Official Sherlock convention announced in UK and US zite.to/1fWCwSw
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The Secrets to Staying Productive When You Have a Big Project zite.to/1gkg9Ix
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11 Reasons You Need To Watch (Or Rewatch) ‘Twin Peaks’ zite.to/1blQAbk
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RIP Shirley Temple bbc.co.uk/news/entertain…
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Bill Gates posted this video after his Reddit AMA: youtube.com/watch?v=ynQ5Zh…
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Oh. My. God. I just heard on the news that there’s reports of drizzle in the area. DRIZZLE! #snowmaggedon2 #ATL
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To make my client meeting I’m flying out a day early (tomorrow) to avoid the snow. So I get to stay in Detroit an extra day. Um… Yay?
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Ran to gas up the car & get some extra groceries for the family… it’s CRAY-CRAY out there. No bread, no eggs, no milk. #ATL #snowpocalypse2
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New at my blog: Will gamification become less effective as it becomes widespread and applied everywhere? bit.ly/1ocqScb
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AMC’s #TheWalkingDead Return Steals Ratings Gold From Sochi Games ME: It’ll be over 16 million after DVRs are added. deadline.com/2014/02/walkin…
My Quora answers, UX Articles
Will gamification become less effective as it becomes widespread and applied everywhere?
I think it’s already become less effective, and less frequently used as a result. Here’s my reasons: Points without value. Gaining points while doing a task is great… if they are actually worth something. The problem is, unless the points…
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Microsoft’s Power BI For Office 365 Comes Out Of Preview, Simplifies Data Analysis And Visualizations techcrunch.com/2014/02/10/mic…
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Another Anniversary: Happy 40th to The Six Million Dollar Man!
In January 1974 the first episode of The Six Million Dollar Man aired, and kids around the world had a new superhero. Steve Austin was the world’s first bionic man, and we watched every week as he foiled foreign spies, fought Bigfoot, and faced fembots and Death Probes.
As much as I enjoyed the show, the best thing that came from the program (besides a young writer named Mark Frost) was the toy line from Kenner. I played with those toys so much they fell apart. I had them all – the repair station that was shaped like a rocket, the Oscar Goldman figure (with exploding briefcase!), the AM radio backpack… Such fun.
In celebration of the anniversary, here’s some classic commercials for the line…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj3–kt7TO0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ene2z2vEhQI
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Well, I WAS supposed to fly to Detroit on Wednesday afternoon… Flight’s not canceled, yet, but…
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#StarTrek device that heals skin instantly could soon be used on the International Space Station zite.to/1lpSOae
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How To Use Evernote To Manage Your Meetings zite.to/1iRh7fz