Things that make us laugh
I admit, this post will only appeal to the few who are, well, that much of a design geek to actually find this funny. That being said, if you are ever curious what make a group of designer laugh, well, this is it.
read moreLow tech creativity in action
In a world full of iPhones, tablets,HTML5, web 2.0, etc etc, it is nice to see someone though smaller of the problem and not bigger. This is really an amazing...
read moreWatson takes down its first two humans
Ok so anyone not already familiar with IBM’s Watson needs to get on board immediately and check this thing out. I for one am impressed. This computer took and, and subsequently down, two human players in a game of Jeaopardy! They will be playing for real in February. Check Watson out here… As I constantly read about this project I cannot help but to dwell on phrasing used to describe its size. They say it is a room-sized computer with hundreds of chips, yaddah yaddah. Does anyone recall the stories told to us about the size of the first computers? How about the one that cites...
read moreA candid letter to AT&T
To whom it may concern (sorry, it clearly does not concern anyone over there, but for giggles, let’s continue) I am the proud owner of an iPhone. I have actually owned three of them. Truth be told, this could be the single most interesting and useful pieces of technology I have ever owned bar none. I can literally do things on this phone that were previously unimaginable. My somewhat complicated and fast-paced life has been made exponentially more convenient by the advent of this wondrous little machine. The single most irritating *feature* of this device is, you guessed it, you. In...
read moreTime to be a little less serious
Ok so for all the mud being flung from one side to the other and back between pro-iPhone folks, the “Android will rule the world” folks, the iPad is a bigger iPod touch folks, etc. it is nice to see that there is at least one person who can have fun with it. I for one am happy to see this....
read moreAgencies vs clients summarized
Recently I ran across a video that stopped me in my tracks and prompted an awkward laughter in me. Awkward because I have had these conversations countless times with countless clients over the years. This sums up in a nutshell what every client looking for an agency to help sell their product should know ahead of...
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