by John Macdonald | Jul 6, 2025 | The250
We wake up to the buzzing rectangle on our bedside table.We spend our day staring at the rectangles on our desk.We drive to where the rectangles tell us to drive. Maybe we need more circles and triangles. Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)... by John Macdonald | Jul 5, 2025 | The250
Tornado warning. Trees and branches falling all around. Inches of rain per hour. Flash flood. Roads unpassable. The groundwater table rises above the elevation of the basement floor. The power goes out. What can you do? What does a leader do? Breathe.... by John Macdonald | Jul 4, 2025 | The250
I recently visited the Museum of the American Revolution. Well done. I highly recommend it. My big takeaway: the US came to be because of the crazies. Not the reasonable people. Not those with a cool head. Not those with the ability to look at... by John Macdonald | Jul 3, 2025 | The250
My cat woke me up last night, and then kept me up batting a little plastic spring around the floor and generally making an ass of himself. First, let’s clear this up: Cats aren’t nocturnal. They’re crepuscular. That’s a strange-sounding word... by John Macdonald | Jul 2, 2025 | The250
Life is a journey of change. Your experiences. Your family. Your work. Your body. Your ideas. What would be the point of living if we didn’t let life change us? We’re (I’m) wired to resist it. We (I) lean into what’s familiar, what feels safe,... by John Macdonald | Jul 1, 2025 | AI, The250
Gatekeepers have always had a niche. When I started working at GE building satellites in the early 90s, it was pre-internet, and for the most part, pre-digitized data. Finding information was hard. You had to know the gatekeepers. ...