Month: September 2011

CHICKEN NO MORE

“LAST STEP IS SMASH CAGE, LIGHT BARN ON FIRE. DO THAT, YOU WIN.” – FAKE GRIMLOCK Related: Notice, the animal in the top cartoon is a chicken and the animals, stuck in the barn are pigs. Reminds me of a story about the difference between a contribution and a commitment.

Extracting iCalendar feeds from embedded Google calendars

This is an update to John Utell’s 2009 post with the same title. If the Google embedded Calendar URL something like: https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=GOOGLE-USERNAME%40gmail.com&ctz=America%2FChicago%22&mode=week…. The iCal feed is https://www.google.com/calendar/ical/GOOGLE-USERNAME%40gmail.com/public/basic.ics Now you know. (It should be – https://www.google.com/calendar/GOOGLE-USERNAME%40gmail.com – If only Google cared about good URL design)

For that Impulse Nap (and so much more)

Now at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport. First off – sleep pods were part of the dystopian future I was promised so I’m super excited they’re a reality. Airports are a great first deployment for these – lots of people with hours of unexpected time on their hands – but the potential deployments are fascinating. Create […]

Yes, This is a Vacation From You

“I’m on vacation, and I’ve deleted your message —really” – Dave Thomas Now, imagine you’re going on a multi-week vacation. You visit the USPS and ask them to not just put a hold on your mail – just burn every piece of it. Bold. Proud. Vacation. It’s consistent with my view that the more important/busy/valuable/highly-paid […]

Yes, All Software Should Have a Philosophy.txt File

As you may know – I’m working on an email-based project that’s sending me into the bowels of email. In my research tonight, I discovered ‘Sup’ – an email client that is clear and explicit about it’s point of view. “Should an email client have a philosophy? For many people, email is one of our […]