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Oh, TerraCotta Buddha hears you...
...he just doesn't TerraCotta care. Permalink | Leave a comment »
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"Be sure of this..." What a great line.
Re-reading Moby Dick on a Kindle. I forgot how magnificent this book really is. (I'm enjoying the device as well.) Permalink | Leave a comment »
View ArticleYou want to know what professionalism is?
I think Penn Jillette has the answer: No matter what, you perform. http://bigthink.com/ideas/20807 Permalink | Leave a comment »
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Captain Ahab: Old School Badass
I'm re-reading Moby Dick. Happened to pick it up this weekend and it sucked me right in. (The fact that I picked it up on a Kindle and also got sucked into buying a Kindle will be the subject for...
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Where do ideas come from? August 4th?
So I just finished my slides for the 1st Ignite Charlotte. And I couldn't be more excited about my talk, "Where do Ideas Come From." The event is free if you RSVP here:...
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A new keyboard, glorious and powerful.
Once upon a time, I had a 1966 Chrysler 300. A durable goods item from a vanished age it was. This Chrysler, in addition to having a 383 cu inch engine (an engine, which, in and of itself is bigger...
View ArticleThe dangers of being quotable?
I love Sam Boykin for leading with my quote. And not just because it's my quote. Because it's true. Business networking events do blow. Here's his article on the first Ignite Charlotte:...
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Please don't write like this.
Things happen. Then there are results. The word that should be used in the last sentence of this awful copy is "happens" As it stands, this is simply barbarous. Permalink | Leave a comment »
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A quiet talk with Sean Kelley about Posterous.
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I so wish I had thought of this.
http://gizmodo.com/5616783/zipper-motorboat-unzips-the-oceans-jeans Permalink | Leave a comment »
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Announcing Unkillable. New Novel coming in October.
If you've been wondering what Patrick has been working on, here's the scoop: He's been working on talking about himself in the 3rd person and on a new novel called Unkillable. (Because talking about...
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Don Shula Eats People.
Don't do this: Don't advertise a restaurant with the suggestion that Cannibalism is an essential part of the good life that we've all somehow been missing. "Yes, Ethel, have a nibble of this Bohemian...
View ArticleTop 10 Things You Never Want to Hear a Zombie Say.
#10 Mnnnnghhaaaa#9 Guahhhhhhh#8 Blllllaggghrhahhhhhhhh#7 Burggggggggurp#6 Slargggggggggg-geck#5 Auuuuuuuuuuughhmft#4 Fksssssssssaaaaaaargle#3 Rowwwwwwwwwwwwwl#2 Braaaaaaaaains#1 *burp* Permalink |...
View ArticleThis is simply magnificent! (HT Bad Astronomer)
While watching this by myself I spontaneously broke into applause. Permalink | Leave a comment »
View ArticleEating Books
A wonderful quote from E.M. Forster's, "Aspects of the Novel" > Book have to be read (worse luck, for it takes a long time); it is > the only way of discovering what they contain. A few savage...
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Lifehacker Likes Me. The Feeling is Mutual.
I've been getting a daily dose of productivity pr0n from Lifehacker for years. Taken altogether, the tidbits I've picked up there have saved me at least a month of time. Most recently, the the use of...
View ArticleEnough with the religion of science already!
I love XKCD. And the guy who does XKCD recently had some illness in the family, which makes anyone reevaluate things. I wish him and his all the best and am sorry for his troubles. But his recent...
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