Fri 1 Aug 2008
You’re spending too much time on YouTube, aren’t you? You’re at work, yes. Ok, that’s probably alright. If you haven’t been to TED, the site — cause getting into the actual event is like impossible, you’re missing out. To start you off, watch Ze Frank’s presentation from 2004. The Hans Rosling talk is a classic. Jill Bolte talks about her brain. And Johnny Lee plays with Wii.
Tue 18 Dec 2007
From time to time my brain wanders and I think about Pay It Forward, the Catherine Ryan Hyde novel which was turned into a film staring Haley Joel Osment. The story left an indelible impression on me, no doubt because of Osment’s remarkable performance. So when I stumbled upon Tom Kyzivat’s Helium animation on Adobe’s Flash On showcase site, the story reminded me of the novel again. Tom is a remarkably talented young artist, and I’m sure we’ll see much of him as his career develops. Helium is sweet and fabulous, and SnowMitch vs SlushMel has a pretty amusing commentary on movie fight scenes.
Sun 21 Jan 2007
A few days ago I received the “The Best of Rod Machado Live on 14 Audio CDs” and I haven’t been able to stop listening. I’m on the sixth CD now and I’m still laughing at how he starts his speeches. Now listen to me! If you’ve ever taken any of the flight training lessons in Microsoft Flight Simulator, Rod was your instructor.