Kurt Degoede

7 Tips for becoming a more effective project manager Develop your technical skills Strengthen your Emotional Intelligence Communicate clearly Clarify roles and delegate Be inclusive Be team-centric Be curious

“…researchers from Monash University in Australia have developed—and are on the verge of commercializing—a unique ultra-high capacity lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery that delivers more than four times the charging power of today’s traditional lithium-ion offerings and uses common, easy-to-fabricate materials. ” ASME Story

We watched Searching for Sugarman again last night. This is an inspirational story of Sixto Rodriguez an overlooked 1970s folk-rock musician from Detroit who had no idea he had become a star, and his songs anti-apartheid anthems, in South Africa. By this time, he was working on a demolition crew in Detroit.

See a Little Light – Great song from Bob Mould‘s 1st solo album, after fronting the punk trio Hüsker Dü. If you have more time, check out this 30 minute live set.

Livestock in a forest. Our friends at Rising Locust Farms are practicing silvopasturing locally.

https://oneacrefund.org/ “One Acre Fund supplies smallholder farmers with the financing and training they need to grow their way out of hunger and poverty.”

At our house, Detroit style pizza rules the day: Sicilian style made in small rectangular pans so all pieces are edge pieces. Then, pile the cheese all the way to the edges, so the cheese caramelizes along the edge. Our favorite is Buddy’s. I make my own based off this recipe, baked in Lloyd Pans … Continue reading →

Virus spread in running – tip: you need more than 6 feet of spacing when running (or standing still in a breeze) https://surfdrive.surf.nl/files/index.php/s/pu5IW34U0phePGm (note these simulations do not account for any ambient wind). Full Paper: http://www.urbanphysics.net/COVID19_Aero_Paper.pdf

From yes! Magazine: We’ve Got a Better World in Mind: How to get from here to there in the next 10 years

From the 70’s Art Rock: Stranger Than Fiction to 80’s New Wave Pop: Log Cabin Fever. I guess these song jumped out for me given these Covid-19 days…