Be Like Amazon, a Video Review.
My video review of the book Be Like Amazon by Roy Williams and Brian & Jeffrey Eisenberg. How you create a successful business that maintains momentum.
Designing Products, Experiences, and Marketing
Author: sethmsparks
What Can Video Game Design Teach Marketers?
It’s more than the gamification buzz that’s been thrown around. I’m a total nerd. It took me a long time to realize how big of a nerd I really am though. In high school, I was friends with people that played sports (when I did not). Being friends with “jocks” clouded my self-assessment accuracy, and…
I Built A New Computer Because of This.
Last month I decided it was time to do a new custom PC build. It wasn’t much on the “budget” side, but I did already have an Nvidia GTX 1070 that I’d picked up last year, so I didn’t have to worry about a GPU. Here’s a capture from CAM of the system upon completion:…
Why I Believe Global Warming / Climate Change Science
the factors that convinced me of climate change
My Homelessness Video Script
The script for my video on homelessness in Iowa, which explains how homelessness is tracked, and what efforts are underway to try to improve the situation for those impacted.
2017 Personal Balanced Scorecard
# Mind / Professional Read 1 book p/month (track at Goodreads.com) Dedicate 30 minutes p/night to reading January: What Is Not Yours is Not Yours Write 1 long-form blog post per month (sethmsparks.com) Dedicate 60 min p/week to research, draft, and/or proof. Vlog 1x per month (YouTube.com/vlogwithseth) Dedicate 60 min p/week to research, draft, and/or…
Our New Puppy (Plus Backyard Upgrades)
This post was written on July 29 but went unpublished as I’d hoped that it could be edited in favor of our situation. It has not, so the original post is being published, along with a more recent update. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, Hampton. Our new dog, as of May 2016. Yes,…
When Will We Stop Writing?
I keep seeing people debate whether or not kids should learn to write in cursive. I hear it from my wife who’s a teacher. I see it in my social media streams. I see advocates on both sides from both boomer generations and teenagers. My social barometer tells me that the “we don’t need to…
Playing Dalek Attack from the DOS Internet Archive #DoctorWho
Playing a Doctor Who game from the DOS Internet Archive for the first time.