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A Sudden Move
Jun 2nd
Somehow, I broke my blog. Can’t explain it. Just broke it.
I was already trying to figure out the best manner and timing to move it – and already had the new url registered: http://occamsrazr.com
Maybe I subliminally wanted it to break, as a way of getting me to actually move it. But here we are – just 5 months after launch and already in a new home.
Now – the move wasn’t smooth either. In fact, I really can’t say for sure why it is everything works. I just know that it does. The old template is still up and visible at the old place, but posts are all registered here.
So, do me a favor: please let me know about any broken links or other haphazardry you might encounter. I’ll do my best to fix it.
Somehow, I fixed my blog. Can’t explain it. Just fixed it.
Search Me?
May 2nd
Posted by Ike in Communication
I have a tiny, tiny readership. Honestly, I don’t know all of the people who subscribe to my feed – and I’m not sure what’s in it for you. Maybe it should remain a mystery, because I have an idea about how some of you got here, and it’s not very flattering (for me.)
I’ve been tracking my incoming links for quite some time, and about 2 in 5 incoming hits involve Google (and the occasional Yahoo! and Live) searches. I’d love to be able to report that the people who found me actually were looking for me, but that would be a lie. So, below the cut you’ll find a list of some of the rather roundabout ways people get to Occam’s RazR (and how far down I was): More >
My Quotes
Apr 4th
I seriously doubt I will ever rise to the level of Bartlett’s Book of Quotations, much less any of the myriad of “famous quotes” sites that seem to rip each other off. But from time to time, I do happen to stumble across something resembling the truth, wrapped up in some loose garment of pithy prose, adorned with the glitter of wit one would expect from a horribly mangled mixed metaphor.
So now I have a category for just such an occasion, where I can publish the bon mot as it is spawned.
Feed fixed?
Jan 15th
Posted by Ike in [...]
There’s been a bug in my Feedburner feeds ever since the upgrade to WordPress 2.0.6 a few days ago. Version 2.0.7 is supposed to have knocked that problem down.
If you are just now getting posts in the reader, enjoy.
If you are stumble across this post, and the feed isn’t working for you, please comment below so I can iron this out.
Thanks… (if only there were a simple way…)
Simply Complex
Jan 12th
Posted by Ike in Communication
“Making the complex simple through better communication.”
What exactly does that mean, anyway?
If you’re coming here looking for scholarly or hip analysis about communications, you’re going to get it, but not directly.
I want to have fun, and that means I’m going to write about things that intrigue me. Along the way, I’ll try to explain why those concepts are cool (to me, anyway.) And that process of explaining the complex, simply, is really just an exercise in communication.
So, welcome to my sandbox. If, as you read, you find a quirky analogy or concept that hit home or you can use, then by all means do so. The step beyond communicating a concept is the assimilation by the receiver. (Resistance is futile.)
Occam, Sock ‘em…
Jan 2nd
Posted by Ike in Communication
Every blog needs a punny title. Seriously.
The title ought to be some type of thematic reflection upon the deeper themes within.
William of Occam was a philosopher who thought that real solutions ought to be simple. Given two explanations for a phenomenon or process, nature tends to gravitate to the more elegant of the two.
RazR? It’s a phone. A nice one at that. Full of more bells and whistles than I will ever use.
I have a feeling Occam’s RazR would have 10 digits, no camera, no ringtones, no text messages, and no fancy display. No Bluetooth, no wallpapers, no USB jack, and no frills. It would probably have a hardwire.
[tags]Communication, Ike Pigott, Occam’s RazR[/tags]
Hello world!
Jan 1st
I never set out to start another blog. I did toy with one when Blogger in Beta debuted, only to see if the password restrictions would work.
They didn’t.
Sometimes, we place too much significance on certain things. Like New Year’s Day, for instance. A time for renewal, new beginnings, fresh starts, yada yada yada.
The simple truths are sometimes harder to grasp, especially in our post-modern age.
And in this case, the simple truth is that my wife and I had a number of pretty cool, deep discussions that gave me insights to the process of teaching through communication. My daughter and I are having some pretty cool discussions that are giving me insights into teaching complex topics in simple ways. And my two-year-old — well, he’s just now breaking into full sentences, with subjects, verbs, and objects. I’m paying more attention this time around, because the simple truths are there. We just don’t spend enough time ferreting them out.
New Year’s Day, literally, is a total coincidence. The themes and concepts that led me to kick-start a new online presence would have been just as likely to spring forth on a May 18th, or more appropriately on an April 1st. So, in the spirit of William of Occam, let’s recognize a coincidence for what it is: an unnecessary detail that obfuscates the truth.
Enjoy. This blog will be my polemic personal journal, as I learn how to better make the complex more simple.
[tags]Ike Pigott, Occam’s RazR[/tags]
