I’m hardly a Machead, but I have tremendous respect for Steve Jobs and his contributions to humanity. He created two companies that revolutionized several industries. Pixar and feature animation. Apple — personal computing, mobile Internet, music distribution, more? In 2005, Jobs gave the Stanford commencement speech. I remember listening to the speech in the summer [...]
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It’s a bright and brisk 67° today in LA. The birds are out singing. It’s bright but not exactly sunny. Just cold enough to put a bounce in your step, but not so cold you want to curl up in front of the fireplace. The kind of weather that’s great for running around, or for [...]
I just read this article on OPEN Forum by the Behance team title Can Good Teamwork Involve Fighting? Great article! I think fighting is an integral part of a strong team — with a few caveats, of course. Here’s some thoughts on how to encourage productive fighting for the betterment of the team or project. [...]
It’s helpful for our daily motivation to keep in mind why we do the work we do. Maybe it’s to feed our families or to change the world or to be filthy rich. No matter what the reasons are, keeping the reasons we go in to work everyday front of mind helps us do a [...]
One of my pet peeves is when people say “I could care less” when they really mean “I couldn’t care less”. What bothers me is that the two phrases are opposites, and the incorrect usage flips the meaning on its head. The speaker is saying the opposite of that they mean. They mean to say [...]
I’ve always wanted to learn how to fly. Ever since I was a kid, I dreamed of the sense of freedom I would have soaring through the air. Now that I’m in my thirties, I thought it was about time to start pursuing that dream, and I took the first step by reaching out to [...]
I think you are probably a good person. I know the vast majority of people are not actively trying to hurt me. So you’re probably not going to screw me over. But there’s a chance. There is a non-zero chance you’re really mean. I’m afraid of being humiliated / robbed / knifed. It’s bound to [...]
When typing for the Web, do you still insert two spaces after a period? I do. Even though in HTML, it’s the same as only inserting one space, and so is an inefficient habit, I still hit the spacebar twice after every sentence. I guess it’s a by-product of learning how to type in 1989.
We are the sum of all the little things that happen to us. The nearly infinite combination of good and bad experiences, decisions, reactions, opportunities, friendships and relationships, thoughts, etc make each one of us unique. That’s why I’m fascinated by people’s stories (and their reactions). It’s why I can easily “waste” hours reading personal [...]
Hi, I'm Greg. I'm a cofounder of Killer Aces Media. We publish community blogs like 