Archive for July, 2007

#36 Why or why not…

Posted July 31st @ 9:51 am by humancensus

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From Jon:
Recently heard that the U.S. government will be providing arms to allies in the Middle East. Is this a good idea– why/why not?
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By the way, the comment with the most votes today will pick tomorrow’s “Solve A World Problem Wednesday” question….
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Report on #35

Posted July 31st @ 9:12 am by humancensus

The Question
“How do you solve a dilemma?”
Participation
See yesterday’s 9 comments here.
Yesterday’s prize-winning commenter is:
+2 votes Ryan Byrd
“1. Clear Identification of Problem (and sub-problems). Scope Definition. (Often requires off-line information gathering). Root Cause(s)
2. Metrics for Measuring/Comparing Solutions (Problem Resolution Goals)
3. Causes, Supports, Accelerants. Related Problems. Constraints. Affected Parties.
4. Possible Solutions. Previous Failed Attempts.
5. Selection of Best […]

#35 How Do You…

Posted July 30th @ 10:46 am by humancensus

… solve a dilemma?
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Day 35 Question…?

Posted July 30th @ 12:44 am by humancensus

Since we’re skipping weekends now, should we call Friday’s question “Day 34″ and Monday’s “Day 35?” Or, should we call Friday “Day 34″ and Monday “Day 37″?
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By the way, this is not really today’s question… I’ll post the “real question” later. But I am curious what you think we should do about this little […]

Report on Day 34

Posted July 30th @ 12:38 am by humancensus

The Question
“If your house were on fire, and all living things (kids, spouse, animals) were out of the house already, and you could only take two things (one in each hand) as you run outside, what would you grab?”
Participation
See Friday’s 9 comments here.
Friday’s prize-winning commenter is:
+2 votes Raquelle:
“Teddy bear and scriptures!”
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It’s The Weekend…

Posted July 27th @ 10:21 pm by humancensus

….So we won’t have any questions on Saturdays and Sundays– I’m shifting Human Census over to a “Monday through Friday” kind of thing.
But just to close off the week, I’ll post silly pictures on Friday afternoons, which will hopefully tide you over until we’re back on Monday.
Feel free to comment on the photo, but other […]

Day 34: If Your House Were On Fire…

Posted July 27th @ 10:26 am by humancensus

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If your house were on fire, and all living things (kids, spouse, animals) were out of the house already, and you could only take two things (one in each hand) as you run outside, what would you grab?
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Report on Day 33

Posted July 27th @ 10:07 am by humancensus

The Question
“What is the single greatest human achievement?”
Participation
See yesterday’s 9 comments here.
Yesterday’s prize-winning commenter(s) are:
+2 votes Aurelius
“Usually I have to think a lot about the questions here. Not today though. The greatest human achievement? Chocolate. In all its forms, and all its beauty.”
+2 votes Katie
“Alright I’m back with my answer (even though I like the […]

Day 33 Question

Posted July 26th @ 1:34 pm by humancensus

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From Michael:
“What is the single greatest human achievement?”
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Report on Day 32

Posted July 26th @ 1:34 pm by humancensus

The Question
“What can be done to help kids & teens in “ghetto” areas, to break out of their environment and have a chance in life?”
Participation
See yesterday’s 5 comments here.
Yesterday’s prize-winning commenter is:
+2 votes Aurelius
 
 
 
“When he was in his late teens, one of my cousins was into the whole drug scene, and I think he […]

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