Smart People I Know

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13327758146416008382011-11-27T20:07:29.335-05:00Smart People I KnowA collection of interesting things for smart people I know to read.smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.comBlogger1241100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-1000044378785456892011-11-19T20:00:00.000-05:002011-11-19T20:00:02.673-05:00Saturday night music: Nneka, a guitar, and a small street in Paris ("Do you love me now", live)

Great stuff.[youtube="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0ja-2_aCUk&feature=related"]Found here: Nneka - Do you love me now (live session @ streets of Paris) - YouTube

Berniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17890133681455275511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-29018914823700281122011-11-18T19:31:00.001-05:002011-11-18T19:31:33.692-05:00Great political art from Shepard Fairey and Stanley Donwood, here

The above is by Donwood, found here, Thought You Should See This, where you can see a much better representation of it, as well as find out more about it. Here's Fairey's, remixing his classic HOPE poster: Found here: Occupy HOPE - OBEY GIANT

Berniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17890133681455275511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-56161331443556994482011-11-12T10:00:00.000-05:002011-11-12T10:00:10.248-05:00Check out the 18th Annual Festival of Smalls at art interiors in Toronto

Every year, the Toronto gallery, art interiors, holds their annual event whereby they sell small pieces of their artists' work for very reasonable prices. (For example, this great painting by Peter Andrew, from his Highway Series). I highly recommend that anyone interested in wonderful works of art check out their web site and pay them a visit here: Affordable Artwork / Canadian Art / Gallery /

Berniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17890133681455275511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-72098026495783818932011-11-10T11:30:00.001-05:002011-11-10T11:30:54.157-05:00Those stories about Steve Jobs parking in handicapped parking spots?

Are clearly not urban legends, based on this photo: From Sachin's Space. Sachin Agarwar parked next to Steve Jobs' car on the day he went for an interview at Apple, years ago, and he took this photo.

Berniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17890133681455275511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-15204683648533781372011-11-02T13:49:00.000-04:002011-11-02T13:49:00.531-04:00A great interview of Borges from the 1960s

Can be found here: Paris Review - The Art of Fiction No. 39, Jorge Luis Borges.

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-60251504828259458842011-11-02T11:49:00.001-04:002011-11-02T11:49:17.826-04:00How Bank of America failed with debit fees

This article has a good run down on the recent mistake that BoA made in introducing a fee on debit cards, Bank of America: A Case Study in Tone Deafness - Rita McGrath - Harvard Business Review. Another thing to add is that customers didn't see any value to the fee for them. It looked like a cash grab. True, baggage fees also looked like a cash grab, but at least air lines could talk about the

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-52430405335293323932011-09-29T14:57:00.001-04:002011-09-29T14:57:45.145-04:00So you want to make an eBook? Good news! It's easy (at least the publishing part is)

Now, coming up with good material for an eBook is not so easy, but if you want to know How To Make An eBook, then Smashing Magazine has lots of good information to get you going. If you're worried you will need alot of technical ability, relax. As they say:Making an eBook is easy, regardless of your coding experience. This is good, because 99.9% of your time should be spent on writing and getting

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-90290254199803162682010-03-17T10:23:00.001-04:002010-03-17T10:23:25.245-04:00Good things to know Microsoft Windows XP - Command-line reference A-Z (somewhat geeky)

This reference is good to know because there are times when it would be helpful to script up something to kill a number of processes at the same time. To do that you could have something that did a TASKLIST and then take the PIDs that are output and use them to do a TASKKILL.

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-87581808458952616532010-03-03T16:50:00.002-05:002010-03-03T16:54:05.161-05:00How to Setup Your Own Web Proxy Server For Free with Google App Engine

What I like about this, How to Setup Your Own Web Proxy Server For Free with Google App Engine, is that it gives you a great way to experiment with the Google App Engine, if you haven't already. AND the end result can be something quite useful!I also wonder what countries and companies that try to block people from accessing web sites will do if lots of people were to set up these proxy

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-15755166634965806682009-01-09T10:05:00.001-05:002009-01-09T10:05:57.275-05:00The perfect napkin for all your designers, architects, and geeks generally....

