- Well I have abandoned my quest to build a live blog posting framework. I'm going to import my daily tweets and annotate them as necessary. #
- The W8 OS install took about an hour. Both Office 2010 and Mcafee seem to be working fine on W8. #
- I'm wondering if http://t.co/gWVKXHR7 is worth the time and effort. #
- @andyphelan45 are you kidding me? Soccer? #
- I just ordered a large pizza and some garlic knots from @BorrielloBros my favorite local proprietor of the only kind of pies that matter #
- What an end of half play by Eli Manning. Will the Packers be able to overcome a 10 point deficit? @nflcommish #
- I just poured my first rye beer ever from the Shiner family collection 12 pack while watching the Packers play the Giants. #
- Finishing up this Stanford University class tonight will definitely require more coffee. #
Twitter Updates for 2012-01-16
LinkedIn inmap for Nels Lindahl
This post is a placeholder for a much larger think piece on why my professional and personal networks are separated into six distinct (but highly clustered) groupings.
Twitter Updates for 2012-01-15
- After watching a few episodes of storage wars, I am considering take a a run at some auctions this weekend! #
- I would really like to see the list of majors… @WSJ China to Cancel College Majors That Don’t Pay http://t.co/tNWB2EvP #
- Why former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach can’t get another job – Stewart Mandel – http://t.co/aKJoMdbR http://t.co/K0W3MIP0 #
- Now is the time for Kansas to fire Turner Gill and hire Mike Leach – http://t.co/2TAqDtlY: http://t.co/1DFsZMu3 via @AddThis #
- “Turner Gill out as KU football coach” on http://t.co/9Egj3EPY: ?popup=true http://t.co/yBDJkdtu #
- Jobless rate hits 8.6% “The labor participation rate declined to 64 percent from 64.2 percent.” http://t.co/3Ni0g44E via @BloombergNews #
- I wish Mike Leach the best of luck at Washington State. KU would have been a better choice. WU did hire Tyrone Willingham. #
- Will OSU vs Stanford be a better game than the Alabama vs LSU rematch? When Alabama wins at least we can have a split national title… #
- Go Charlie! Now we just need 3 TE and a strong pulling guard! “Name recognition: Jayhawks get big name — Charlie Weis” http://t.co/fZSAjDhM #
- Kansas Jayhawks has hire Charlie Weis as football coach – ESPN http://t.co/BIKUEgCk #
- Dear NCAA, If you throw a punch on the basketball court, then you should expect to be banned for the rest of the season. #
- Tebow!!! #
- Windows 8 Public Beta In Late February, Microsoft Says | Fox News http://t.co/5b9XKuwf via @fxnscitech #
- Merry Christmas! I’m watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy (extended edition DVD version). I just cannot stomach paying for the Blu-rays. #
- Why do schezuan beef recipes vary so much? Some versions are very saucy while others are dry fried with celery and carrots. #
- What is the best Facebook connect plugin for @WordPress? #
- Would anybody support crowd-sourcing more northern exposure episodes? #
- “Not quite an MIT degree, but MITx may still appeal” http://t.co/kmwFDsXB I think this could be fun. #
- Opportunity Loss: Unnoticed and Uncounted Sources of Value – Free Webinar | Stanford University Online: https://t.co/Jz5YoXLi via @AddThis #
- Positive Intelligence: How to maximize potential and performance (Free Webinar) | Stanford University Online: https://t.co/ICvc92Oe #
- Dear, 2011. I am done with you. Thanks. #
- Has the combination of individual nihilistic contempt and written post-modern criticism gained enough momentum to stifle creativity? #
- What are the consequences of criticism becoming virtuous? Can a civil society built on criticism stand the test of time? #
- The developer edition of Microsoft Windows 8 has been pretty fantastic; I have been running it since the day it launched #windows8 @Windows #
- Rock Chalk Jayhawk!!! #
- Nielsen’s 2011 media usage numbers: TV and Android still rule | The Verge http://t.co/JQpxCPpw via @verge #
- Infographic: The Most Valuable Digital Consumers | Nielsen Wire http://t.co/3nHvTfZg #
- Who has a great steak rub mixture they would be willing to share? #
- Cutting the Cord on Cable http://t.co/eIVa7gp5 via @WSJ When will the cable and satellite companies allow online ala cart channel selection? #
- When did Subway reduce the size of the bread they use to make their sandwiches? The bread has gotten rather wimpy at my local Subway. #
- I am taking a look at the HP Folio 13 Ultrabooks for Business Ultra Thin Tablet Notebooks: http://t.co/9SYr3hYO via @AddThis #
- The Denver Broncos defense better make some adjustments. Tim Tebow is not the type of gunslinger that can win a shootout with Tom Brady. #
