December 2011
2 posts
I forgot
I forgot that Steve was human.
I didn’t think about the pain that he felt.
I forgot that rich people, heads of companies, people in charge cannot be well all the time.
I forgot to put my feet in his shoes.
I fell for the reality distortion field every time, all the time.
I stopped praying for him.
I forgot that there is no rewind in life.
WatchTreat your ears right. Listen to this track.
October 2011
2 posts
Not a stranger
I fell in love with Steve Jobs without even knowing it back in 1989 at MIT using his NeXT computer. That computer brought a unique feeling to me that I cannot explain.
I never met Steve, never saw him in person. But that didn’t matter. I felt his joy in giving something to the people in this world. I felt the respect and love he had for human beings through the care and detail of every part...
September 2011
4 posts
Dear Boss...
Dear Boss,
I have enjoyed working here these past several years. You have paid me very well, given me benefits beyond belief. I have 3-4 months off per year and a pension plan that will pay my salary ‘til the day I die and a health plan that most people can only dream about.
Despite this, I plan to take the next 12-18 months to find a new position.
During this time I will show up for work...
August 2011
6 posts
Phoned Tap
http://laughingsquid.com/my-taps-been-phoned-by-banksy
Tilt Shift Timelapse Video Of California
A Day in California from Ryan Killackey on Vimeo.
Bicycle Parkour
Wow. Just wow.
http://laughingsquid.com/industrial-revolutions-incredible-bike-stunts-by-danny-macaskill
Once you are real....
From “The Velveteen Rabbit” —
Real isn’t how you are made,” said the Skin Horse. “It’s a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but really loves you, then you become Real.”
“Does it hurt?” asked the Rabbit.
“Sometimes,” said the Skin Horse, for he was always...
Adrenaline →
Success and failure are equal. Without the “try,” they don’t exist.
June 2011
4 posts
10 Rules to Reverse Email Spiral →
Just be thoughtful and nice.
Org Charts →
AT&T video on how to use a rotary telephone -... →
March 2011
1 post
Staying Connected →
“….Gopnik points out that it looks like we only ever feel this near-crippling need to fret over the disastrous influence of technologies when they are new…. Gopnik refers to our syndrome as a kind of hypochondria…”
February 2011
2 posts
Why Man Creates →
January 2011
1 post
December 2010
3 posts
Watch
Ball Drop →
October 2010
1 post
September 2010
3 posts
August 2010
1 post
July 2010
1 post
June 2010
1 post
Three notes walk into a bar
C, E-flat, and G go into a bar. The bartender says, “Sorry, but we don’t serve minors.”
So the E-flat leaves, and the C and the G have an open fifth between them. After a few drinks, the fifth is diminished; the G is out flat.
An F comes in and tries to augment the situation, but is not sharp enough. A D comes into the bar and heads straight for the bathroom saying, “Excuse me. I’ll just be a...
May 2010
3 posts
What Email Address Says about You →
Meet the Accent Girl - Video →
April 2010
4 posts
March 2010
6 posts
Ada Lovelace - First Computer Programmer →
March 24 is Ada Lovelace Day. Learn more about her in this cute video.
TED Blog: Gary Lauder's new traffic sign: Take... →
Every night ...
Every night
I snuggle with my breath.
Warm and comfy, I drift off.
February 2010
12 posts
iPad envisioned in 1968
Arthur C. Clarke envisioned the iPad of sorts when he wrote “2001: A Space Odyssey”:
From Arthur C. Clarke’s novel of 2001: A Space Odyssey:
When he tired of official reports and memoranda and minutes, he would plug his foolscap-sized Newspad into the ship’s information circuit and scan the latest reports from Earth. One by one he would conjure up the world’s major electronic...
