This is a way cool collection of new approaches to describing data on the web – visually. Things like heat maps, mind maps, and elastic lists – super cool.
Well, its MacWorld season out in California, so a nod to Apple Computer. I think this ad is one of their greatest. If you ever need inspiration, this video provides it. A collection of greatest people who have lived. And look at their faces, they are all real people, not just historical icons, but real people. It shows that we can do anything.
A little more adventure travel with a twist. Check out this video from Matt, jigging around the world.
Just when you thought there were no more frontiers. Just when you thought that adventure was dead, along comes the Tuxedo Travels. My friend Doug Campbell was sitting in Hong Kong w/ his buddy, and after a few drinks, they decided to don tuxedos and travel overland in their formal attire all the way to London. For several months they traveled across Asia wearing only tuxes. Here they are enjoying high tea at Everest base camp. Most recently they were featured on CNN – way to go Dougie!
The title of the photo is “Winner of this year’s ‘Not My Job Contest’“
This morning, my mom sent me this link. Very cool stuff.
Imagine living on $35k a year. Now imagine supporting six other family members on your 35k. This family does just that. They are America’s Cheapest Family, and they have paid off their house in just 9 years. They live simply, but they enjoy life immensely with very little waste. How much do we need in order to live? How much are we wasting? I’m guilty.
This looks like a great read. Its all about how computing is following the same path electricity followed.
A hundred years ago, companies stopped generating their own power with steam engines and dynamos and plugged into the newly built electric grid. The cheap power pumped out by electric utilities didn’t just change how businesses operate. It set off a chain reaction of economic and social transformations that brought the modern world into existence. Today, a similar revolution is under way. Hooked up to the Internet’s global computing grid, massive information-processing plants have begun pumping data and software code into our homes and businesses. This time, it’s computing that’s turning into a utility.
I’m a firm believer in Cloud Computing – I’ve moved everything I do out to the cloud so that I can pick up any computer, mobile device, or cellphone and keep working. Backups happen online, availability is anywhere I can get an IP address, and I don’t have the headache of maintaining software anymore – I just need a browser. This, I think, is where we are all headed.
You think Americans are geographically illiterate? Not if Lily has anything to say about it. Not too bad considering she’s a little less than 2 yrs old. I especially like how she corrects her parents pronunciation of “Mexico”.
I’ve been going to the TED conference for a number of years – its a remarkable gathering of people with a broad range of incredible speakers. This talk by Sherwin Nuland was one of the best I’ve ever seen there. His talk has all the qualities of a superb presentation – he tells a story. Dr. Nuland’s story is honest, amazing, thought-provoking and human. Well worth the 20 minutes:
