This post is available as a PDF file here: http://www.hackneys.com/docs/theystillcant.pdf 30 December 2009 In August of 2002 I endured a personal challenge. At the time, I was sitting on a bar stool at a friend’s house in my Iowa home…
The Seekers – 2009
Back in 2004 I wrote a holiday message about our Christmas tree titled The Seekers. It turned out to be one of the most popular essays of that era. We put up a Christmas tree last week for the first time since then. It…
My World View
This essay is available in PDF form here: http://www.hackneys.com/docs/myworldview.pdf “Your world view is, well, wrong.” Those were the last words I ever heard from a guy I’d been friends with for more than 30 years. That was back in…
Smartphones: The Decision
Seven months and seven days ago, I asked some friends and relatives for input on smartphones, specifically iPhone vs. Blackberry. Not seeing any need to rush into this, I took my time before committing. I especially felt there was no need…
Thoughts on Obama’s Peace Prize Speech
U.S. President Barack Obama presented his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech in Oslo, Norway, earlier today. The headline you will read in the mass media regarding the speech will likely be some variation of “Obama defends US wars as he…
The Stadium
In traveling through 43 countries across six continents, we’ve seen quite a few ancient stadiums. From Rome’s definitive Coliseum to lesser known examples scattered around the world, we’ve explored many. All share a sense of grandeur that matches the contests…
CERN and Doors to Other Dimensions
CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is probably best known as the birthplace of the world wide web, CERN being the then employer of Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of HTML, the markup language used to create web pages. Less known, at least…
One in 560,626
I’m going to admit this right up front: I’m terrible at marketing myself. Even though I get paid very well by others for consulting services advising them how to market themselves, and that advice has been very successful, I’m not good…
Health Care Reform, the Napkin Version
Back in March, I posted a series on Health Care Reform: Thoughts on Health Care Reform Health Care Reform FAQ Health Care Reform: The Options Health Care Reform: The Cost Drivers – One Academic’s View Health Care Reform: $2.4 Trillion…
Canon Powershot S90 Evaluation
S90 Information: August 19, 2009 Canon USA Press Powershot line press release: http://www.usa.canon.com/templatedata/pressrelease/20090819_powershot.html August 19, 2009 Canon UK S90 press release: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0908/09081907canons90.asp#press Canon USA S90 site: http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=223&modelid=19210 DP Review S90 brief hands on: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0908/09081906canons90handson.asp Evaluation Context: Overlanding / Expedition…