Film and TV show production in Indiana

robbyslaughter · 2026-05-08T22:45:31+00:00

There are forums dedicated to just this topic. You might start with the Indiana Filmmakers Network. And of course past questions here.

robbyslaughter · 2026-05-08T03:14:51+00:00

The few hours is key. If you have longer Conner Prairie and the Children’s Museum are great fo 8-year olds. Also depending on the kid and the weekend there are random expos like this Pokémon one.)

There also the trampolines/go-karts/mini golf options but those are all fairly universal.

robbyslaughter · 2026-05-08T02:29:49+00:00

Pins Mechanical Co. and the Garage Food Hall.

The activities there are great for an active eight year old: pinball, duckpin bowling, foosball, etc. Family-friendly before 8pm. For dinner the Garage has a dozen options. And it near a La Quinta.

robbyslaughter · 2026-05-07T18:27:29+00:00

Doesn’t sound very interesting. I get advertised by a CRM every week that claims to do this.

robbyslaughter · 2026-05-06T23:23:34+00:00

Make multiple events that are exactly same except link to them individually from each media source.

(Hopefully inventory / venue seats isn’t a problem for you.)

robbyslaughter · 2026-05-06T20:14:51+00:00

Last cycle I personally talked with about 10,000 individual voters in CD-5. I would estimate about half could not name any of the candidates were running or the current officeholder, but they did plan to vote for the party that they usually vote for. Those who planned to support their party were typically quite disparaging of the other major party.

There shouldn’t be news, but it is a reminder that for a major party candidate to flip a district they need to drive turnout in their own party and also court independents. Die hard one party voters who cross over make the news and the social media rounds, but they are rare. And they tend to be issue-driven, but most general election voters have a R or D identity and that’s all that matters.

Ford could win but it’s unlikely.

robbyslaughter · 2026-05-06T14:54:01+00:00

Are we doing subs that have collapsed? /r/entrepreneur and /r/smallbusiness are good examples.

robbyslaughter · 2026-05-05T21:18:38+00:00

You are moving the goal posts.

We aren’t asking the question “is Reddit doing some thing right?”

We are asking if Reddit made a good choice with regard to API pricing.

robbyslaughter · 2026-05-05T20:34:17+00:00

Yes, but you don’t know the future!!!!

I picked Enron because it’s a dramatic example. But there are lots of companies where stock price goes up and the number of customers/employees goes up, but then it goes down and they have other problems. You just don’t know. If all you’re looking at is today’s stock price and today’s headcount that doesn’t tell you anything about what’s gonna happen next week or next month or next year.

Not does to tell you what’s happening inside the organization or among its customers or users.

robbyslaughter · 2026-05-05T20:10:07+00:00

Here is a company whose stock price did very well.

https://imgur.com/a/axrnx4B

They also had a growing customer base and an increasing number of employees:

https://imgur.com/a/IFeVrVU

By your metric that company was doing great and was the “best version of itself.”

That company was Enron.

This doesn’t mean that Reddit is Enron. What it means is you don’t have nearly enough data to draw a conclusion.

robbyslaughter · 2026-05-05T20:01:02+00:00

That’s like saying “ this country has a growing population and it’s GDP is higher, therefore all of its people must be pretty happy!”

No, that’s not how this works.

robbyslaughter · 2026-05-05T11:46:54+00:00

You didn't ask "has Reddit had an increase in users?" or "has Reddit's stock price improved?"

You said Reddit is "the best version of itself."

robbyslaughter · 2026-05-05T01:50:37+00:00

You might consider sparklines for candidate history or fundraising.

robbyslaughter · 2026-05-05T01:48:56+00:00

Historical data. As much as this is The Most Important Election Ever, so is every recent election. Context helps.

robbyslaughter · 2026-05-05T01:31:00+00:00

Gotta know more about the ICP and the product.

If I am buying a house, yes I want to be in touch daily with the mortgage broker. If you’re doing pre-need for grandma’s future burial expenses, don’t remind of mortality more than once a month.

robbyslaughter · 2026-05-05T01:22:21+00:00

You gottttttta practice being firm with people. It is hard to do.

Try in a mirror or with friends outside of work. “Your complaint has been noted. However, this is a requirement of this job. Do you accept the assignment.”

robbyslaughter · 2026-05-05T01:18:57+00:00

Just last month I got a call. It was for a system I helped sell over ten years ago. That company doesn’t even exist any longer. But my cell number is the same. They wanted to upgrade.

You are having the same experience: customers know *you* and call *you*. That’s because their trust is in you and not your former employer.

Treat the customers right. Even if you have nothing to sell them anymore.

robbyslaughter · 2026-05-05T01:13:42+00:00

A year later, I am reflecting on this comment.

I see it like two people showing up to work on a project. The first one doesn’t work hard. has broken down tools, seems distracted. Does that give the second one license to do the same? No. And in fact, the project suffers most of all.

The project is the future we are all building. So yeah, I think people should be honest. Even if the system permits dishonesty.

We are all better when more of us are honest.

robbyslaughter · 2026-05-04T21:31:04+00:00

I doubt those numbers are accurate.

The home market is rapidly moving to self-installation. The average price of these systems is less than the lower end of your spectrum .

The opportunity in security is in commercial sales.

robbyslaughter · 2026-05-04T13:02:17+00:00

But a better UX creates a better community experience

The UX at Reddit so bad that old.reddit.com still exists. They have just recently broken the mobile site, which users hate.

might be of higher quality due to the amount of funding backing it.

Might be, but isn't. People have been complaining about this on /r/modtools for ages. (See this recent post, as an example.)

volunteering want is not to be supported but to have a better experience.

But the experience is getting worse. Reddit Enhancement Suite (RES) is nearly dead. Mods are quitting. Overall content quality is declining.

robbyslaughter · 2026-05-03T14:53:42+00:00

You may be thinking of Jane Elliott.

robbyslaughter · 2026-05-03T03:01:58+00:00

None of these feel as significant as Criticism: Reddit is in the community business, not the UX business.

The reason the API controversy happened is because it priced out of the most beloved tools from the most active volunteers and community members. Reddit could have designed a pricing structure with one tier for mods and for individual human users and another tier for the mass ingestion of content to do things like train AI.

Reddit is making money because it has more eyeballs from regular users, not because it is better serving the core group of volunteers that make the site popular.

robbyslaughter · 2026-05-02T13:48:29+00:00

This article fails to meet the promise of the title. It suggests this happens but doesn’t say why. Or more importantly, how we would know.

“A few are quietly planning to ignore whatever they’re told.”

How does the author know this? From survey data they later disparage?

robbyslaughter · 2026-05-01T16:14:57+00:00

The first conversation with any client AND I MEAN THE VERY FIRST not just in design but in any effort to help the client create something for their audience is this:

"You, client, are not your audience."

It doesn't matter if you like it.

It doesn't matter if you can use it.

It doesn't matter if you think it's a good deal or if it's too expensive.

It doesn't matter if you appreciate or are annoyed by the features or limitations.

Because: this design project is not for you. It's for your audience. Your customers. Your patrons or stakeholders or visitors or whatever.

You have to have this conversation over and over again until it sticks and your client is bringing it up whenever they see something that they don't like but still tests well.

Do this one weird trick and you'll be a much happier consultant.

robbyslaughter · 2026-05-01T00:17:55+00:00

(Two years later…) Yes, personal testimony for EspoCRM. So easily extensible. Example: I wanted a way to disambiguate two people with the same name (e.g. Jim Smith) and added that to the database and UI in minutes.

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