April 2008

Enkin: navigation reinvented – pretty wild; overlays map data on a viewfinder to annotate the real world. One reason I’m excited about Android…

May ride?

“Really skillful people never get out of time, and are always deliberate, and never appear busy.” – Miyamoto Musashi

A Protected Night Sky Over Flagstaff – imagine looking up in prehistoric times and not knowing what was out there. Heck, it’s awe-inspiring even today. Here’s another, over Sweden

Trek Ends Relationship With Greg LeMond – maybe this means LeMond bikes on sale? I’ll pick up a few more…

Right brain/Left brain

For a while I’ve been concerned about issues of work/life balance. Sure, I’ve always been skeptical of jobs, but I also define “work” more broadly as anything I do to improve myself or the world. This includes my job, of course, but also my studies, discussions, physical fitness, etc. Even spiritual and artistic experiences done…more

“Speaking personally, I want my films to make money, but money is just fuel for the rocket. What I really want to do is to go somewhere. I don’t want to just collect more fuel.” – Brad Bird

“I said, ‘Give us the black sheep. I want artists who are frustrated. I want the ones who have another way of doing things that nobody

Desiging New Technologies for a Better Life – “Polak discovered how important affordability was when he sold two kinds of lug wrenches to Somalian donkey-cart owners. One was a $12 wrench with a lifetime guarantee, and the other was a $6 wrench that would soon break…the donkeycart owners preferred to buy a wrench they could…more

“Don’t worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you’ll have to ram them down people’s throats.” – Howard Aiken