Photo 5 Mar Taken with instagram

Taken with instagram

Photo 28 Feb I like obvious signs.

I like obvious signs.

Text 2 Jun joke

A screwdriver walks into a bar and takes a seat up by the bartender.

The bartender looks up at him with a puzzled look on his face. He leans closer to the screwdriver and says, “Hey buddy, you know we got a drink named after you in here.”

Suprised, the screwdriver looks up at the bartender and responds, “You got a drink named Carl?”

Link 24 Sep Why Wilco, the White Stripes and the Black Crowes Hate Camera Phones - WSJ.com»

Natalie Merchant during a recent concert responded to the numerous fans videoing her concert: “I’m right here.  This is live. This is where the show is.”  This raises the question: are paying guests free to video concerts?  Is there any problem with sharing those videos?  Maybe more importantly, how is it affecting the concert experience?  Improving it or degrading it?  Is it any worse than a mosh pit? 

Link 23 Sep Watch worker climb over 1,700 feet to fix a broadcast TV tower, no safety harness « Boy Genius Report»

Makes me wonder who the workers’ compensation carrier is and whether they are rethinking their coverage.

The video is taken from a helmet cam and is truly scary.  If you get vertigo at all you will get weak in the knees and your extremities will go numb.  Cool. 

Link 23 Sep The Single Most Persuasive Word You Can Use : Law Marketing Monitor : Law Firm Internet Marketing, Websites, SEO & Technology for Attorneys»

Read the article and find out.  Good stuff.  Makes me think how this word can be used to persuade judges and juries to vote my way.

Link 1 Sep MIT's Modular Hybrid Bike Wheel»

The Prius of electric bike wheels by MIT for commuter traffic.  It’s a wheel that attaches to your bike (almost any bike) and gives you a boost when you need it on hills, etc.  It is controlled through your iPhone.  Great idea and appears well-designed.

Link 13 Aug An Impossible Object That Would Make M.C. Escher Drool [Video] | Co.Design»

A cool box made of what looks like toothpicks that when light is passed through it shows designs in the shadow. 

Quote 27 Jul
The critical thing about the design process is to identify your scarcest resource … [and] make sure your whole team understands what scarce resource you’re optimizing.
— Frederick P. Brooks, Wired, August 2010
Photo 23 Jul Mount Rushmore was awesome today with great friends!

Mount Rushmore was awesome today with great friends!


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