Hammer Juggler
October 31st, 2008 | Published in Videos
I have no idea if this is real, but if it is, it’s amazing.
Archive for October, 2008
Holograms get a little closer to reality
October 30th, 2008 | Published in Technology, Videos
Interesting, but how long before my cell phone can project a 50″ 3D HDTV image? That’s what I want to know.
Gladwell on late bloomers
October 29th, 2008 | Published in Culture, Life, Links
Malcolm Gladwell has an interesting article on “late bloomers” in The New Yorker. He argues that some artists have their best works young, and others when they are old — two kinds of geniuses.
I guess that means some of us have a second chance!
Effective management needs effective leadership (Covey)
October 27th, 2008 | Published in Leadership, Quotes, Work
Effective management without effective leadership is, as one individual has phrased it, “like straightening deck chairs on the Titanic.” No management success can compensate for failure in leadership.
—Stephen Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, p. 102.
Captcha gotcha
October 24th, 2008 | Published in Internet, Technology
Maybe this is one of those reverse chaptchas that proves you’re not human if you can figure it out.
Obama on divisive politics
October 23rd, 2008 | Published in Politics, Videos
This is excellent:
We can’t afford to divide this country…. Let me tell you something… There are no “real” parts of the country and “fake parts of the country.” There are no “pro-America” parts of the country and “anti-America” parts of the country. We all love this country, no matter where we live, or where we come from….
There are patriots who supported the war, and patriots who opposed it. There are patriots who believe in Democratic policies, and those who believe in Republican policies.
[Those who fought in Iraq] have not served a Blue America or a Red America, they served the United States of America. Nobody should forget that.
That’s excellent. I find this far more appealing than calling certain parts of the country “the most pro-America, most pro-God” like McCain did a few days ago.
Stuck in the crash position (Bryson)
October 22nd, 2008 | Published in Humor and Satire, Life
Once on an airplane, I leaned over to tie a shoelace just at the moment that the person in the seat ahead of me threw his seat back into full recline, and I found myself pinned helplessly in the crash position. It was only by clawing the leg of the man sitting next to me that I managed to get myself freed.
—Bill Bryson, I’m a Stranger Here Myself (Broadway Books: 1999), p. 249.
Olbermann on Divisive Politics
October 21st, 2008 | Published in Politics, Videos
Politics blogging will stop soon, I promise. In the meantime, here’s Keith Olbermann talking about divisive politics: