Instead of Facebook, why not calculate the center of gravity?
Think of other things you could be doing with your time spent on Facebook. If you find yourself spending, say, 10 hours a week on Facebook, make a list of all the other things you could accomplish in that time. You could: pick up a part time job and invest that money in stocks teach a child how to throw a football get fit build a gas scooter or an adobe wall calculate the center of gravity volunteer Read a book teach yourself a new language make a papasan chair cushion via wikihow.com I just read Virginia Heffernan’s article about Read more…
Yay! I’m presenting at Pecha Kucha Tacoma Vol 002 about “Online Identity” in 2 weeks. Must get to work on my 20 slides …
Pecha Kucha Tacoma has its second event at the Robert Daniel Gallery on September 9. I've been invited to speak about "online identity" which goes with the overall "identity" theme of the night. The format is 20 slides, with 20 seconds per slide. So my presentation will be 6 minutes and 40 seconds long. Some of the other presenters are artists, architects, designers, and other cool people. I'm very excited for my 6 min and 40 seconds of fame.
Can we finally get rid of phone books please?
I don't know what the last time was I used a phone book. But every year I get at least three delivered to the door. It's driving me crazy to see that waste of paper. I know some people use them, and that's cool. But why can't I opt out of getting phone books? I don't want them, I didn't ask for them, and yet they keep coming and ending up instantly in the recycle bin. Does anyone know if it possible to halt delivery?
Speak, Roger!
Computers can do just about everything these days, from running airplanes to carrying out labyrinthine mathematical calculations. It would seem to be such a simple thing I am asking. I would like a computer to provide me with my own voice. Many people have suggested this: “Why don’t you get someone to take tapes of your speaking voice and create a voice you can use with your computer?” They make it sound so simple. They look like they’ve had a brilliant idea. But it is not so simple. via blogs.suntimes.com Roger Ebert, who has been unable to speak for about Read more…
Mark Cuban suggests a proposition I’d actually consider paying for …
So to summarize. In addition to Fox websites from around the world, a $ 79 dollar annual value, you get: 2 books from our Harper Collins collection, with a value of up to $79; a subscription to the Weekly Standard, worth up to $64; a special $99 credit at The Fox Store where you can pick from an amazing selection of movies and TV shows. For a total value of $321. Because our Fox News Junkie Subscribers are critically important to us, we are offering this special package for a limited time only. This amazing package can be yours for Read more…
I still love the book itself
I very much enjoy reading a book on the Kindle. But I do love a really good hardcover even better. A well designed dust jacket … uncut pages … seeing the visual progress with my bookmark … and a thick spine that promises countless hours of reading. It has its downsides, and that’s when the Kindle can be nice See the full gallery on Posterous
“Free” by Chris Anderson
I read Free for free on my Kindle. Anderson's put his argument (that giving something away for free can make you money) to the test, by offering free versions of his book for a limited time in a variety of digital forms. He also personally bought the rights to the audiobook, booked the studio time himself, and has made the audiobook free with no time limit. It's a proposition that seems to have worked, since the book debuted on the New York Times bestseller list and is still there (down into the 30s now). His book is well worth the Read more…
The first write up of #barcamptacoma
via andrewfry.blogspot.com That’s me! It’s been a fun day. Thanks for snapping the pic, Andrew!
I used MyThoughts mindmapping software to present. A fun alternative to Powerpoint. Check it out! #barcamptacoma
The presentation started with the red spike at the 1:00 position and moved clockwise from there.
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