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Author: andy

  • Are You Ready for Anything?

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    Yesterday I finished David Allen’s “Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life“. If you are in the concourse of productivity, looking for gems and fine tuning, questions to ask yourself (and [ready to answer](http://blog.nuancelabs.com/2007/02/27/the-importance-of-managing-self/)) then you’re ready to read this offering. I’ve had the book in my possession for years. Picked it…

  • Checks and Balances

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    We helped fight back last year legislation that would have made it easier for domestic spying. This Tuesday the Senate Intelligence Committee is picking the topic back up. Make sure your representatives know where you stand. [StopIllegalSpying.org](http://www.stopillegalspying.org) is a new site set up by [EFF](http://www.eff.org) and a broad coalition of groups fighting for your privacy…

  • The Time, How it Flies

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    The weeks are peeling by. I seem to step out of focused work later and later. My drive is amped and everyone around me is spinning plates at high velocity. Nuance Labs has cleared the hurdles of birthing all it’s business, presentation, and pitch materials. We’ve got so much passion for our product it’s unbelievable.…

  • GPS Skydiving, a true geek.

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    What is he doing now? Attaching a GPS unit to his wrist? For skydiving? Well I’ll never get lost. hahah. A few months ago I found out about [Tracking Derby](http://www.trackingderby.com/). Mount a GPS (like the Garmin Foretrex 201), record your jump, upload it to their service where they [show](http://www.trackingderby.com/en/trace_view_training_2329_meters.php) it. The overall thrust of the…

  • Quote: Ralph Waldo Emerson

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    >”Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”–Ralph Waldo Emerson

  • Slow Food Charlotte Terra Madre Recap

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    On Wednesday the local Slow Food Charlotte convivia gathered at the Art Institute of Charlotte to hear about the travels of the delegates that went to Terra Madre. They tasted and witnessed a panorama of culinary delights. They also got charged by the passion of the thousands of agri people who were in attendance and…

  • Skydive 13 & 14

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    [YouTube Video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN37SynENJw): It was a great day out this weekend. Spring is definitely in the air and I was too. Soon after reaching the [Skydive Carolina](http://skydivecarolina.com) dropzone I was on a load to the heavens. As I quickly got my gear, inspected it, and sat on the plane ride in anticipation I reflected on how…