Penny from the Past
I saw a penny in my change today. I noticed it because it was imperfect. I love the new quarters…
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Which Search am I Supposed to Use Now?
A very (very) successful and also friendly local Durham broker asked me a question in an email the other day.…
2023 Spotify List
The list is always kind of, what, a little surprising I guess. Weathervanes came out this year so I expected…
Why is Choice better than One-Size-Fits Most?
Why Did TMLS Change the System?Triangle made the decision late last year to do two things in 2023: translate the…
Impatience is an Argument with Reality
My new friend Bernie Koehrsen posted this the other day. He ran across it reading a book about patience. In…
Triangle Podcast, with Chris Tamm
https://open.spotify.com/episode/76E0pKUFe8YqSo8vPCTAFk?si=5aacca77c4cb4c22
Office Culture, when conversations turn toxic
When we updated our Employee Manual to adjust for Remote Work, we added a section called “Professional Interpersonal Communication”. The…
“You will have Pepperoni and you will like it!”
When I was an MLS vendor, “cutover” was a great time. It meant we won another contract and were going…
New Triangle MLS Podcast
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3AuwHDxV15UXhoMVVwlIiq?si=wi6iYkyySFismlrwCZCKHA Triangle MLS's new Podcast Series, with Matt Fagioli facilitating.
Freedom v Liberty
The concepts of freedom and liberty are closely related but have slightly different nuances in their meanings. While they are…
Time Machine Post: Factfulness
I talk about data all the time. It’s the basis for my whole worldview to be honest, the Scientific Method,…
What keywords are most correlated with The Triangle?
The Triangle area of North Carolina is a region that includes the cities of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill. It…
Why do we keep talking about APIs?
I know we have been talking about this since at least 2013, but I feel like it’s part of my…
Gapminder: Drama vs Facts
I loved those Gapminder TED Talks, about how much Infant Mortality is down globally. It’s amazing. Then Hans Rosling and…
The Parable of the Boxes
We all have a box to fill, metaphorically, but that’s not the most important question. The question is not even…
