Why I Believe Global Warming / Climate Change Science
the factors that convinced me of climate change
Designing Products, Experiences, and Marketing
Author: sethmsparks
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This post was written on July 29 but went unpublished as I’d hoped that it could be edited in favor of our situation.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.
Learning From John Green at Brandcast 2015
I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m what some people would call a Nerdfighter. And one of the guys (John Green) that “founded” the vlog that created the community now known as Nerdfighteria recently spoke to an audience of advertisers at Brandcast 2015 (an event held by Google to celebrate YouTube’s 10th birthaversary). Being a…
Snapchat and MeerKat have (sort of) changed my opinion of vertical video.
This is not a post about MeerKat per se. And it’s not a post about Snapchat per se. But IT IS a post about how both of these apps are influencing a change in perspective on something that has been culturally defined for almost a century. I have a tiny bit of experience in video…
Passing Time
It’s interesting to me the different exposures my wife and I have had to funerals. While she’s only ever been to a couple, I feel like my childhood was full of them. I suppose growing up in a small town, and intrinsically caring for neighbors and classmates as a family led me to more funerals…