Tag: American
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Alternatives to “sorry” – American English meanings for “sorry.”
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I used to be from here
Things expats notice when they’re back in America The night of arrival, at Stiles Switch. We go back to Texas each year for Christmas. You see things differently when you’ve been away for a long time. Here’s some from this year: Waymo everywhere, in Austin. So much yoghurt. Grown ass adults going to the store…
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The State Of Business Buying: Companies Still Struggle To Meet Buyer Expectations – “Buyers are increasingly dissatisfied. Eighty-seven percent of buyers express dissatisfaction with the provider they choose at the end of a “successful” purchasing process. Price is the reason cited most often — but there are others that are perhaps more instructive. Buyers are…
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United credits tech and staff investments for rising NPS scores – A rare example of an enterprise praising better user experience for helping the business. // “to create an airline that customers choose to fly, we need to deliver a great customer experience.”
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Did a digital obsession ‘Just Do It’ in for Nike’s John Donahoe? – Getting direct versus channel (partners, “middlemen”) right is difficult. It’s especially risky when you dramatically change it (move from selling direct to selling through middle-people, or the other way around).
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DOJ, Nvidia, and why we restrict monopolies – “A company getting it right does not give it some kind of permanent license to coast while printing money. The question that all antitrust seeks to answer is simple: how much is enough? When do the well-deserved riches and power that accumulate to companies that make big…
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An American came to stay – and completely changed my attitude to water – As Europe gets hotter (not good, sure, but:), hopefully they’ll understand the pleasure of ice water.
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Travel Spending On Track To Return To Pre-Pandemic Levels By End Of 2024 – ”Global travel spending is roaring back and will fully recover to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2024, surpassing $2 trillion.”
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White-Collar Work Is Just Meetings Now – The Atlantic – “Gloria Mark of UC Irvine has found that workers require an average of 25 minutes to return to their original task after an interruption. By this measure, a 30-minute meeting is, for the typical worker, best thought of as a one-hour detour.” // For 25+…
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The Silicon Valley Would-Be Vice President – Those capital gains taxes always stick in folk’s craw.
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Study finds 1/4 of bosses hoped RTO would make staff quit – Also, people on the office feel the need to “look busy.”
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As clicks dry up for news sites, could Apple News be a lifeline? – Wow! // “the Beast on track to make between $3-4 million in revenue this year from Apple News alone — more than its own standalone subscription program, and without much additional cost.”
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UHF in UHD: Weird Al’s cult classic movie will get its first 4K release – “Nothing says ‘I love you’ like a spatula.’” // this movie, and the VHS of Pee Wee Herman’s stage show are probably the basis of my humor, at first. Many summers watching stand-up and Doctor Katz on the Comedy Channel…
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Inside TSMC’s Phoenix, Arizona expansion struggles – Rest of World – Sounds like a shitty place to work! Long hours, sometimes filled with low value work. The TSMC people must think Europeans are insane. In contrast, for the American work-culture, this feels like a “thank the unions” story.
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The Justice Department Accuses Apple Of Smartphone Monopoly – ’When you’re as big as Apple, there’s a target on your back. The company’s market capitalization flirts with three trillion dollars, but more importantly, it commands a resounding 60%+ share of the smartphone market in the U.S. Therein lies the rub – our phones are the…
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American Christmas, part 3
American Christmas, part 3 Kids out and about in their pajamas. “Help me remember that our full size mini-van is hidden behind this Suburban.” Adults out and about in their pajamas. “Here’s the check. No rush, though!” Massive, high capacity washing machines that would fit a calf. The cheap wine is still expensive. Free electricity…
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Halloween creeps a little closer: Seasonal supply chains accelerate – “Among outfits, the best performers have been those linked to clowns, which increased by 43% year over year” // Somewhere, there’s a financial analyst who really cares about the increase in clown costumes this Halloween.
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The Pessimism Problem Continues to Grow – It’s 60% now: ’Back in 2020, I wrote a post titled “The Pessimism Problem.” We had completed a survey where 54% of respondents agreed with the statement “We regret nearly every purchase we make after the subscription agreement is finalized.”’
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“the unsalvageable West”
Just links today, but first! I’m giving the opening talk at the VMUG Belgium, on June 1st. It’s in Brussels, which is always a nice place to be. It seems like it’s free, so of course you should come in you’re in the neighborhood. There’ll be a wide range of talk from traditional VMware topics…
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