I just saw two sites that are incredibly disturbing. One claims that CO2 is not a pollutant and the other is claiming CO2 is the best thing in the world for plants. The ridiculousness of these websites is depressing, because I know that some people think that this point of view is valid. How about a website…
Sometimes marketers (no offense) are ridiculous. Here is an example of the worst marketing I have ever seen. This video really makes me want to install Haiku. Microsoft, you are making me crazy. The Outlook-Word thing stinks, but this video made me throw up in my mouth.
This is pure unexpected WOW. Watch the video and ask yourself, “Did I just say wow? That was unexpected?” Great song, great video. I hope you like it.
I recently watched Coraline with the kids. The movie was pretty clever and well done, but I found it highly derivative. Here is what it made me think: BeetleJuice (1988) – My goodness, the artwork was so reminiscent the genius BeetleJuice, but more importantly, I found a strong similarity to the main characters (Lydia/Coraline) and to her relationship…
I love well done satire.
The US Government started this program called “Cash for Clunkers“. It gives $4000 to anyone who is trading in an old piece of crap for a new shiny car. The goal is to increase the overall gas efficiency as well as spur the automotive industry. They allocated $2 billion dollars. The money ran out in…
What you call things is incredibly important. The words you choose carry baggage and implications that people will adopt. The words help people remember and frame an idea. Take for example the current Healthcare debate in the U.S. There is so much complexity and so much riding on one single monolithic bill. Everyone assumes that…
I can’t help myself. I love typography. It makes such a difference. I tried a bunch of fonts from http://www.dafont.com/. They are organized nicely and have liberal usage policies. The only suggestion I would make to them is that they should use cufon or sIfr and allow me to type in my own sentence and…
Apparently, NASA has lost the original high quality footage of the 1969 moon landing. Apparently, in the 80’s we sent new spy satellites into space that were recording a ton of new footage. NASA was overwhelmed by the amount of tape required to store the footage, so they ERASED THE MOON LANDING to put some…
Possibly the defining characteristic of life as we know it. Change is the only constant. Whether it is pain or joy, it won’t last forever. I watched The Curious Case of Benjamin Button tonight. Medium movie, I liked it. However, the line, “Nothing Lasts” really stuck with me. My kids are growing older so quickly…
I had referenced this piece of art in a previous post. I scanned it in. It’s a little hard to tell, but the layers are made out of tissue paper. There is a third wave of waves that is faint in the picture. It looks best on a window with natural light coming through. Anyway,…
I was thinking about a book I read 5 years ago called The Goal. Basically, it states that you should focus on the worst, slowest, most painful part of your process and improve that. Additionally, it does a good job of explaining that you/your company should have a focused goal. Yesterday, I said that a…
How long do you prepare for a presenation? I usually like to start thinking about the presentation 1-2 weeks in advance. Hopefully, I have a decent slideshow prepared, but the details rarely come into focus until this 1-2 week period. I’ve been thinking about the ExtJS conference that I am speaking at next Wednesday. I…
How does one USE a dream? I have alot of dreams and I think of it this way: A dream is your mind’s way of telling you something you don’t want to think about. I used to have a dream about being chased; always in a different place, like Yankee Stadium, the subway, an office…