Evo Terra's Blog, page 23
November 23, 2013
Freshly shorn and enjoying a halftime pipe!
Lovely damp and cool weather in Phoenix finds me just back...
Freshly shorn and enjoying a halftime pipe!
Lovely damp and cool weather in Phoenix finds me just back from the barber and enjoying a pipe as I await either disaster or elation in the 2nd half of OU v. KSU. #boomer
Next is beers and pizza at Fate Brewing's 1st anniversary party in Scottsdale, followed by helping root for +Sheila Dee's Pokes as the take on Baylor. #keephopealive
Lovely damp and cool weather in Phoenix finds me just back from the barber and enjoying a pipe as I await either disaster or elation in the 2nd half of OU v. KSU. #boomer
Next is beers and pizza at Fate Brewing's 1st anniversary party in Scottsdale, followed by helping root for +Sheila Dee's Pokes as the take on Baylor. #keephopealive
Anniversary party at Fate!
Candy Bar Milk Stout and a Chocolate Chili Milk Stout.
Anniversary party at Fate!
Candy Bar Milk Stout and a Chocolate Chili Milk Stout.
Candy Bar Milk Stout and a Chocolate Chili Milk Stout.
Anniversary Single Pale by Fate brewing.
And their signature habanero olive oil, which is made with...
Anniversary Single Pale by Fate brewing.
And their signature habanero olive oil, which is made with crack.
And their signature habanero olive oil, which is made with crack.
Confirmed sighting of two ghosts!
+Ricky Potts and I have been missing each other at Phoenix beer events...
Confirmed sighting of two ghosts!
+Ricky Potts and I have been missing each other at Phoenix beer events long enough that it has become a running joke. We're each convinced the other does not really exist.
Well... we were convinced of that. Then FATE -- literally -- stepped in today and proved us wrong.
And at +Ashley Bower's request, I'm posting the photographic evidence in the GPC.
+Ricky Potts and I have been missing each other at Phoenix beer events long enough that it has become a running joke. We're each convinced the other does not really exist.
Well... we were convinced of that. Then FATE -- literally -- stepped in today and proved us wrong.
And at +Ashley Bower's request, I'm posting the photographic evidence in the GPC.
November 22, 2013
#CometISON entered the field of view of the HI-1 camera on NASA's Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory...
#CometISON entered the field of view of the HI-1 camera on NASA's Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory, or STEREO, on Nov. 21, 2013, and the comet shows up clearly, appearing to still be intact.
Dark "clouds" coming from the right are more dense areas in the solar wind, causing ripples in Comet Encke's tail. Using comet tails as tracers can provide valuable data about solar wind conditions near the sun.
Image Credit: Karl Battams/NASA/STEREO/CIOC #ISON #comet
Dark "clouds" coming from the right are more dense areas in the solar wind, causing ripples in Comet Encke's tail. Using comet tails as tracers can provide valuable data about solar wind conditions near the sun.
Image Credit: Karl Battams/NASA/STEREO/CIOC #ISON #comet
About to go live on Skeptical Squares!
Getting me, +Terry Simpson, and +Jeff Moriarty together for ...
About to go live on Skeptical Squares!
Getting me, +Terry Simpson, and +Jeff Moriarty together for a beer-fueled game show is rarely a good idea.
To help class it up, the Phoenix Area Skeptics Society brought in ringer Steve Novella.
This will be interesting!
Getting me, +Terry Simpson, and +Jeff Moriarty together for a beer-fueled game show is rarely a good idea.
To help class it up, the Phoenix Area Skeptics Society brought in ringer Steve Novella.
This will be interesting!
Five Publishing Personas
#4. Makers
Think of all the service providers that makeup the process of publishing...
Five Publishing Personas
#4. Makers
Think of all the service providers that makeup the process of publishing books, and let’s call them makers for this section. Cover designers. Typesetters. Interior designers. Editors. Printers. Marketers. Publicists. You get the idea.
Previous posts in this series:
▶ Preamble (http://goo.gl/dZoZcQ)
▶ RFAS (Reader first, author second) (http://goo.gl/uVkvRs)
▶ Author-first authors (http://goo.gl/QqXNcK)
▶ Publishers (http://goo.gl/wEZzSm)
Makers actually make things happen, and have in many cases a highly honed skillset of value in publishing companies or made available directly to indie publishers. For the three attributes I’m exploring here, I’d like to keep our attention on freelancers rather than employees, though I’d wager that much would still hold true.
As with our previous exploration of authors, makers are motivated by paying the rent. Much of the time, they are able to do so by providing quality work to others also motivated to pay their rent by providing their audience quality work. And if they can’t do so with their current clients, they seek out new ones to keep their business going and pride in their craftsmanship high.
