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Re: learning

Seth — Thu, 03 May 2007 14:57:25 -0000

This is a nice introspection. Whenever I feel that my outward emotions are not aligned with my inner viewpoint, I try to think about what my outward facing actions are trying to elicit from those with whom I interact. Hopefully the reaction and response I receive aligns with what I was hoping to get from someone and with what I think. If so, then I bet I have communicated what I want.

I also try to look at the premise of each of my thoughts, arguments, and opinions. Once I have a grasp on why I believe what I do or what it is I want to accomplish (and it always begins at the premise of my belief...if I can get there), then I feel like my outward and inner feelings align. To me, this is critical to feeling good about how I interacted with others.

Not sure if there is any sense to be made from these thoughts, but if I follow this practice, I have found that I am able to communicate what I really feel...I think. :-)

OK, I'm done pontificating....

Re: Rant, by Chuck Pahlaniuk

Seth — Mon, 14 May 2007 19:22:03 -0000

Have you read Choke? I liked it, along with his other books. I agree with you: when I read Pahlaniuk, I always feel different...typically a lot happier that I am not one of his characters.

Another author I like is Nick Hornby. Though not as dark as Pahlaniuk, I think he has a way of capturing the weird side of people in his books. High Fidelity was my favorite book by Hornby.

Re: Mozilla & Firefox Market Share

Seth — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:23:51 -0000

Great post. Are there other values for multipliers other than 3? If 3 is a conservative multiplier, what is the aggressive multiplier? 3.5? Or, do some think it could be higher? Might be interesting to see the range of total users based on the conservative to aggressive multipliers.

You also mention that most all websites use a multiplier of 3 to get from ADU to total users. Just interested in learning more about the calculation of this multiplier number. Seems like an interesting calculation to understand more deeply. If you have any others sources that you trust/like and discuss this calculation, please share.

Re: my new job at mozilla

Seth — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 23:13:29 -0000

congrats, john. you're the right person for the job. keep up the sharp focus.

Re: Best Web demos?

Seth — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:17:25 -0000

I like this demo from Access Firefox.

http://accessfirefox.com/AFx_Presentation.php

Re: why collaborative skills matter in open source

Seth — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:53:08 -0000

whoa, this is terrific post!

one question: do hierarchies that are built on merit and performance (like mozilla's meritocratic nature) foster collaboration early on so all can participate? i may be missing your point, but was trying to think about how mozilla fosters success in its community. it seems that a new developer will find a level of credibility and acceptance at mozilla by showing what problem he or she solved with code and how it was done, but not necessarily through collaboration. so, a new developer has to present all that he or she does before actually reaching out for help...just to get in the door...

does building a community on meritocracy create a barrier that is an initially very high transaction cost? and, because there is that initial transaction cost, does it persist throughout the culture to try to climb the ranks of the meritocracy?