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  • It’s All Possible

    It's up to us - Carl V. Lewis

    Writing a huge blog post (a followup to this one) and slides (for a webinar on 3/19) on remote work, it’s just crystal clear that there’s a huge opportunity during this crisis to make literally EVERYTHING better if we choose to. Work can be more humane. Our governments can be more agile, more compassionate and […]

    March 18, 2020
  • On Mister Rogers

    Stories from the March

    I just finished listening to the last episode of Finding Fred, a wonderful podcast exploring Mr. Rogers’ legacy, and impact, and I thought it was time to finally write out these thoughts that have swirled around in my head about him, about love, kindness, thoughtfulness and community since the election that put Donald Trump in […]

    December 24, 2019
  • Extracurriculars

    Kevin, looking sad because he's co-working alone.

    Last night was the always-fun Creative Coast Holiday Mixer. It’s a great chance to see people I only ever see at that party, catch up, and talk about what everyone is working on. Someone asked me “Is TechSAV your main extracurricular?” That got me thinking about all of my extracurriculars, and whatever the opposite of […]

    December 13, 2019
  • My Friend Carl

    It's up to us - Carl V. Lewis

    This month, I lost a friend. Carl V. Lewis was the founder of OpenSavannah, and a friend. He died, and we don’t know how or why. All I know is that he’s gone, and I’m going to miss him. I found out very close to the one year anniversary of losing Cindy. Carl meant a […]

    October 28, 2019
  • Your Kid Will Come Out to You

    This was a long thread of tweets I posted in August of 2018, but since tomorrow, October 11th is Coming Out Day, I figured I could turn it into a blog post. Watching the first episode of Making It… and between the laughs, there was a terrible moment where a man revealed that his parents […]

    October 10, 2019
  • Toxic Data

    The calamity of the information age is that the toxicity of data increases much faster than its benefits. Nassim Taleb, found on Farnam Street This is the most concise explanation I’ve seen of the problem of social media, how easily it’s manipulated by bad actors, and how hard it is for normal people to cope […]

    October 7, 2019
  • Media Diet: September 2019

    I did one of these earlier in the summer, so this one will be a little shorter. I was sick for a while, and we had to evacuate for a hurricane, so I’ve watched a bunch of stuff. Bahubali 1 and 2: On Netflix. Two of the highest grossing movies in Indian history. They’re both […]

    September 23, 2019
  • Social Media is a Cancer

    Sunset over Wilmington Island

    Back in January, I came up with my new social media rules and they worked for a while, but the more I actually looked at how I felt before and after a session on Facebook or Twitter, I decided they weren’t working – and worse, that at least those two platforms aren’t worth it. Facebook […]

    August 16, 2019
  • Summer Media Consumption

    A big oak tree covered in spanish moss at sunset.

    I’ve been a fan of Jason Kottke’s Media Diet posts forever and decided it’s time to start my own, because I consume so much, I forget what I’ve seen, what I like and what to recommend to folks. So, consider this the first in what will hopefully be a series of “stuff Kevin’s watched so […]

    August 8, 2019
  • Roadtrip Media Survival Guide

    Dark storm clouds over some random shopping center in Northern VA.

    The family just did our big annual road trip to see my family in Northern VA.  That meant over twenty hours on the road.  I almost always create a new Roadtrips playlist every year (first in iTunes, then Rdio, now Spotify).  This year’s was a little different since I let the kids add songs to […]

    August 1, 2019
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