Alright, we know our readers are stand-up. This post isn’t for you. But there are others, those who struggle to keep their inner jerk inner. And for them, we offer the ARSE, a 24-question self-exam by Bob Sutton and Guy Kawasaki (and, yes, Electric Pulp.)
Now, we should come clean. We’ve been dancing around using the word asshole in this post – ARSE stands for Asshole Rating Self-Exam. You might be exclaiming “oh my!” right now, and for that, we apologize. But the word was selected very carefully by a Stanford professor, and we expect that makes it right.
The survey corresponds with Bob’s book, The No Asshole Rule. We offer it to the world in hopes of making it a better place.
Guy’s post here.
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We’ve decided it’s too cold up in the northern latitudes, so we’re heading down south to balmy Austin, TX this year to check out the SXSW Interactive. Don’t worry, the office will still be open and staffed as always – a few of us will just be mobile.
Drop us a line if you’re also going to be there and would like to partake in some drinks and ubergeek conversation.
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We’ve got some new photos up on Flickr, thanks to Angela, our photographer in residence. Check ‘em out.
For those of you wondering, Mitch and Brienne are not forming letters with their poses.
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Actually, it’s just one so far.
Cuddle Parties!
While clothing is mandatory, we just can’t seem to embrace the idea of cuddling with strangers for 3.5 hours at a time (especially not as a break between communications workshops).
But there are other opinions, for sure. You might want to check out the Cuddlemonials at the official Cuddle Party website to get thoughts from people more familiar with the concept than we are.
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Michael Hall (otherwise known as M2 around here) found this gem on the Onion:
Overpopulation Concerns Force U.S. To Reopen South Dakota
December 1, 2006 | Issue 42•49
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WASHINGTON, DCâ€â€Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced yesterday that, in order to deal with a growing population that just passed 300 million, the U.S. will reopen the immense, barren region known as South Dakota for the first time since it was shuttered in 1931. “Though no human being has stepped foot on that desolate soil for the better part of a century, we believe it is the best option for addressing the overcrowding we see in the country’s habitable states,” Kempthorne said. “The great, uncharted territory of South Dakota is henceforth open, with plenty of space for anyone who wants itâ€â€anyone at all.” According to Kempthorne, if national population continues to grow at this rate, his agency may consider lifting the federal ban on non-Mormon residents in Utah.
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It seems like only yesterday that we were blogging about using online assessment tools to make the world a better place, and here it is another day with another example. Today’s featured tool comes in the form of a second aptitude test for hero blogger, Guy Kawasaki.
Perhaps tomorrow’s example could include you. Only time will tell.
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Whether or not you’re into motorcycles, you’ve probably heard of the Biker Build-Off series running for it’s fifth year on the Discovery Channel. The show airs every Monday at 8pm CST.
And If you haven’t heard of the show, maybe you’ve heard of Klock Werks Kustom Cycles, long time friend and client of Electric Pulp. Purveyor of fine motorcycles, builder of the World’s Fastest Bagger. Brian Klock’s team will be challenging Chopsmiths for the trophy on air, tonight (Monday, Oct 23.)
And finally, if we still haven’t hooked you, maybe you’ve heard of Electric Pulp. One of our bikes will pop in and out of the show – you might have to look pretty close, but it made the trip to Sturgis with the crew. So, be on the lookout for a big, rattlesnake green bagger with the [ep] logo. You can make a game out of it, take a shot every time you see it, for instance (just one idea.)
If you like the bikes, pay attention to KustomBaggers.com. The new site will be home to all of the parts seen on tv, in magazines, in catalogs, on pulpster bikes, etc.
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Lot’s of fun to be had here. It’s so much fun, it gets our Official Seal of Awesomeness. It’s like a seal of approval, except more awesome (and more capitalized).
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In an effort to keep up with our ever-expanding workload and use more than our fair share of hyphenated words, we’ve decided to man-up person-up. The person-man we’ve added in this case is Jason Hummel. Working ‘on-location’ in beautiful Fargo, ND, he’s already started digging in — cracking out projects like the work-horse that he is.
Since we only see him in-person every-so-often, we’re not sure what he wears while he’s working, but judging from this recent photo, it appears he favors Lederhosen, the traditional garb of both the Fargonian and Germanic peoples.
Regardless of what he’s wearing, he’s spreading joy throughout the halls of Electric Pulp, even though we’re only graced with his physical presence every-once-in-a-while. We honestly couldn’t be more pleased to have him on-board.
Welcome, Jason.
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Electric Pulp was recently selected to create a site for the first nationwide effort aimed at preventing wildlife from becoming endangered. The project will act as a hub to connect 56 state and territorial action plans, federal and private conservation groups, and numerous other doers of good.
We wanted this project. Keep your eyes peeled to see what we can do for unquestionably noble causes.
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