...can be found at UP TO YOU. I mean, if your best ideas are going to dreamed up and put down on a napkin, why not make it to scale? :) Up to You is in Toronto, but they also have a great online s

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-83327004704143095502009-01-08T16:59:00.001-05:002009-01-08T16:59:08.963-05:00The New York Times: is it a newspaper or a application platform for software developers?

In fact, it's both. The Times, via the Times Developer Network, is providing software developers APIs to access a variety of information, from movies to politics. It's pretty smart. The movie reviews api, for example, provides output in JSON, XML and serialized PHP formats. And they have examples of how to invoke them.I hope we see more and more companies providing this type of service soon. As

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-74282194179159520042009-01-06T22:37:00.001-05:002009-01-06T22:37:36.719-05:00New Year's Resolution: to eat and cook better

If you want to eat better this year, and by better I mean not only in terms of quality, but in terms of simplifying your cooking and doing more with less, than you owe it to yourself to read this column by Mark Bittman: The Minimalist - The Latest Must-Haves for the Pantry - NYTimes.com.It's packed like a good pantry with lots of great advice. I highly recommend that you print it and start making

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-8712069269937602642009-01-04T00:27:00.001-05:002009-01-04T00:27:57.286-05:00What are the best blogs to read? Read this and find out

I was going to joke, "this one", but really, some of the best blogs out there can be found on this list: Fimoculous.com - misc - 30 Most Notable Blogs of 2008.As for me, I am a big fan of #30, #20, #16, #13, #11, #8, #4, #3 and #2. Even then, there are plenty of new ones to get acquainted with. Enjoy!

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-55690433554018109092008-12-24T01:20:00.001-05:002008-12-24T01:20:57.908-05:00The Wonders of Istanbul

I had the great fortune and pleasure of having to go to Istanbul for a week of work this year. It is a magnificent city.There are so many great cities in the world for you to see: London, Paris, Rio, New York, Cairo, Tokyo, to name a few. Istanbul should be on your list. Regardless of whether you are visiting Europe, Asia, or Africa, if you can, extend your trip and visit Istanbul. You'll be glad

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-23953510916636244312008-12-24T01:05:00.001-05:002008-12-24T01:05:05.356-05:00Jim Carrey, Bill Murray, and the depth of contemporary comedy

James Parker from The Atlantic takes scenes from Jim Carrey's films (and one from the great Bill Murray) to show the depth that lies beneath the Fool. Unlike Murray and his laid back delivery, Carrey's manic showmanship can distract you to the point you stop noticing what he is doing, which can be remarkable. See The Fears of a Clown - The Atlantic Podcasts and then read what Parker has to say.

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-6746494117581705642008-12-21T10:45:00.001-05:002008-12-21T10:45:51.235-05:00The Big Picture: year 2008 in review

Normally I skip things like "top ten XYZ for 2008". But when I heard about the year 2008 in photographs at The Big Picture from Boston.com, I had to take a look. Sure enough, they are great photos. Truly great. Things I like about it are:The photo quality is excellent. It's photojournalism at its best.There is more of a world focus than just an American focus. There is a wide range of photographs

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-80439318170383830932008-12-21T00:17:00.001-05:002008-12-21T00:17:28.238-05:00Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo? It's true

It's also a grammatically correct sentence (albeit a very difficult one to break down). Fortunately, you don't have to, since there is a detailed explaination for it on Wikipedia.(Thanks to a tweet from Alpha Ng for point this very cool sentence out!)

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-966796003799348322008-12-20T23:43:00.001-05:002008-12-20T23:43:10.337-05:00People who like really well done craft and other work of art

will like this: Bunny with an Artblog. There are lots of great things on this blog, including a reference to this wonderful nativity work of art.

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-76883081212063843702008-12-20T23:40:00.001-05:002008-12-20T23:40:07.636-05:00When is beer twice as good as wine?

When it's a domain name. And sex.com is worth twice as much as beer.com. For more very expensive domain names and what they are worth, check out CARPE DIEM: So What Are Domain Names Worth?

