“You see this goblet?” asks Achaan Chaa, the Thai meditation master. “For me this glass is already broken. I enjoy it; I drink out of it. It holds my water admirably, sometimes even reflecting the sun in beautiful patterns. If I should tap it, it has a lovely ring to it. But when I put …
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16 years later – revisiting my very first Amazon purchase
Over lunch today, I dusted off my very first Amazon.com purchase: Television at a Crossroads by Stefan Marzano et. al. Television at a Crossroads, published in 1993 (nearly 20 years ago), is a huge enveloping book documenting Philips Design’s exploration of what television will be like in the future. From television as “tele-lesson” delivery, as …
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can you say this about your work?
“This is a flight test program, not a stunt. Sure, we’re breaking a 52-year-old record, but we’re developing technology that will benefit humanity for decades to come.” – Art Thompson, technical project director, Stratos
How are apps like the 1990’s CD-ROM-based software?
Skeu.it continues to document the UI tragedies.
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My first half marathon time @ the 14th Annual Lyndon Ellefson Memorial Half Marathon in Barron, WI Pretty happy with that, only a couple things I’d like to change about my run (like the part where I didn’t, and having a little bit left for a stronger finish) To be competitive, it looks like I’d …
Why T-Mobile is still the most interesting U.S. Carrier
They’ve found a way to appeal to people with iPhones without selling the iPhone. This ad is essentially saying, “if you’re comfortable hacking your devices, and dislike lock-in, we welcome you.” Brilliant.
I’m standing by my year-old statement on Samsung
“Once Samsung relaunches a Teflon-ed version of the Galaxy Tab – they’ll have the high-end mobile hardware market.” (where ‘Teflon’ = non-infringing)
We Could All Use a Fake Bus Stop Now and Again
“…the bus stop diffuses the sense of panic. For instance, if a delusional patient decided that she needed to go home immediately because her children were all alone and waiting for her, the attendant didn’t need to restrain her or talk her out of it, she simply said, ‘Oh, well, there’s the bus stop.’” (or …
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Change is a Must
“Startup is just a group of people and technologies arranged around the founders that represent the currently shortest way to change the behavior of others. It is the founders passion, and in that it’s similar to works of art – you can’t help yourself but make it work.” – igzebedze
The Future is Procrastination
“I didn’t read the article. After scanning it to get the gist, I saved it in my Instapaper account for later digestion. Maybe I’ll pull the article up on my Kindle in a few weeks if it still seems relevant.” – pwenzel