Tag: Don’t Be That Guy

  • Circular Recommendations Guys

    Circular Recommendations Guys

    As I’m sure you already know, there’s this feature on LinkedIn called “recommendations”.  The point of it is that it allows you to write endorsements for people in your network based on your history with them – projects you’ve worked together on, professional challenges that you watched them solve, etc.  It’s supposed to help give…

  • Voicemail Guy

    Voicemail Guy

    “If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there.” – Martin Blank As of late, I have seen the stupidest $20 classes ever, “$20 to learn Foursquare”, “Twitter your way to millions”, “Join Facebooks and get LEEEEDS!”… …but where are the voicemail classes? Yes, I am talking to…

  • Creepy Guy

    Creepy Guy

    Wow. I’ve really got to be honest with you – never thought I was going to have to write this one. Or, at least I’d seriously hoped/wished/prayed that I wouldn’t have to write this one…but, again, wow. It’s been an interesting couple of weeks, and so I feel compelled to have a little chat so…

  • Don’t Be That Person – Sensitive (Bad Word)

    Don’t Be That Person – Sensitive (Bad Word)

    “Lighten up Francis…” – Sgt. Hulka **Note: There will be words in here that might offend you. If anything I write here “hits home”, it’s probably because it is you. If you get easily offended, I suggest going to this site right now, because if you come to me crying about something in here, I’m…

  • The Pufferfish Effect

    The Pufferfish Effect

    Aside from showing up in spy movies as a source for a lethal poison culled from the ovaries of the female or the liver of either sex, puffer fish (or “blowfish”, or Tetraodontidae) aren’t talked about or seen all that often.  They’re really cool little animals though.  I mean, take a look:

  • Everyone Is In Sales. Yes, Even You.

    Everyone Is In Sales. Yes, Even You.

    Anyone who’s known Bob and I for more than two weeks has heard me give him a hard time about being “overhead” because he’s “a useless Sales guy that wouldn’t have anything to sell if if weren’t for the geeks that actually DO things”, and him giving it right back to me with “if Sales…