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By day, I'm a product manager serving a group of fantastic engineers at Square.
By night, I fight crime and solve mysteries with a robot pal of my own creation.
By midday, I like a snack, generally a cookie.
Part of this biography isn't true (hint, I like cookies and engineering, I don't own a robot)
Author Archives: Chris Heisel
Bablyon 5: Concept and Execution
[Erica](http://ericaendicott.com) and I have been watching [Bablyon 5](http://babylon5.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page) on [Netflix](http://netflix.com) of late. We just put the last envelope back in the mail, and I have to say: great concept and story, mediocre (or worse) execution. I’m a relatively huge sci-fi … Continue reading
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The book meme
“The past was dead, the future was unimaginable” From 1984 on [Stanza](http://www.pure-mac.com/iphone/docviewers.html#stanza) on my [iPhone](http://www.apple.com/iphone/) — so the page number is probably a bit [questionable](http://www.zellyn.com/2008/09/on-page-numbers-and-electronic-texts.html). **The meme** * Grab the nearest book. * Open it to page 56. * Find … Continue reading
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What is a page view?
We use a lot of jargon in [newsrooms](http://www.flickr.com/photos/chicago_steph/3005686280/), and there’s even more [online](http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/21470089/). I thought I’d take an occasional stab at defining some online terms in the hopes of reaching across the aisle… of the newsroom. (Do newsrooms have aisles?) … Continue reading
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Dell Bets Splashy Design Will Sell Its New Laptops
Dell Bets Splashy Design Will Sell Its New Laptops – The photo says it all — look at my bright shiny exterior, and ignore the hunk of crap behind me…
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What ended the Great Depression?
What ended the Great Depression? – Interesting research — it was a gold inflow and the resulting reduced interest rates that ended the Great Depression and not WWII as conventional wisdom would have it.
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