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Category Archives: Aleatory

The 10 Minute Password

Here’s another password tip: don’t create accounts for too many things in the first place.  I speak, of course, of the free download that you want — it only costs … Continue reading

August 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Passwords and Poetry

In a previous post, I shared that I’d created levels of passwords to help protect my information. While this method illustrates how I ensure hackers who get into one account … Continue reading

August 16, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Gettin’ vervety in training.

Susan Boyle? Vervet monkeys? What does this week’s discussion have to do with training?

Not a darn thing. This discussion appealed more to the Economics major in me than the Performance Technologist. I’d argue that this isn’t out of the scope of this blog, however. Check my About page. Check my tag line. I’m more about identifying that which we can learn from the world around us. I’ll likely apply it to training, but not always.

For the sticklers among you, I offer this:

Some trainers tend to get as excited about new technologies as a vervet monkey with a container of apples.

October 29, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The Law Of Supply and Demand and Warm Fuzzies

Scientists have long known that monkeys provide goods for other services. What they wondered was: is there an exchange rate? Do monkeys adjust what they are willing to provide based upon the perceived value of the skill?

October 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment

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