Posted 2 months ago

Microsoft—in a nutshell—is a company that had one successful product that we are all beholden to—that then used that capital to buy other people’s products and ruin them. They are not bad people, but they do stab their friends in the back. Also, they are a bunch of nerds, which is probably why they have never managed to produce a decent interface.

Google—in a nutshell—is a company that had one successful product that we are all beholden to—that then used that capital to buy other people’s products and ruin them. They are not bad people, but they do stab their friends in the back. Also, they are a bunch of nerds, which is probably why they have never managed to produce a decent interface.

Apple is a company that produces amazing, human-usable products. I love them for the same reason I love any such company, and I forgive them their eccentricities because their products are so amazing. They make decisions that I’m told are bad for me, yet I don’t see that reflected in their products as I use them.

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Posted 2 months ago
Three things—autonomy, complexity, and a connection between effort and reward—are, most people agree, the three qualities that work has to have if it is to be satisfying.
Posted 3 months ago
A student of Zen
Walks in Zen and sits in Zen.
Talking and acting,
Or silent and still,
He is always at peace.
He smiles in the face of the executioner.
He remains equanimous,
Even at the moment of death.
Yoka Daishi (Zen Wisdom)
Posted 3 months ago

The future is here

I wasn’t sure if Vernor Vinge’s prediction (in 1993) of a technological singularity might be achieved anytime soon.

Within thirty years, we will have the technological means to create superhuman intelligence. Shortly thereafter, the human era will be ended.

I am still skeptical, but less so. I didn’t think the tablet that Apple would introduce could be any exciting. What Apple has done with the iPad is introduce us to the future.

This is just the beginning.

Posted 6 months ago
My Sleep Cycle

My Sleep Cycle

Posted 6 months ago

iPhone apps I use on a regular basis:

  • Instapaper
  • Shazam
  • Convert
  • RedLaser
  • Tweetie
  • Google Maps
  • Remote
Posted 7 months ago
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it, however.
Richard Bach (via littlemiss) (via pruebame)
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