What’s in common? A simple Google Reader heuristic Want to see what happens when you don’t just wantonly add everyone in your address book to your Google Reader shared subscriptions? If you are subscribed to people who share good stuff (presumably respected colleagues and friends), you’ll know when something REALLY important happens because suddenly it’ll
It’s true, as posted in the Twitter API group: as you’ve all probably noticed, with the world cup going on, twitter is experiencing record load. because of this, we’re moving the oauth switchover date to august 16, 2010. we want to make sure that you all have calm waters to test your new codebases where
In an early morning chat from Las Vegas, I was talking with Mr. Waldow about gambling – specifically, blackjack, and how I approach the table. My methodology is fairly simple: I set an amount I’m willing to play with, be it $5 or $100. When I step up to the tables, that’s exactly the amount
I was going through my archives the other day, sifting out stuff that I didn’t need to hold onto any more, and found some pretty amazing content collecting dust. I have hours and hours of video, text, and all kinds of media, some of which has never seen the light of day but is incredibly
Julien wrote a great blog post the other day about putting better stuff in your brain, stuff that will feed your brain and take it in new directions. Here are a few suggestions for things you can add to your virtual or real bookshelf, should you be so inclined. Full disclosure: everything’s an affiliate link,
At the grocery store, a husband and wife were arguing over a $3 bag of crackers while I tried to vanish in plain sight. Husband: Look, there’s the crackers we want. And they’re on sale, 10% off. Wife: I have a coupon for $1 off, let’s use that instead. Husband: You can’t use both. The
Take a look at the Zapthrottle Mote Extractor! It’s amazing – it’s got the ability to transform any free state element into crystallized elements! Cloud of fog? No problem – the Zapthrottle Mote Extractor will convert it into incredibly handy Crystallized Air. Steam cloud? Crystallized Water and Crystallized Fire are just a button’s press away!
Strengths, weaknesses, tanks, DPS I asked on Twitter the other day: “Assume you can do only one. Do you enhance your strengths or mitigate your weaknesses? Why?” The responses were amazing and overwhelming. BrianneVillano: @cspenn Enhance strengths so you can excel@something. Otherwise, you are working towards mediocrity. bryanrhoads: @cspenn Strengths! analogy – Jordan would always
As much as some of my friends who are professional photographers dislike HDR as a gimmick, it’s a fun gimmick, so I do it when I can and when I see the opportunity. Click for a larger version This is one of my favorite shots of New York City in HDR, not just because it’s
