http://mattcharron.com/blog1 Out of the Chaos with Speed and Direction Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:54:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A strange new crop is being harvested in Wisconsin between Fond du lac and Milwaukee along Highway 41. Huge wind turbines are popping up in farmers' fields with over 200 megawatts of installed base in the works. Wow! Some people have a concern that the boundary of the 32,000 ... http://mattcharron.com/blog1/2008/03/20/a-strange-new-crop-in-wisconsin/ We can find examples of product bundling everywhere, from coffee shops selling music to candidates choosing running mates. The potential effects range from fabulous to disastrous from a customer's point of view and how they decide to react to the bundle. Do they run towards the bundle or flee? Here's ... http://mattcharron.com/blog1/2008/03/06/product-bundling-would-you-like-some-scrap-metal-with-your-nuts/ Since Iowan's chose Obama and Huckabee I thought it would be interesting to run them off against each other with voters from Twitter and Reddit. Well... The talley from the micro-survey is: Obama - 93.5% Huckabee - 6.5% Obama wins. Voter Confidence in Their Candidate Of those voting for Obama, you gave him ... http://mattcharron.com/blog1/2008/01/05/obama-vs-huckabee-and-the-winner-is/ Iowa has "spoken". What if your choice was now limited to either Barack Obama or Mike Huckabee? What would you decide? Take this 2 question micro survey and "vote" for either Obama or Huckabee. I'll publish the results shortly If you've already taken the survey, THANKS and check back for the results.Share This http://mattcharron.com/blog1/2008/01/04/you-decide-between-obama-and-huckabee/ Ok. Ok. We all know the TV remote in hotel rooms could get classified a bio-hazard site because of all the...um, let's just say unwashed hands which have pressed its buttons. And the bedspreads (those hideously colored slick covers) still found in some hotels, well, let's not even touch those. But just ... http://mattcharron.com/blog1/2008/01/02/staying-in-a-hotel-you-decide-if-you-want-to-take-a-drink/ The story now widely known, that Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard as an undergraduate to focus on starting his own business due to his curiosity about finding a better way to program computers. His viewpoint, recently placed at the BBC News site, makes for interesting reading, regardless of whatever ... http://mattcharron.com/blog1/2007/12/16/college-drop-outs-advice-for-success/ The original modern thinker on change and its effects: "Future shock [is] the shattering stress and disorientation that we induce in individuals by subjecting them to too much change in too short a time." - Alvin Toffler More on this in a bit.Share This http://mattcharron.com/blog1/2007/12/15/a-thought-on-change/ When out in the LA area last week I picked up a new pair of shoes at the grocery store, and they're great! I've been looking for them everywhere I travel but unfortunately my travels haven't taken me near a Whole Foods Market. Until now. What a place! The shoes are "Simple ... http://mattcharron.com/blog1/2007/07/23/bread-milk-shoes-shoes-huh/ Everyone please remember when reading, writing or talking about global warming, our oil dependency and population growth: "Energy is not renewable. Only some earth-based sources give that appearance. " An article on CNet regarding the use of garbage and waste to generate power made a statement regarding renewable energy. "Solar energy isn't the ... http://mattcharron.com/blog1/2007/06/22/make-more-garbage-to-produce-more-energy/ I just saw a TV advertisement with the rhetorical tagline “What if you could do everything without having to get out of your car?” Examples from the ad included: Refereeing a soccer game; listening to chamber music; and shoe shopping. The ultimate product they want you to get without getting out ... http://mattcharron.com/blog1/2007/06/20/want-fries-with-that-prescription/