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Doing. Images. Symbols.
If you have about 98 minutes, just watch Alan Kay explain a lot about computer science, user interfaces and a bit about how we learn (and perceive the world in general), in this two-part movie ( Read more... ) -
All Over the Map
OK, this might explain why business aren't doing as well as they could -- too many things, too often, are dealt with by brute force ( Read more... ) -
Unabashed Activism
Here are the letters I've just sent a few of our representatives. I'd ask you to contact your representatives too, but I suppose y'all have already done that. I figured I shouldn't just stop at my representatives too, so I wrote another few people who I thought should hear from the general population ( Read more... ) -
Living in the future: the norovirus edition
Who am I kidding? I don't really know if it was the norovirus, but it did seem some kind of stomach flu kinda thing. I just know it's some kind of crud that seems to be going around ( Read more... ) -
Call now, operators are standing by!
So here's my theory: winter last year sucked because, instead of a big snowstorm once a month like we usually have, we had 2-3 inches every 2-3 days (which is enough to make traffic suck but not enough to keep people home for a day or so until everything's plowed and then we have to shovel all the time). So my impression is that no one ordered snow ( Read more... ) -
Boxing Day
One of the things I really like about the day after Xmas is that there's never any leftover Xmas songs, all gone, no need to have a sale. ;-) -
Thought of the Day
People keep talking about how we all need to work hard or, worse, work harder.
I dunno.
It just occurred to me that working hard only brought us to the 18th century. Working smart(er) is what brought us to the 21st. My vote is for we should work smarter. ;-) -
Welcome to the Future
I want to talk about a few seemingly unrelated things ( Read more... ) -
Worth Remembering
"Everyone has a unique role to fill in the world and is important in some respect. Everyone, including and perhaps especially you, is indispensable."
-- Nathaniel Hawthorne
