Topics, discussed and not:What's it called when people talk before being on the record? (Senate cloak room.)Domain mapping UK Parliament.Workshopping.PRINCE2Baselining - mapping what you haveManagers what do they do even?The Lean T

If only Coté spoke French

Oct 24th, 2018 1h 16m

There are so many languages to learn, and such an inablity to do so. Plus, packing for a week of business travel.See more detailed show notes elsewhere.

Episode 12: the delight of looking over people’s shoulder

Sep 5th, 2018 1h 30m

All CMSs suck, some suck less than others “Tumblr! What was I thinking?” (Meanwhile, Coté’s.) Coté can’t get micro.blog to bend to his will. (It doesn’t have titles, WTF?) Robert’s https://notes.pinboard.in - Useful. Coté’s Commonplace B

Episode 11: Steaks, cloud strategy, & leadership

Jul 17th, 2018 1h 19m

Topic Blast:How to scramble eggs. Robert’s cloud questions. “The Chimney Story”...? The terror of lead-gening yourself. Waiting to invoke the 10 minute rule on a call I (supposedly) wanted to have! Notability vs Noteshelf vs GoodNotes. B

Episode 10: "But it's a dry heat" - Drunk & Retired Special

Jul 13th, 2018 1h 22m

A rare episode with Charles Lowell, back to reprise some DrunkAndRetired.com style rambling. We discuss, oddly, actual retirement, GI Joe vs. transformers, and talking about just one thing. Oh, and "a dry heat."Robert will be back next time.S

Episode 9: THE PROBLEM WITH CLOTH NAPKINS

Jul 6th, 2018 55m 24s

How do you even explain things to people? (E.g., picking public vs. private cloud.) Cloth napkins: single use, or use until you throw them in a random wash them? Magazines in airport lounges, dentists Robert’s dumb cloud questions The Chim

Episode 8: El Paso Yellow, Nature’s Warning Sign

Jun 7th, 2018 1h

Moving, to Amsterdam mostly.Also:TravelingFood & Drink in The Netherlands.Frequent flyer forlornnessRail in UK & EuropeSee more detailed show notes elsewhere.

Episode 7: “de Bono and de Botton” & the philosophy of lockin

May 14th, 2018 1h 17m

What exactly does “lockin” mean? We go through a historic view of what people mean and are afraid of when they use that term. And, then, the usual nonsense.“I’ve traveled extensively through my hotel window.” “You’re the last person using E

Episode 6: “If I’m a survivor, what were the other guys like?”

Apr 17th, 2018 54m 50s

Camping, salad dressing classism, “fun” as she is spoken.Colorado Bend State Park. Camping as character building. Robert walks around a lot. Fungus among us. Delicious mushrooms. How trees communicate. Librivox.More:Salad dressing

Episode 5: “I have traveled a good deal in Concord.”

Apr 10th, 2018 1h 3m

Coffee, books, booze, and BuddhistsMarginalia and GoodReads (Coté’s list of books there). Huffduffer: Coté & Robert. Simon Wardley. SpringOne Tour. Open Spaces, the mechanics. Usesthis - Leonard Lin. Federico Viticci, the Apple Italian

Episode 4: "I spend too much of my life thinking."

Mar 29th, 2018 1h 4m

Also, Coté is forbidden from buying and wearing red pants.Forever eating after France. Motivation & overcast skies. Identifying genuinely innovative, new, helpful technology (versus incremental improvements). History of what computers are