My 46th book for the year is the second volume in Cullen Bunn’s outstanding horror western graphic novel The Sixth Gun. With art and lettering from Brian Hurtt and colors by Bill Crabtree this volume continues the tale of six mythical weapons that can bring about the end of the world. The second volume of… Continue reading The Sixth Gun vol 2: Crossroads
When 2016 began and I decided to post blog entries briefly reviewing every book I read this year, I hoped to get to 50 books by the end of the year. Here are some thoughts on the 45th book I completed, but I’m probably not going to make my goal. I’ve started 2 other books… Continue reading Life and Other Near-Death Experiences
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I’m in the privileged position of receiving more invitations to speak (at conferences, user groups and podcasts) than I can realistically agree to. I’ve decided to start applying some new criteria to how I pick which ones I go to. Previously, it’s been very loosely based on:…
I wanted to post a quick note about the 44th book I’ve read this year, volume 2 of Alex + Ada by Jonathan Luna and Sarah Vaughn. This graphic novel continues the story of Alex, a young man who received an android as a gift (named Ada) and chose at the end of volume one… Continue reading Alex + Ada vol 2
In the midst of a very busy time I’m reminded of some of the core responsibilities of Product Owners at my firm (where the role straddles some typical duties of a product manager and a scrum master). Here are quick notes on what is surfacing: Know the details. As a product owner it is important… Continue reading Don’t drop the ball
I’m trying to post my mini book reviews a little faster these days so here are a few notes on the 43rd book I read this year. Written by Cullen Bunn with art by Brian Hurtt, the first volume of this graphic novel tells the story of Oliander Bedford Hume, a confederate general in the… Continue reading The Sixth Gun vol 1: Cold Dead Fingers
This year I have twice had the opportunity to read a book before it has been published. The first came with a comic book (you can read my review here: https://intruthitsnotthatsimple.com/2016/04/14/the-misplaced/) where I gave the creator some of my thoughts and he was kind enough to give me some credit in the acknowledgments – truly a… Continue reading From Above
Life continues to be ridiculously full which means my blogging time keeps getting short changed. I’ve read a couple of good things lately and wanted to post at least briefly about them. Today I wanted to share a few notes about another graphic novel (or graphic narrative or comic book depending upon how seriously you… Continue reading Hip Hop Family Tree
When I started working for a financial software company back in 2002, most of us had our own cubicles and all of the ‘higher ups’ had their own offices. Today I work for a firm with an open floor plan for developers, consultants, sales folks, and senior executives with only a few offices mainly for… Continue reading Open floor plans
Earlier this week a group of people from my company attended a virtual conference on user research for everyone; the focus of the seven sessions was about the value of conducting consistent research on how people in your target market are using your product (or your competitors’ products) so that you can enhance what you… Continue reading User Research for Everyone
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