I recently enjoyed hearing this great quote from Joseph Campbell, prolific author in comparative mythology and religion: A computer is like an Old Testament god, with a lot of rules and no mercy. This could be the basis for a whole new psychology about the human/computer interface. Everybody knows some poor soul who gapes as if... »
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How We Learn Stuff
Richard Condie is one of the funniest and most imaginative animators to come out of the National Film Board of Canada. I remember laughing myself to tears watching one of his pieces called "The Apprentice" at a Toronto film festival in 1992. »
Linux: A Difference Engine for Inner-city Youth
If you want to see where desktop Linux and open-source software is making a difference, you should hear what some young people in inner-city Camden, New Jersey have to say now that they've experienced it for themselves. »
John Gorka in My Soundtrack
You've got a band or singer whose work you've known and enjoyed for many years, and with whom you associate gobs of significant and mundane times of your life,... »
Merlin Mann Coddles Your Focus
Yesterday, Mann posted an update to a slide deck he produced earlier this year for MacWorld about truly understanding the real importance of your minutes and focus. »
Walking Through Some New Portals
What I'm enjoying is how much commonality exists in the effort to plan, design, and deploy these two new portals. »