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-74615509879728458212008-12-18T13:17:00.001-05:002008-12-18T13:17:49.848-05:00New cellphone from.....Hugo Boss?!

When I first saw this, I thought: is that right?! Why is Hugo Boss making a cellphone. But after a moment, it all makes sense. After all, for alot of people a cell phone is a fashion accessory, just like a watch can be. And other designers have had cell phones associated with them. As well, as cell phone manufacturers have a hard time differentiating themselves from each other functionally, they

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-82495862356227327482008-12-15T22:42:00.001-05:002008-12-15T22:42:18.676-05:00A very good (and short) analysis of net neutrality...

...can be found here at Bits Blog (NYTimes.com).It is true that big sites can arrange their networks (for a price) to provide better service for their clients. But by and large, the ISPs have for a long time been laissez-faire when it comes to network traffic passing through their networks. It is also true that you can build a much better network for your clients than the Internet. You can simply

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-77165499816744228192008-12-15T16:19:00.001-05:002008-12-15T16:19:43.261-05:00J. Crew = Fail

Not a good page to hit during the Holiday (shopping) Season. But credit to J. Crew for a) having a fail page and b) providing a backup (in this case, a phone number). Much better than getting a "500" error or some other error code that would mystify most people. Let's up this page, J. Crew Fail Page, is replaced by the real home page soon.

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-68976405309870092232008-12-15T13:24:00.001-05:002008-12-15T13:24:19.105-05:00A new year's resolution...for your Mac

Come January 1, alot of people will resolve to lose their excess weight and get fit. And what is good for people is also good for ...Macs! In this article, Ten ways to turn your Mac into a lean, mean, agile machine...right now (or Jan. 1 :) ), you can learn various ways to slim down your Mac while you wait for Mac OS X v 10.6.

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-74421352397243064582008-12-13T22:33:00.001-05:002008-12-13T22:33:11.247-05:00What's wrong with the Australian Firewall

While the government of Australia may have the best intentions, their wanting to test a web filter to block banned content is flawed in a number of ways. (nytimes.com has a good article on it).First, it is unlikely to achieve the effect it wants to achieve. Anyone intent on getting around the filter will be able to using P2P networks, as Mike While, the COO of one Australia's largest ISPs point

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-54694445139601517992008-12-13T18:31:00.001-05:002008-12-13T18:31:10.106-05:00What is a perigee moon? It's the one you are seeing now.

What is an Perigee Moon? NASA - of course - has the details. Hint #1: it's the moon we have right now. Hint #2: it's very close. :)

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-63722298548812434562008-12-12T23:45:00.001-05:002008-12-12T23:45:47.004-05:00On the joy of owning a tree

I have always loved birch trees. This tree of mine is a Himalayan Birch. I love the name, the exotic nature of it. But more than that, I love how it marks time for me. It marks the seasons. It marks the time when I bought it, how old my kids were when I bought it. It grows old along with me. And perhaps when I am gone, it will still be here, marking time and keeping company for someone else.When

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-56005880598278411762008-12-12T22:45:00.001-05:002008-12-12T22:45:25.549-05:00What do you get when you combine YouTube, Web 2.0 and classical music? A chance to perform at a Carnegie Hall!

The old joke used to go: "How do you get to Carnegie Hall?....Practice, practice, practice!" Well, YouTube has added a new spin on this. Until the end of January, 2009, musicians can audition via YouTube for a collaborative virtual performance and the best performances will earn the artist the opportunity to play at Carnegie Hall. This is social media and Web 2.0 at its best. I would encourage

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-7581105449248509982008-12-11T15:14:00.001-05:002008-12-11T15:14:48.105-05:00How would you know? Or Pinor Grigio is recalled in Ontario

Why is the LCBO recalling D'Aquino Pinot Grigio white wine from Italy? According to Yahoo! Canada News, it's because the bottles are filled with....water.I wonder if some people who drank it thought: even for pinot grigio, this is bland?! :)

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-40857359184810742382008-12-10T10:16:00.001-05:002008-12-10T10:16:35.566-05:00Wells Fargo offers cloud computing / security

Interesting: Wells Fargo is offering a service called vSafe to Protect, Organize & Access Important Documents.It looks low cost ($4.95/month for 1 GB of storage) and since it is Wells Fargo, they have a reputation to maintain. And it is a good reputation, particularly in the area of innovation. They also have a free 30 month trial, with some restrictions (e.g. you need a U.S. mailing address).

