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Re: A Geopolitical Check-Up

garylerude — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 22:54:34 -0000

This is a very cautionary discussion, the possibility of a war with China reminding me of the threat of a nuclear war with the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Despite adding to my depression, thank you for introducing me to Chas Freeman.

Re: Mobile Mix: The deal we’ve all been waiting for

garylerude — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 10:43:05 -0000

Excellent summary!

Re: NAB, Wi-Fi Alliance Battle on Over 6 MHz - by John Eggerton

garylerude — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 15:48:56 -0000

Don't you mean 6 GHz?

Re: Tech Tyranny

garylerude — Sun, 16 Dec 2018 13:56:19 -0000

Excellent program, as usual, with many thought-provoking moments for me. I offer a couple of thoughts:

We will not rewind technology, e.g., face recognition, so our path must be managing and regulating it, individually and as a society. As individuals, we must learn how to engage with one another in civil discourse. Collectively, in addition to expecting government regulations to protect our privacy, we should have collectives addressing the edges of technology, formulating ideas, and advocating policies. Without the collective voice of the people, our legislators will be lobbied by the technology firms, favoring them until some egregious incident occurs.

The impact of technology on workers warrants an ongoing dialog; it's a complex topic. Working in the semiconductor industry, I've seen the impact of technology and globalization on the supply chain. Assembly and test moved from Massachusetts to Ireland to Asia (China, India, Thailand) to reduce product cost. While that eliminated assembly and test jobs in the U.S., it enabled the growth of the mobile phone industry, which led to the Blackberry and iPhone and new design engineering and software jobs in the U.S., as well as the mobile internet technology we rely on today.

On a future program, I would love to hear Seth Godin's views on this topic, as he seems to be an advocate of the internet and technology, with a compelling vision of the opportunities for workers to emerge from the "command and control" factory environment.

Re: How to Curate Content: The Secret Sauce to Getting Noticed, Becoming an Influencer, and Having Fun Online

garylerude — Sun, 11 Sep 2016 15:01:49 -0000

Kevan, thanks for the comprehensive overview of process and tools. I will be adopting the discover, read, share batching approach and am looking forward to using the automated IFTTT to Buffer link. That will definitely streamline my choppy process. I also like the idea of using no more than 25 sources; keeping up with all my RSS, website links, and email subscriptions is not manageable.

Re: Friday N.H. News Roundup - October 23, 2015

garylerude — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 18:39:29 -0000

While I see the audio here on your website, I don't find this episode of the Friday N.H. News Roundup podcast on either iTunes or my podcatcher (RSSRadio). Did you post it?

Re: Friday N.H. News Roundup - August 21, 2015

garylerude — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 22:59:37 -0000

Will you be posting the audio for last week's Friday NH News Roundup?

Re: 'Eggcorns': The Gaffes That Spread Like Wildflowers

garylerude — Sat, 30 May 2015 10:06:15 -0000

How about "road to hoe" vs. "row to hoe."

Re: Preview

garylerude — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 20:48:21 -0000

Harry and members of the board:

Thank you for starting this blog, as a means to foster deeper communication with the congregation. And thank you for beginning with a discussion of our governance model.

I have served on both types of boards that you identify: the "hands on" board in charge of operations and several policy-based governance boards. I advocate for the latter, as it allows the board to invest the members' limited time on the future direction of the organization. With the former, the board's time is too easily consumed looking in the rear-view mirror -- listening to committee reports about past activities -- and periodically getting mired in a short-term, stylistic decisions -- like deciding what color paper the stewardship brochure should be printed on.

Effective policy-based governance doesn't just happen, though. It requires practice, like an orchestra preparing for a performance. The score and individual parts must first be written, and the members must practice playing together and in tune. This is particularly important since the conductor and members are rotating off and replaced by new players, a few every year. Effective policy-based governance requires constant renewal.

The risk with a policy-based governance board is vision without action. The dedicated executive in the structure addresses this. The risk with a hands on board is an efficient organization that doesn't know where it's going. I personally haven't seen an effective way to address this, particularly in a dynamic and growing organization.

To paraphrase Winston Churchill's quip about democracy, "policy-based governance is the worst form of governance -- except for all the others."

Re: Friday N.H. News Roundup - February 6, 2015

garylerude — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 21:49:05 -0000

Where's the audio for the January 30th program?

Re: Friday N.H. News Roundup - January 30, 2015

garylerude — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 20:56:40 -0000

When will you post the audio for this program?

Re: bijan sabet — New Zealand on film. December 2014. Last month...

garylerude — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 07:56:36 -0000

It's such a beautiful country. My wife and I spent just shy of two weeks exploring the south island BC (before children). We long to go back.

Re: Preview

garylerude — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 16:44:37 -0000

As a committee, we have not studied these new MFC competencies. However, our own discussion points for potential ministers address all seven elements. Our version of "Leads the Faith into the Future" focuses more on our congregation and developing a shared ministry that will take us into the future.

Re: Friday N.H. News Roundup - October 31, 2014

garylerude — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 20:39:59 -0000

Please post the audio from Friday's show. Thanks,

Re: BIJAN SABET

garylerude — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 07:50:26 -0000

Have you listened to the StartUp podcast with Alex Blumberg, formerly with NPR? Seems you would relate. ;-)

Re: Friday N.H. News Roundup - September 12, 2014

garylerude — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 21:50:45 -0000

When will you post the audio for Friday's program?

Re: Friday N.H. News Roundup - June 20, 2014

garylerude — Sat, 21 Jun 2014 16:41:47 -0000

FYI, this week's Friday NH News Roundup is in my iTunes feed. All is well.

Re: Friday N.H. News Roundup - June 13, 2014

garylerude — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 21:50:57 -0000

Do you know why the Friday N.H. News Roundup doesn't appear in iTunes? I see other episodes of The Exchange in iTunes. But the last two Friday shows don't appear. Thanks.

Re: More Ticks Means More Concern About Lyme Disease

garylerude — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 11:11:05 -0000

Thanks for working this, Rebecca. I re-downloaded and have now listened to the full program.

Re: More Ticks Means More Concern About Lyme Disease

garylerude — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 19:31:50 -0000

A very important topic, and I found the discussion interesting. However both the recording on the web site and the podcast were truncated at about 40 minutes -- essentially mid sentence. Can you repost the full program?

Re: Friday N.H. News Roundup - April 4, 2014

garylerude — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 07:47:40 -0000

Please post the audio from the program. Thanks!

Re: Friday N.H. News Roundup - Feb. 28th, 2014

garylerude — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 10:14:39 -0000

Don't forget to post the audio from Friday's show. Thanks!

Re: Friday N.H. News Roundup - Week Of January 27th

garylerude — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 18:03:25 -0000

Don't forget to post the audio from this episode, please. :-)

Re: Our Weekly New Hampshire News Roundup - Week Of November 11th

garylerude — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 19:50:36 -0000

When will you post the audio from this program? Thanks.

Re: Our Weekly New Hampshire News Roundup - Week Of October 28th

garylerude — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 09:20:02 -0000

When will you post the audio for this program? Thanks.