If you haven’t seen this video yet, check out Ken Robinson’s TED talk ‘Do schools kill creativity?‘ It’s an amazing lecture about what I’ve been thinking about for a while. More after the jump…
Entries from October 2007 ↓
K-12 = Uncreativity
October 11th, 2007 — creative writing
Bend the Internet to Your Will - Part Two
October 10th, 2007 — Uncategorized
If you’re going to have to deal with something, it’s gonna be multimedia. Three years ago it was a pain to email pictures and movies to your loved ones and collegues. Now, with the creation of many new web companies, that is now in the past– where it belongs.
So, instead of emailing out three pictures at a time to a dozen relatives or employees, just send them the link to your:
Parking Problems
October 9th, 2007 — Uncategorized
I hate parking lots, don’t you? They’re horrible mazes designed to keep you trapped within sight of the store(s), and relief usually only comes after the tow truck drags away your vehicle because of that fender bender that happened when you staring up the next lane.
Do I sound bitter? You bet, but I came up with a solution: park as far away from the building as possible. See, most of the stress and problems crop up when you’re racing other drivers for a spot closest to the store. Bad things happen when you’re stressed.
You also usually have a crappy time getting out of the parking lot because three guys are jockeying for your spot, and usually closest to the store = farthest from the exit. You definitely save time entering and leaving
Finally, parking far away means you get a little exercise. Not a lot, but more than if you had parked beside the wheelchair sign. If you time it, I betcha it only takes a minute to get to the store, without the hustle and bustle.
Bend the Internet to Your Will – Part One
October 5th, 2007 — Internet
I realize that Web 2.0 seems to be the decade’s buzzword and you are probably getting tired of it; but, you have to understand that this is essentially the Internet’s second renaissance. Ideas are being created at a rate never seen before in human history, and the power of collaboration has exceeded everyone’s wildest imaginations. Though we’re supposed to have jet packs and visiting distant stars, science fiction authors never quite predicted the cultural revolution that has occurred in the last seven years.
Web X.xx (Is that better?) reinforces Sir Timothy Berners-Lee’s original purpose for the net, that it be used for collaboration and information sharing (for researchers). Of course, like everthing the real world, the internet didn’t stay confined to just that, and now I can stay updated on David Hewlett’s life minute by minute while watching a homemade video on YouTube about the dangers of smoking.
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Change is Inevitable
October 4th, 2007 — DIY
Don’t you hate the clink of tiny metal discs bouncing around in your pocket?
Ok, you just gave the cashier a twenty and got back a five dollar bil, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies. Now your pocket or purse is going to be jangling all day long until you can dump it into the car’s ashtray, or that big glass jar on top of your dresser. Ok, if you’re American, your stuck with that, but if those are Canadian coins then here’s an imperfect solution.
First, get a neodymium magnet, I grabbed mine from Lee Valley. Second, put a layer of duct tape over the silver disc just to protect it, because they are fragile and this makes it easier to pull the coins off of when you need to. Third, drop it in your pocket.
That’s all, the Canadian coins have an iron core in the centre when makes most of them (except some older pennies and nickels) suseptible to magnets. Just don’t put the duct taped magnet beside your cell phone or credit cards.
Photo by: Maggie Digital