikTok´s Enpoopification https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/21/potemkin-ai/