Pacific Rim is one of my favorite movies, but its data visualization is awful.  Let's talk my data-presentation philosophy!

I'm weird in how I use the internet. I avoid most algorithmic feeds, and instead have curated a system of bookmarks, RSS feeds, and "this isn't a feed but I want it to be" kludges to keep up with my various sources. So let's get weird.

I've gotten a broad view of the various aircraft out there today, and have been involved in the design or manufacture of many too. All photos are mine or public domain.

I'm going public with my answer to xkcd's challenge in #2184 "Unpopular Opinions: Unpopular positive opinion challenge: Name a movie that... You genuinely like (not "so bad it's good") Came out in your adult life post-2000, and Is rated below 50% on Rotten Tomatoes. Randall (xkcd's author) came up with Terminator: Genisys which as of today has a 26% rating on the Tomatometer (critic ratings) and 52% on the Popcornmeter (user ratings). For me, it's... Battle: Los Angeles I do dislike that I can't use a colon to indicate my choice because there's also one in the title, and I'll admit to routinely abbreviating it to "Battle: LA". I genuinely like the movie (more on that below) Randall is only a year older than me and the movie came out in 2011 (I first saw it later on a streaming service) Below 50% on both Rotten Tomatoes ratings! Why I like it For starters, I've had a soft spot for Aaron Eckhart ever since I first saw Thank...

A couple weeks ago I wrote about my follow-up methods using Outlook and related parts of the Microsoft Office suite . Those tools work well for day-to-day tasks and following up, but what about the bigger long-term tasks? When you look back at your month or year, did you get done what you wanted? The key for this is "leader standard work". Inspirations Much of my "leader standard work" was inspired by work I did at my previous company after a small group of us (EV, GR) read Creating a Lean Culture by David Mann , although I later stumbled into a different concept. We adopted the term "leader standard work" from his book, where it tackled the items that team leaders should be performing on a regular basis. This might include walking the production floor (or office area) to check the associated status boards, daily stand-up meetings, and the like. The other inspiration came after I had a lot in-place, but reassured me I was on the right track and helped...