US Airways’ call center is so bad that it’s good. Literally. US Airways’ award system doesn’t auto-price anything, which can really work in your advantage, since geography isn’t a strong point for most US Airways agents. For example, most US Airways agents believe Madrid is in South America and Amman is in Vietnam. They also believe Europe is a country. Use that to your advantage accordingly. Along the same lines, US Airways agents are very religious, so if you have the same first name as a book in the Bible, be prepared for the agent to belch out a quick “hallelujah” (I’m actually not saying that to be funny, it has happened on more than one occasion).
K-12 entrepreneurship: slow entry, distant exit (PDF) →
I’m a little late to the party (this is a 2007 paper) - but this writeup of barriers to entry/exit in the education tools space by the founders of Wireless Generation is incredible.
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Hunger Games fan-created memorabilia on etsy = awesome. (via The Hunger Games Painted Shoes by Nickinverted on Etsy)
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Byting the Apple: Getting settled →
Now that the Bali/Hong Kong Adventure is over, and the bulk of the grunt work (teacher laptop imaging, equipment purchasing, Google Apps Migration, new user setup) has finished, I’ve started to have a bit of fun.
Today’s accomplishments:
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Getting the workblog going again!
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“Woody” (via Woody | The High Definite)
Just watched Toy Story 3 — amazing.
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Oh, dreary, blustery day,
Please feel free to go away,
But while you’re here,
We’ll crack open a beer.
Lately, Colette has been getting all the attention,
But, dear friends, it’s not our only seasonal invention!
With clouds and wind and rain on the way,
Time for Yeti and 17th Anniversary today.
With smooth cocoa nibs and a kick of cayenne,
This Yeti aint just a flash in the pan.
And Anniv, our love, with oak-y great flavor,
For this cold day, it’s perfect to savor!
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big things going on at mckinsey today
oh, and BRB, busy editing google map
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Now for our expert review. Text expert, Grandma, is happy to report that contrary to her disgust with the constant forced rhymed couplet texts of too many new picturebooks, she finds these rhymes well-imaged, refreshing and fun. Grandpa thinks the illustrations are very well done & designed across the pages. We both thoroughly enjoyed the book and think it is an essential reinforcement for new parents. The problem, of course, is the language, realistic as it is, which makes it unfortunately impossible for any children’s librarian to have or support in the children’s collection. And what a shame & loss for the potential readers!
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