daviding's Home Feed Feed provided by BackType.com http://www.backtype.com/home Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:01:54 +0000 BackType Feeds Presenting PresentationCamp Toronto! http://www.chrisgurney.ca/2009/12/30/presentationcamp-toronto/#comment-8709 That’s awesome! =) Looking forward to it.

There are two topics I’m curious about exploring, so you can pick one. ;)

Rocking the Remote Presentation
(why face-to-face presentations are so overrated ;) )

Two Hundred People Easier than Two:
The Shy Connector’s Guide to Speaking in Public

Snazzier titles will probably come up as I think about this. =)

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]]> Sacha Chua Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:44:05 +0000 Learning more about interviewing http://sachachua.com/wp/2010/02/learning-more-about-interviewing/#comment-316869 @sachac You’re welcome. Shadowing is an effective way to learn about practices, and we should take advantage of it, more often. We should thank your management for appreciating an opportunity for professional development.

Since I’m an academic at heart, my interviewing technique is foundationally solid. It’s an inductive case study method — the is more acceptable in European management research than in American management research. I’ve written about induction, abduction and deduction (as well as publishing an article about the differences in approaches. In defining an engagement, the methods should be thought out, rather than taken for granted.

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]]> David Ing Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:29:11 +0000 Lessons learned from microblogging talk http://sachachua.com/wp/2010/02/lessons-learned-from-microblogging-talk/#comment-316881 @sachac I didn’t see your slides — I downloaded the playback, and transcoded the movie to audio — and listened on my MP3 player.

Presentation slides are only visual aids. As a prolific note-taker, I focus on listening to the voice, and refer to the visual aids only secondarily if necessary. It’s amazing how just listening reduces the mental overload. (I’m at a seminar where one speaker was talking about teaching a class with two screens, and each student with a laptop, resulting in a response of TMI — Too Much Information!)

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]]> David Ing Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:45:26 +0000 I’d like to build the post-connector workplace http://sachachua.com/wp/2010/02/id-like-to-build-the-post-connector-workplace/#comment-316875 @sachac As an alternative to the Malcolm Gladwell Tipping Point view of social networks, I like the academic rigour of Karen Stephenson’s classification of hubs, gatekeepers and pulsetakers.

From the anthropological perspective, I’m not sure that it’s natural for people shift modes. In different contexts, we might be gatekeepers — who either accelerate or decelerate information transfer — or hubs.

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]]> David Ing Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:39:39 +0000 Learning more about interviewing http://sachachua.com/wp/2010/02/learning-more-about-interviewing/#comment-316869 @sachac You’re welcome. Shadowing is an effective way to learn about practices, and we should take advantage of it, more often. We should thank your management for appreciating an opportunity for professional development.

Since I’m an academic at heart, my interviewing technique is foundationally solid. It’s an inductive case study method — the is more acceptable in European management research than in American management research. I’ve written about induction, abduction and deduction (as well as publishing an article about the differences in approaches. In defining an engagement, the methods should be thought out, rather than taken for granted.

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]]> David Ing Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:29:11 +0000 Lessons learned from microblogging talk http://sachachua.com/wp/2010/02/lessons-learned-from-microblogging-talk/#comment-316881 @sachac I didn’t see your slides — I downloaded the playback, and transcoded the movie to audio — and listened on my MP3 player.

Presentation slides are only visual aids. As a prolific note-taker, I focus on listening to the voice, and refer to the visual aids only secondarily if necessary. It’s amazing how just listening reduces the mental overload. (I’m at a seminar where one speaker was talking about teaching a class with two screens, and each student with a laptop, resulting in a response of TMI — Too Much Information!)

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]]> David Ing Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:45:26 +0000 I’d like to build the post-connector workplace http://sachachua.com/wp/2010/02/id-like-to-build-the-post-connector-workplace/#comment-316875 @sachac As an alternative to the Malcolm Gladwell Tipping Point view of social networks, I like the academic rigour of Karen Stephenson’s classification of hubs, gatekeepers and pulsetakers.

From the anthropological perspective, I’m not sure that it’s natural for people shift modes. In different contexts, we might be gatekeepers — who either accelerate or decelerate information transfer — or hubs.

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]]> David Ing Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:39:39 +0000 Moving from testing to development http://sachachua.com/wp/2010/02/moving-from-testing-to-development/#comment-316705 Absolutely. Open source is awesome. As the person in question works at IBM, she’ll need to get approval to contribute to open source, which makes it a bit more of a hassle, but open source is totally awesome.

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]]> Sacha Chua Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:54:28 +0000 How IBM Uses Social Media to Spur Employee Innovation | Casey Hibbard | February 2, 2010 | ... http://friendfeed.com/e/2633a932-e6d7-b331-866c-3cec30935464#bee12175-7cf4-4aae-93e2-924798a21e40 daviding says: Since no man is an island, the policies and practices in my day job influence the way I think about social media

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]]> David Ing Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:00:44 +0000 FeedBurner Socialize: Add Your Feed to Twitter http://friendfeed.com/e/44ef4741-7157-917a-5f32-1db0fc24884c#d7a390dc-2b3c-4920-babe-4aa55477aa69 daviding says: Twitterfeed was available before Google Feedburner Socialize. This new player uses a goo.gl shortener instead of bit.ly

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]]> David Ing Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:31:15 +0000 Agendas http://sachachua.com/wp/2010/01/agendas/#comment-315597 Seth: Yes, I know, evil of me to bury news like that at the end of a blog post with a nondescript title. Think of it like an Easter egg for a blog, perhaps? <laugh>

