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creative project manager | digital noise maker | space enthusiast | 775

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Sometimes it's an art, not a science. Great article. /~ hbr.org/2022/04/how-to-map-o…

How to Map Out Your Digital Transformation

If digital transformation is supposed to be meaningful and lasting, companies must think about changes in products and processes more than changes in technology. But many companies struggle to look...

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Politics is quite expensive, no matter which way you slice it. Thanks @publicbill ! /~ npr.org/2022/04/28/109522525…

Disney says Florida would have to pay nearly $1 billion to dissolve special district

The Walt Disney World complex's governing board says that when Florida created its special district, the state pledged not to alter that status unless all its debts are paid off.

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Working with your team has to start somewhere. Just like the band, let's tune our instruments together. kevinlaster.wordpress.com/20…

Tuning Your Team

Before we had digital tools to perfectly replicate the perfect pitch, instruments were tuned relative to each other. If there was a tuning rod, instruments were tuned relative to that, but now in t…

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There's always a fear of a "grass is always greener" situation. Great podcast @AdamMGrant . /~ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…

WorkLife with Adam Grant: The Not-So-Great Resignation

Podcast Episode · Worklife with Molly Graham · April 12, 2022 · 38m

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Moving from a low cost leadership strategy into the differentiation. Love it. Thanks @MoltenMusicTech for the forecast. /~ gearnews.com/beyond-the-behr…

Beyond The Behringer Clone Fetish - Innovation on The Horizon?

With their mission to flood the world with regenerated  Behringer clone vintage synths, we might miss Behringer's most important contribution.

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I’m not a musician, but I like the idea of a sunk cost! sunk cost: the time you can never get back, and theoretically, shouldn’t factor into your future decisions. Oftentimes, people let these investments influence their decisions. @klas kevinlaster.wordpress.com/20… #unrbrand

Sunk Costs: Just Move On To The Next Song

Have you ever wanted to finish something just because you put in effort, but you knew that it was ultimately going to never be used and not worth it? Have you ever watched a movie so bad and halfwa…

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Effective Drums > Efficient Drums. I wrote about how to use the right verbiage when executing your vision. kevinlaster.wordpress.com/20…

Efficient vs Effective: Making Your Sound

Like many organizations, when the company I worked for moved to a remote working structure in 2020, we faced a lot of new difficulties. One of the lessons I learned very quickly was that when commu…

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OMG @radiosmith finally updated us with the best news of the year. MICRO FACE IS HERE! Thank you for always giving us a great insight into our own world we live in, and now with sweet memorabilia. /~ npr.org/2022/04/22/109441586…

We Buy a Superhero 6: The Comic Book : Planet Money

After many, many delays, the Micro-Face comic book is here! And we answer the burning question: Why did it take so long to make a comic book? | Come see Planet Money Live in NYC on May 10th! One...

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How can you keep your audience, team, and stakeholders engaged? Easy: keep the theme and vision consistent. kevinlaster.wordpress.com/20…

Don’t Bore Us, Get To The Chorus

There was a time when I used to play drums in a punk rock band and there was a phrase I learned from our lead singer: “Don’t bore us: get to the chorus.” People want to get into t…

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A new drum machine? Colour me interested. Thanks @loopopmusic for a great in depth look as always. youtube.com/watch?v=9DqqKYAG…

Elektron SYNTAKT Review & Full Tutorial // All 32 Factory patterns too

Get my Syntakt sample pack (182 samples!) and plenty more exclusive...

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This is something I can get behind. Thank you @igerdrives ! /~ arstechnica.com/cars/2022/04…

A brief guide to electric conversions for classic cars

EV powertrain conversions can breathe new life into cars built before 1996.

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Ouch ouch. Here we we go with an upcoming reality check. Thanks for the heads up @fredlambert . /~ electrek.co/2022/04/18/rivia… via

Rivian CEO warns that battery shortage is going to make chip supply issue look like a 'small...

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe is warning that the upcoming battery shortage is going to make the current chip shortage look...

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This will ultimately be the most important question until "AI Coworkers or Real Ones?" kevinlaster.wordpress.com/20…

Software vs Hardware Synthesizers: In Person vs. Remote Work

If you are not involved in the synthesizer sub culture, you may not be aware of the debate between hardware synthesizers (with physical key beds, knobs, and sliders) and software synthesizers (ones…

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Do we have good tools to predict the future of the economy? @DarianWoods talks about the yield curve and how it has been used as a "hindsight crystal ball" /~ npr.org/2022/04/13/109267830…

Yield curve jitters : The Indicator from Planet Money

Part of the yield curve has been inverting. This caused panic because the yield curve has a stunning track record at predicting recessions. But wait! A familiar friend helped us calm down.

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Another great insight into the strategy of Eleon Musk. @WillOremus wrote a great article for WaPo explaining the thoughts behind the move: /~ washingtonpost.com/technolog…

Analysis | How Elon Musk played Twitter

He builds electric cars, rockets, tunnels and brain interfaces. Sticking to one task has never been Elon Musk's style.

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Working with Noise pt2: Becoming a Signal kevinlaster.wordpress.com/20…

Working with Noise pt2: Becoming a Signal

Although noise is useful and a great tool in an electronic musician’s arsenal, in the end it is atonal and can only do so much. When attempting to create melodies or catchy hooks, plain noise…

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What is noise? Well it's sounds pretty dang good when it's on on drum machine, I'll tell you that much. /~ kevinlaster.wordpress.com/20…

Working with Noise pt1: Sample and Hold

Noise is an interesting thing. As humans, we love white noise. There are literally dozens, if not hundreds, of white noise machines on Amazon alone. Parents know all about white noise with babies. …

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What are sunk costs? Dead weight. I write about when to change direction, and what to learn from avoiding the sunk cost fallacy, kevinlaster.wordpress.com/20…

Sunk Costs: Just Move On To The Next Song

Have you ever wanted to finish something just because you put in effort, but you knew that it was ultimately going to never be used and not worth it? Have you ever watched a movie so bad and halfwa…

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Harking back to my Apple days. #UNRbrand #features #benefits kevinlaster.wordpress.com/20…

Features vs Benefits: what you get vs. how you use it

Imagine this: the next new shiny thing is announced and you immediately begin to fawn over the new features it is capable of. Whether it is for your own personal enjoyment or for the gain of your b…

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