January 2012
2 posts
Top 5 Regrets of the Dying →
Some really good reminders in here.
“You know that part in Genesis where God says, ‘it was good’?…I...”
– yours truly
December 2011
6 posts
“Only those who are open to love are enveloped in the light of Christmas. If...”
– B16
October 2011
9 posts
“The world promises you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made...”
– B16 (via wondrouspilgrim)
More Data Was Transmitted Over the Internet in... →
infoneer-pulse:
There was more data transmitted over the Internet in 2010 than the entire history of the Internet through 2009.
Now the transfer of data over the Internet is growing faster than ever, said Vice President of Intel’s Architecture Group Kirk Skaugen during the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. He also explained how infrastructure is scaling with the increasing transfer of data.
...
“When you break the big laws, you do not get liberty; you do not even get...”
– G. K. Chesterton
Theme change
For all you RSS readers, just updated my tumblelog to a new theme. Feel free to check it out, and let me know what ‘cha think.
September 2011
16 posts
“No man is brave that has never walked a hundred miles. If you want to know the...”
– from The Wise Man’s Fear
“Want, in the right order.”
– yours truly
“‘America needs heroes,’ it is sometimes said, a phrase that’s often uttered in a...”
– William Deresiewicz (via ayjay)
“Better to see something once than to hear about it a hundred times.”
– Russian saying
The Unintended Consequences of E-Books' Crazy... →
infoneer-pulse:
It’s no mystery that e-books are super popular. Readers love e-books because they’re incredibly portable and usually cheaper. Publishers love them because the margins are better, and they yield all sorts of useful data about sales patterns. Authors love them because e-books empower them to cut out publishers. Now that the technology is swimming in the mainstream, it’s clear that...
A little pop anyone? :) OneRepublic’s Good...
“Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is...”
– David Starr
August 2011
7 posts
WatchTED Talk by Ric Elias on “3 things I learned while my plane crashed”. (One of the passengers aboard the miraculous Manhattan flight.)
Helps keep things in perspective.
(via TED.com)
Don’t Fear The Internet →
“Jessica Hische and Russ Maschmeyer are the masterminds behind Don’t Fear The Internet, a site that aims to teach basic HTML and CSS for non-web designers.
Through short tutorial videos, you’ll learn how to take a basic wordpress blog and manipulate the CSS, HTML (and even some PHP!) to match your aesthetic. You’ll feel empowered rather than crippled by the internet, and worst case...
Her playing was slow, almost stately. Too many people think speed is the hallmark of a good musician. It’s understandable…But how quickly you can finger notes is the smallest part of music. The real key is timing. It’s like telling a joke. Anyone can remember the words. Anyone can repeat them. But making someone laugh requires more than that. Telling a joke faster doesn’t...
Nosh - 404: Page Not Found →
A little geekiness here — check out Nosh’s 404 page: you won’t be sorry. :)
July 2011
17 posts
“For those of you under the age of 25, a magazine is a blog made out of trees.”
– Mike Elgan, golden :)
“Creativity is inefficient.”
– yours truly
LastPass →
Cloud-based “Password Manager, Form Filler, Password Management”
I’ve been looking for a better way to manage passwords for both home and work, and came across LastPass awhile back. Because of the sensitive nature of some passwords, I didn’t feel comfortable going all-in without some sorta of vetting of their security protocols—until today, that is: It occurred to...
perspicacious
adj.
having ready insight into and understanding of things
e.g., it offers quite a few fact to the perspicacious reporter
from Latin perspicax, perspicac- ‘seeing clearly’ + -acious .
derivatives: perspicacity (n.), and perspicaciously (adv.)
A great word: “p” pops, tempo, and utility :)
