OK money-where-my-mouth-is time. I talked why we geeks should look into downshifting – and here’s a list of things I’ve tried, looked into, or heard about. Might be a good start. As for how geeky this is, well it comes … Continue reading
So why do we identify as fans? Why does the media we consume matter to us? Why is liking something important. Steve explores the questions and comes up with theories – and fandom is closer to supposedly nonfannish things than … Continue reading
Let’s take a look at the dark side of that bit of advice “Do What You Love?” The Introduction – What’s this all about? Your Situation – Your situation probably is messing up your dreams as is. Psychology – You … Continue reading
And here’s the roundup of the Job Basics series. For those of you that are new here (or came to see it), the goal was to list out job search basics, focusing on the geek audience here, as a reference. … Continue reading
We want better technology, better books, and more. It seems like criticism of what’s out there doesn’t help. What if we try to promote good works and Boost The Signal? A look at how you can help out. Boost The … Continue reading
OK, after stepping away from resumes for a bit, I’m back for a final roundup. Namely, what we can learn from the 50 Shades of Resume analysis to make your resume awesome. So I went through all my past analysis … Continue reading
50 Shades of Resume is over. It’s been an interesting adventure, met a lot of great people, and I hope you learned some things. I will be doing a roundup afterwards, but I am also a bit tired of looking … Continue reading
So it was time for me to do my usual career events at AOD – formerly AODSF but it moved to being by the San Francisco Airport, which kind of complicates the whole naming thing. AOD is an anime con … Continue reading
We need a name for this thing. Where are we? Agendas of SHIELD got picked up for a full season despite mediocre results (and yours truly is NOT impressed). That’s a bet on Whedon, let’s see where it goes. John … Continue reading
Whew, more news Living, Working, And Environment: Are we ready for more superstorms? The answer is no. So keep that in mind in your career, your living choices, and perhaps working to make sure we stop messing up the environment. … Continue reading