Archive for March 2009
Kids, and why Roo is more observant about them than I am.
After seeing Louis CK do the bit above, Roo was riding in the car with me and Moishe. Moishe said something entirely unimportant and Roo pointed out that Louis CK was right, kids often don't talk about anything important. "No no, I insisted, Moishe's different, and often insightful." Roo just nodded her head like, "You're…
Read MoreBattlestar Galactica Final Episode thoughts
First of all, go read my friend Aaron Pressman's thoughts on the final BSG episode. Below are contained spoilers. ……….Keep going………. I really loved the final episode with the exception of the angel-cameraderie of Boltar and Capirica Six at the end. Tricia Helfer's dialogue sounded forced, and that's probably because it was unlike any of…
Read MorePoker results for 2008 (last 5 years)
So after booking a big win playing live poker in 2007, I looked forward to making even more money by moving up stakes in 2008. I didn’t really move up in stakes, and played live for the first half of the year until through a combination of losing at the tables and the need to…
Read MoreStrategies and tactics of heads up poker
My ongoing heads up battle against Sparbot, the Univ. of Alberta poker model Though it doesn’t happen very often in a cash games, heads up poker (just you and one opponent) is the gauntlet you have to master to win any poker tournament. It’s actually a good exercise for the rest of your poker career…
Read MoreLinkedIn vs Leadership Profiles
You know what’s fascinating? Leadership Profiles have been around a long time in print form, and now on the web, but they’re hopelessly going to be out of date. With an independent party trying to collect data, like this profile of one of my colleague Scott LaGanga, it will never be as accurate as his…
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