I was at one of my favorite restaurants yesterday here in Raleigh, the Edwards Mill Grill. I went to the bathroom and saw the picture below as an advertisement displayed over top of the waste disposal device ( read: toilet ): This is a computer training company. I can’t imagine someone actually approving this ad […]
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Seat belts, bike helments and pythons oh my!
I am against seat belt laws, bike helmet laws and other similar types of things that impede on personal freedom. To be clear, I think all of the aforementioned items are great things to have and use. My kids wear bike helmets when out riding on public streets, and we wear seat belts everywhere when […]
I love Bing
I have been messing around with Bing the last few days, and for some reason tonight I decided to search on myself, just to see what would come up. The results of the search literally made my night, and hence drove me to profess my ( temporary ) love for Bing. Background: In 2006, the […]
Tennis ladders and competition
I am playing on tennis ladder at the local city park here in Raleigh. It’s my first time playing on a ladder, though I have played tennis on and off for most of my life. I was playing against a guy last night ( who beat me ) and we got to talking about how […]
Which source of information do you trust more?
There is an interesting article in the latest edition of Wired magazine about the titanic battle that is being waged between Google and Facebook for the attention of you, the user. The argument, as articulated by Facebook, is that Google will become irrelevant in the search business because its no longer about just finding things, […]
Strange day in the news today
Michael Jackson is dead, according to TMZ Farrah Fawcett is dead. A legendary prep high school coach was shot dead by a former player. Mark Sanford continues to be the punching bag of the media for his grievous missteps. Iran almost certainly has cheated their population out of a fair election, according to the Washington […]
iPhone? Hardly tells the story
Last night our home lost power in the middle of the night due to some pretty nasty rain storms. What happened in the next 5 minutes after the power dropped provides a really clear picture of why the iPhone is my favorite piece of technology. When the power went out, I woke up to the […]
Create Your Own Sonos Without Spending $1200
I have been working on creating a home sound environment without investing in Sonos, mainly because it just seemed overpriced. Over the last couple weeks I have built what is essentially a Sonos equivalent without having to invest all that money. I now have a home wireless stereo environment that allows me to stream my […]
Jumping Rope Without A Rope
There are times when I realize that some of the people responsible for raising the next generation of children have serious issues. I happened across an episode of Real Sports on HBO the other night that made me shake my head in disbelief. Now, most of the time I find Bryant Gumbel to be completely […]
Great video from TED on tribes
Seth Godin gave this presentation at TED. I saw it on a good friend’s blog and found it worthy of sharing. Enjoy