Thanks for all the congrats! Venue: Toronto City Hall wedding chambers. We’re keeping it simple. =)

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]]> Sacha Chua Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:31:47 +0000 Why the computer is doomed: Some time around the end of this decade, it will become impossible ... http://friendfeed.com/e/41cf53ff-72cf-85ab-9714-bae59621866a#ce7a6866-5fc7-4294-853a-ba8eea0bbd7e daviding: Heat dissipation in computer chips is a known problem in the computer industry, so this article is incomplete. The move to multicore chips over the past 5 years -- even gaming consoles are multicore -- demonstrate the change in hardware technology. Taking advantage of multicore is, however, a software issue -- operating systems and programs need to be rewritten to take advantage of the hardware. Writing software that is parallel-processing is considerable more difficult than a single-threaded application.

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]]> David Ing Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:57:19 +0000 Gaga over the new nostalgia - The Globe and Mail http://friendfeed.com/e/52d4f9b6-5d21-8d27-cf18-0b00bce49965#b1fe4b33-155e-4445-9b95-bf8e6f3a90c1 daviding says: Although digital photography cuts photolabs out of the loop, so do Polaroid prints. Polaroids enable immediate gratification. Since digital photography involves so many steps -- capturing, archving, print and web sharing -- Polaroids can have an immediacy that digital workflows elude. See http://coevolving.com/blogs/index.php/archive/digital-photos-capturing-archiving-printing-web-sharing-photoblogging/

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]]> David Ing Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:44:07 +0000 Agendas http://sachachua.com/wp/2010/01/agendas/#comment-314644 =D Thanks!

Booked the wedding venue. Whee!

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]]> Sacha Chua Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:37:02 +0000 Agendas http://sachachua.com/wp/2010/01/agendas/#comment-314440 Thanks for the congratulations and the great wishes! Looking forward to sharing more stories and thoughts. =)

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]]> Sacha Chua Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:21:13 +0000 Agendas http://sachachua.com/wp/2010/01/agendas/#comment-314346 Don, you get a special thank-you. When W- and I first met, he recognized my name from one of my articles in the Linux Journal. That’s one of the reasons we got to talking! <laugh>

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]]> Sacha Chua Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:17:21 +0000 Math Geek Comes Up With Equation to Explain His Lack of a Girlfriend (Peter Backus) | Brett ... http://friendfeed.com/e/3f4f4101-2a4a-bb27-564d-94369674d8cf#19bbe35c-f9ec-448b-ad9f-85764d4fe70a daviding says: The modelling doesn't take into account that the estimated probabilities are subjective, and could be way off. The 1-in-20 chance that a woman might find him attractive, and the 1-in-10 chance that he will get along with her are his estimates ... which demonstrates why economists are regarded as coming from a dismal science.

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]]> David Ing Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:09:31 +0000 16 Different Clones You Can Build with Drupal http://webjackalope.com/16-different-clones-you-can-build-with-drupal/#comment-2717 @glenstansberry, I use Drupal primarily for it’s “book” feature, and hadn’t thought about the “clone” features that you portray. It gives me confidence in the platform that I’ve chosen, and I may rethink where I might exercise it more.

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]]> David Ing Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:28:47 +0000 16 Different Clones You Can Build with Drupal http://webjackalope.com/16-different-clones-you-can-build-with-drupal/#comment-2717 @glenstansberry, I use Drupal primarily for it’s “book” feature, and hadn’t thought about the “clone” features that you portray. It gives me confidence in the platform that I’ve chosen, and I may rethink where I might exercise it more.

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]]> David Ing Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:28:47 +0000 MP3 Creators Unveil New Music File Format “MusicDNA” | Daniel Kreps | January 25, 2009 | ... http://friendfeed.com/e/cdbe01aa-23d8-a2e8-a182-113102f13f7d#1f7474a3-3495-4476-be20-36c6a22d5896 daviding says: The debate about the potential value of MusicDNA over MP3 seems is around metadata. Some people like to know what they're listening to, while others don't care.

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]]> David Ing Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:38:55 +0000 Every teachable moment http://sachachua.com/wp/2010/01/every-teachable-moment/#comment-313395 Oh, absolutely. What with all the parenting and education books you had around…

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]]> Sacha Chua Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:11:56 +0000 Recovering from jet lag http://sachachua.com/wp/2010/01/recovering-from-jet-lag/#comment-312801 Yup! Yay!

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]]> Sacha Chua Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:44:32 +0000 Getting started on your web presence http://sachachua.com/wp/2010/01/getting-started-on-your-web-presence/#comment-312331 Do you mean social engineering? I figure there are more good apples than bad apples out there. Because people know there’s a lot of information about me available on the Net, that helps them not just trust people who seem to know a lot about me. =)

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]]> Sacha Chua Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:29:47 +0000 Reflecting on introversion and shyness; help me find better words! http://sachachua.com/wp/2010/01/reflecting-on-introversion-and-shyness-help-me-find-better-words/#comment-312330 Yes, that gets the I for Introvert/intravert, which I suppose also covers the preference for other people starting conversations instead of me. =)

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]]> Sacha Chua Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:27:37 +0000 sacha chua :: enterprise 2.0 consultant, storyteller, geek http://sachachua.com/wp/2009/04/nothing-quite-like-org-for-emacs/#comment-311870 Glad to hear that works for you! =) That’s quite hardcore.

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