The NY Times ran an article this week about Natalie Portman and her talents as a high schooler. Not her acting talents, mind you (though she had plenty of that), but her skills in…science. Yes, that’s right. Even after being cast in multiple roles opposite actors like Julia Roberts, Uma Thurmon, and Jack Nicholson, she [...]
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been digging deeper into doing mobile application development for iPhones and iPads, which can be a frustrating experience to start with. It’s made me realize how long it’s been since I really had to struggle with learning something. I don’t mean that in an egotistical way, just that I [...]
“Around here, however, we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things… and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” –Walt Disney
Photo by Jason SchultzAbout six months ago, I found this amazing car service that I use when I have to go to the San Francisco airport, which is about 20-30 mins away from where I live. The normal options for getting to the airport are mass transit, driving your own car, or taking a cab. [...]
Photo by Simon McPherson, Flickr CC Parkinson’s Principle is an saying that states that work expands to fill the time available for its completion. I’m sure there are (annoying) superhumans out there for whom this doesn’t apply, but it definitely applies to me. If I have no deadline, nothing gets done. On the other hand, [...]
There’s an old joke about a guy who comes across a drunk searching the ground at night under a streetlamp. The guy asks the drunk what he’s doing and the drunk says he’s looking for his keys. When asked if he dropped them there, he responds “No, but the light is better here.” That’s how [...]
