Another day, another phone cam video. This one was shot on the Fourth of July on the shore of Lake Michigan. You could see fireworks stretching all the way from downtown Chicago to Evanston. What’s even better is that the beach was just full of people, all shooting off their own arsenals before, during, and … Read more
This comes my way via Anna Tarkov. First of all, the content is excellent; a look at what motivates each of us to do our best work, and surprisingly, why money is usually not the best motivator. But also, the whiteboard cartooning animation is just awesome. Mad props to the person that put this together.
Taken this evening, at Loyola Park
I recently acquired two small oil paintings in an auction. I paid very little for them. They’re nice enough paintings, and certainly a deal for how little they cost, but they’re not exactly in the style of my home decor. So naturally, I got to thinking, maybe a fun thing to do would be to … Read more
Perhaps not the most exciting video ever, here’s a quick, 45-second look at the environment at Millennium Park yesterday evening, during a free show by legendary Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen and his band. Once again, shot with Motorola Droid phonecam. This one is hosted on Youtube, because I wanted to get an idea of quality … Read more
This was shot win a Motorola Droid phonecam on June 4, 2010. [podcast format=”video”]/flash_video/maifest_phonecam.flv[/podcast]
This is an extremely useful study guide to help you remember what kinds of biases can effect your decision-making skills. All of us are subject to these biases, no matter how smart we think we are. The only way to get around them is to understand them, and try to recognize them when they occur … Read more
(Note – This article was first published by h+ Magazine, on May 12, 2010. It’s republished here for my own archives.) Chances are, you’re not using the same computer you were twenty years ago. But chances are, you’re still using the same basic user interface — a mouse for pointing, a keyboard for typing. While … Read more
So, for the first year that I lived in the city, I barely drove at all. I literally would go for weeks without so much as looking at my car. I bought a mere four tanks of gas for the first twelve months that I lived in Chicago. However, since I’ve been needing to … Read more
As you can tell by looking at the dates on my recent posts, I haven’t been making too many updates lately. Alas, how is the rabid Ian Monroe fan supposed to know what I’m up to? Well, I’ll tell you. I began my job hunt back in November with this post offering a bounty for … Read more