Calling out a single time-horizon for such a disparate set of professionals is tricky. But most center around the next cycle. For the designers, it’s the next release of the software or hardware they use. Editors look to (and often lobby for changes in) the next style guide update. Formatters speculate on new publication standards or changes made by marketplaces. Business-service providers attend regular gatherings and conferences to get their look at the future.
Makers, almost by definition, are focused on outputs. They play a key role but are just one step in a larger output (a book). This is not to say that they never think about their career by securing their role in the changing industry (a worthy outcome), it’s just not their primary focus. To achieve par excellence, makers must stay focused on creating high quality outcomes when they are “on the job”, so to speak. They can shift their focus when the next cycle comes around.
On Friday, I'll wrap the series with a discussion of Disrupters, Because some of us just like breaking things.
All posts in this series:
▶ Preamble (http://goo.gl/dZoZcQ)
▶ RFAS (Reader first, author second) (http://goo.gl/uVkvRs)
▶ Author-first authors (http://goo.gl/QqXNcK)
▶ Publishers (http://goo.gl/wEZzSm)
▶ Makers (you are here)
▶ Disruptors (http://goo.gl/YXL5v2)
Creative commons licensed photo from Flickr: http://flic.kr/p/gvyvZ
#4. Makers
Think of all the service providers that makeup the process of publishing books, and let’s call them makers for this section. Cover designers. Typesetters. Interior designers. Editors. Printers. Marketers. Publicists. You get the idea.
Previous posts in this series:
▶ Preamble (http://goo.gl/dZoZcQ)
▶ RFAS (Reader first, author second) (http://goo.gl/uVkvRs)
▶ Author-first authors (http://goo.gl/QqXNcK)
▶ Publishers (http://goo.gl/wEZzSm)
Makers actually make things happen, and have in many cases a highly honed skillset of value in publishing companies or made available directly to indie publishers. For the three attributes I’m exploring here, I’d like to keep our attention on freelancers rather than employees, though I’d wager that much would still hold true.
As with our previous exploration of authors, makers are motivated by paying the rent. Much of the time, they are able to do so by providing quality work to others also motivated to pay their rent by providing their audience quality work. And if they can’t do so with their current clients, they seek out new ones to keep their business going and pride in their craftsmanship high.
Calling out a single time-horizon for such a disparate set of professionals is tricky. But most center around the next cycle. For the designers, it’s the next release of the software or hardware they use. Editors look to (and often lobby for changes in) the next style guide update. Formatters speculate on new publication standards or changes made by marketplaces. Business-service providers attend regular gatherings and conferences to get their look at the future.
Makers, almost by definition, are focused on outputs. They play a key role but are just one step in a larger output (a book). This is not to say that they never think about their career by securing their role in the changing industry (a worthy outcome), it’s just not their primary focus. To achieve par excellence, makers must stay focused on creating high quality outcomes when they are “on the job”, so to speak. They can shift their focus when the next cycle comes around.
On Friday, I'll wrap the series with a discussion of Disrupters, Because some of us just like breaking things.
All posts in this series:
▶ Preamble (http://goo.gl/dZoZcQ)
▶ RFAS (Reader first, author second) (http://goo.gl/uVkvRs)
▶ Author-first authors (http://goo.gl/QqXNcK)
▶ Publishers (http://goo.gl/wEZzSm)
▶ Makers (you are here)
▶ Disruptors (http://goo.gl/YXL5v2)
Creative commons licensed photo from Flickr: http://flic.kr/p/gvyvZ
Looks like Google needs to update Autocomplete, as she's dead at 77. http://goo.gl/xLsPcf
Do ...
Looks like Google needs to update Autocomplete, as she's dead at 77. http://goo.gl/xLsPcf
Do not click through to this reddit link if you're easily offended: http://goo.gl/tjXkQb
Do not click through to this reddit link if you're easily offended: http://goo.gl/tjXkQb
What are your company's principles of innovation?
Innovation is a word heard a lot around our offices...
What are your company's principles of innovation?
Innovation is a word heard a lot around our offices, and not just because it happens to be in my title. People at all levels are encourage to find new ways to innovate... but how, exactly, do you pull that off?
It's different for every company, but Google is well known for continual disruption in all sorts of spaces beyond search. How does a search engine come up with robot-driven cars and set its sights on a space elevator and beating aging? It's not with an eye toward more AdWord revenue, I can assure you that.
It starts from within and with empowerment. Here's how they do it. How will you?
Innovation is a word heard a lot around our offices, and not just because it happens to be in my title. People at all levels are encourage to find new ways to innovate... but how, exactly, do you pull that off?
It's different for every company, but Google is well known for continual disruption in all sorts of spaces beyond search. How does a search engine come up with robot-driven cars and set its sights on a space elevator and beating aging? It's not with an eye toward more AdWord revenue, I can assure you that.
It starts from within and with empowerment. Here's how they do it. How will you?
