peterme.comLinks, thoughts, and essays from Peter Merholz.Super Quick Book Review - Erik Larson's Thunderstruck- November 29, 2006 Like much of the North American reading population, I enjoyed Erik Larson's Devil in the White City, a book which deftly intertwined the design and development of the 1893 Chicago World's Columbian Exposition (focusing on Daniel Burnham's leadership) and the...http://www.peterme.com/archives/000813.html Cusco - The Ruins- November 27, 2006 Somehow, I don't seem to know anyone who has ever been to Cusco. And, to be honest, before planning this trip, I'd never really thought of Cusco, and had no idea really what to expect. Stacy, being an archaeologist, knew...http://www.peterme.com/archives/000812.html Chile - Parque Nacional La Campana, and Olmu&233;- November 25, 2006 I realized a couple days before we left on our trip that Stacy and I had planned no outdoorsy excursion while we were in Chile -- though, from what I could tell reading the guidebooks, getting your outdoors on was...http://www.peterme.com/archives/000811.html More on Chile - Valparaiso and Vi&241;a del Mar- November 25, 2006 When I last wrote, I mentioned we had just arrived in Vi&241;a del Mar, a city on the coast of Chile about 90 minutes drive from Santiago. Vi&241;a is a perfectly pleasant beach town, pretty much geared toward Chilean tourists...http://www.peterme.com/archives/000810.html You don't have our excuse...- November 25, 2006 When Stacy and I planned our Chile and Peru trips, we figured we'd end with a couple days in Lima before returning to the States. We'd heard great things about Lima food, and we found a charming-looking "hostal" in Miraflores,...http://www.peterme.com/archives/000809.html Happy Thanksgiving from Cusco!- November 23, 2006 (We actually ate this a couple days ago, but cuy seems about as analogous a "Thanksgiving food" as we will find in Cusco!)...http://www.peterme.com/archives/000808.html More from Chile...- November 16, 2006 It's been a while since I've written about our travels in Chile. We're currently in Vi&241;a del Mar, a seaside town just north of the more famous Valparaiso. We're staying at the Hotel Monterilla as guests of its owner Jorge...http://www.peterme.com/archives/000807.html Adaptive Path's Newest Conference: MX - San Francisco!- November 14, 2006 MX - San Francisco is Adaptive Path's newest event, subtitled "Managing Experience through Creative Leadership." We've set out to plan an event that serves the audience that has grown with Adaptive Path -- those who were practitioners 4-5 years...http://www.peterme.com/archives/000806.html Listening to Fernando Flores, Chilean Senator- November 13, 2006 The final speaker of the first day at the Encounter I am attending in Santiago, Chile is Senator Fernando Flores. As that Wikipedia page demonstrates, Flores has been very active in cognition, philosophy, and even human-computer interaction. He has become...http://www.peterme.com/archives/000805.html Listen to the sound of my speaking voice...- November 11, 2006 ...introducing Day 2 from this most recent Adaptive Path's UX Week, as a podcast from IT Conversations. You can download the presentation deck (PDF). The podcast cuts me off, as I was also introducing Michael Bierut, but you'll see those...http://www.peterme.com/archives/000804.html |