Year: 2012
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Steven B Johnson’s new book on the internet and politics
I have read a number of his works, including Emergence: And so, over time, a book I had written about social insects and video games and software algorithms started to feel more and more like a book about politics… I look forward to this book and hope it goes beyond the aspect of political organization…
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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-wshk4DYLM?feature=oembed&w=500&h=281] I watched this live on the internet using the JPL feed and a real-time 3D Java animation of Curiosity status (thanks to dragosr). It was amazingly dramatic. I think that NASA has done an excellent job in public relations for this mission. I mean, how awesome was the 7 Minutes of Terror video?…
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5 years with Apple This plaque arrived. Pretty nice gesture. Love Tim, but a little gutted I only missed getting Steve’s signature by a few months. Regardless, I will treasure this.
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5 years with Apple This plaque arrived. Pretty nice gesture. Love Tim, but a little gutted I only missed getting Steve’s signature by a few months. Regardless, I will treasure this.
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My first few days with an Android phone
[Sidenote: Funny how I just posted about leaving Apple and now I am talking about my new Android phone…] Alright, so a couple of Android observations after having this new Samsung Galaxy S3 for just a couple of days. I still haven’t adjusted completely, so I am trying to keep these observations limited to more…
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Goodbyes & new beginnings
Today I am excited to announce that I will be joining Syndicate Theory, where I will be doing product development. This is a wonderful opportunity for me to put into practice all that I have learned about software interaction over the past five years. The team at Syndicate Theory are inspiring and I look forward…
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aboveorbit.com: Launch
My new space blog has been launched! aboveorbit.com: Launch
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Speaking at OKDG
[vimeo 44970172 w=500 h=375] (Me talking about the concept behind LTU.) On Tuesday night I gave a short talk for the Okanagan Developer Group about my experience starting Lining Things Up and 5 topics that often come up when I talk to entrepreneurs. I thought it went pretty well. I wish I could have met…
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Name my space blog
I have spent the last week diving into material on space exploration (see this previous post as to why). There is a ton of stuff out there and I would like to start posting thoughts and resources. I think there would be too much for this personal blog, so I have decided the best thing…
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Instantbight.com: Interview with Chad Kohalyk…
Check out the smoking desktop he designed! See my interview of instantbight.com Instantbight.com: Interview with Chad Kohalyk…