- I’m thinking about using the Windows 8 developer preview as my main OS on my modified Dell Studio 1535 running a 40 GB Intel SSD. #
- I’m going to take the plunge and install W8 as my primary OS. Somehow W7 has bloated itself up to 36GB of my 40 GB Intel SSD. Wish me luck! #
A 3 day weekend mixed with some long term planning
Dinner last night consisted of some Thai hot panang curry, Thai hot drunken noodles, and chef hot Thai style fried rice of with tofu. In case you missed the subtlety of last night’s dinner theme, the theme involved selecting spicy menu options. A few urban legends exist about spicy food being the catalyst for inducing labor. Dinner last night was very spicy, but the plan simply did not yield the intended results. Today for some reason I have been thinking about lunch menus since breakfast started. Day one of my three day weekend will probably include eating snacks and watching two NFL football games. The early game involves the San Francisco 49ers vs. the New Orleans Saints. The late game is being predicted to be the most watched NFL game in recent history. Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos will be competing in Foxborough, Massachusetts against Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.
My course work at Stanford University has been focuses on project management. Concurrent with the Stanford University classes I have been studying for the project management professional (PMP) exam. Passing the PMP exam is one of my major personal goals for 2012. I am trying to decide if buying a few of the PMP exam prep books would be prudent. I am a firm believer in practice tests, but the PMP exam still seems somewhat mysterious.
Joni recently accused me of starting to become a Denver Broncos fan. I own thousands of Kansas City Chiefs sports trading cards including my collection of obscure player certified trading card autographs. I collect certified common player Kansas City Chiefs trading card autographs. For the most part collecting common player autographs is extremely affordable. Most of the cards end up selling for less than $5.00 on eBay. Anybody that reviewed my eBay account would be able to vouch for my Kansas City fandom credentials. What’s so wrong with watching Tim Tebow play football? I did not grow up during the gold years of NFL football when the quarterback actually ran and passed the ball. I am not afraid to admit that I would like to see the Denver Broncos defeat the New England Patriots.
The movie Moneyball came out on Blu-ray disc today
My review of the movie Moneyball was published on October 1, 2011 under the title, “Moneyball Movie Review.” Given my interest in the film, I decided to preorder the move on Blu-ray disc from Amazon. For the most part the transfer quality is pretty decent. Some of the interlaced footage had some serious artifacts.
Life without ESPN or the national championship game
Well the National Collegiate Athletic Associate (NCAA) college football championship game between Louisiana State University (LSU) and the University of Alabama is well under way tonight. How did ESPN get the rights to so many bowl games and the national championship game this year? The television executives over at the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) should have trumped ESPN and taken over the rights to the game. Could the advertising rights to a national championship game on ESPN be worth more than the same rights on ABC?
My third Stanford University class marathon weekend study session
Working late into the night can be very rewarding. Few people on the planet truly enjoy a good marathon writing or studying session. An even fewer number of people have the drive to sustain a single minded purpose long enough to drive a true marathon event. Strong intellectual performances can be incremental and follow a plan. Projects that involve strategy and planning will almost always trump spontaneous operational decisions. As part of the advanced project management program, I started working on completing my third class from Stanford University. Overall, the Stanford Center for Professional Development class “Managing without authority” has been enjoyable and thought-provoking. The wild card weekend NFL games are definitely a little distracting. Who would have predicted a Houston Texan wildcard matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals?
The move to streaming online content various subscription cable and satellite television services has hit the mainstream media. Check out this weekend’s Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article Cutting the Cord on Cable.