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-76065541873725358552008-12-09T22:25:00.001-05:002008-12-09T22:25:29.517-05:00What do you get when you cross great literature with Facebook?

Umm....not great literature? Well, yes, that, but also some funny versions of Pride and Prejudice and Hamlet.

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-46713753382123656252008-12-08T17:02:00.001-05:002008-12-08T17:02:14.556-05:00The $99 iPhone?

Not yet, according to this article, CDN - Reports: Wal-Mart to sell iPhone with $2 price drop, but it is a possibility. Whatever happens -- and I don't see Blackberry or Nokia being reduced to niche players anytime soon -- the smart phones we carry around are going to continue to dramatically change in the next few years.

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-58247417569834612008-12-07T14:25:00.001-05:002008-12-07T14:25:33.068-05:00It's never a dull moment at La Scala

This is Guiseppe Filanoti. He will not be singing in the leading role of "Don Carlo" for La Scala's season opening, after having difficulties in the dress rehearsal. I can appreciate La Scala wanting to yank him: the last time that opera opened La Scala, it was 1982 with Pavarotti in the lead and he was booed. And last year the famed tenor Roberto Alagna was booed offstage during an infamous

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-14443776514522015892008-12-07T10:22:00.000-05:002008-12-07T10:22:00.941-05:00On Web 2.0 and the notion of happiness being contagious

There are a number of articles out, including one in GlobeAndMail.com, about this study that shows that Happiness is contagious. A key section of the Globe's article said that the study, "...(u)sing a standard measure of well-being, the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale...found that when an individual becomes happy, a friend who lives nearby experiences a 25-per-cent increased

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-8024022422410523162008-12-06T00:00:00.001-05:002008-12-06T00:00:26.660-05:00Detroit: the future sadly

This photo essay in TIME, The Remains of Detroit, is haunting. This photo is of the Michigan Central Station, designed by the same architects that did the still vibrant Grand Central Terminal in NYC. It is anything but vibrant, being vacant for 20 years.In the film Blade Runner, much of "future" Los Angeles is like this: deserted, decrepit, waterlogged. Perhaps Detroit is the future, sad.Opened

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-83575465820210333212008-09-10T22:56:00.001-04:002008-09-10T22:56:09.725-04:00You+Apple=stylish+smart+high quality, or how to sell technology

How many technology products try to appeal to the "smart" you? The "stylish" you? How many of them are not made by someone other than Apple?In the technology business, there is an acronym known as FUD: Fear Uncertainty Doubt. Some companies try to sell their products that way. Apple does just the opposite. With Apple, they sell you on SSQ: smart, stylish, quality. It's a very positive

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-70570904913470292872008-09-09T16:02:00.001-04:002008-09-09T16:02:59.307-04:00New and improved things from Apple: Steve Jobs

Reports from Gizmodo are that Steve Jobs is alive and well, as can be seen here. Jobs announced alot of other good news for fans of all things Apple, but surely this to them was the best of news.Apple: Steve Jobs Responds to Accusations of Dying

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-71515344998457450202008-09-02T12:42:00.001-04:002008-09-02T12:42:44.696-04:00On the benefits of social computing

I was curious about this article in businessweek.com, Protests Against Tata's Nano Get Ugly, because I had written about the Nano car that Tata is trying to build. While the articles talk alot about what is going on superficially (i.e. the protests), I wanted to know what was behind the protests. The article was more about this group's actions or that group's actions. There was this, but it still

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-41539105274020386382008-08-29T09:49:00.001-04:002008-08-29T09:49:45.535-04:00Is Apple in crisis?

These articles: Apple fans loyal despite iPod, iPhone 3G woes - CNN.com and How Steve Jobs’ obit got published - Apple 2.0 have me wondering whether or not this is a turning point -- a downward turn, that is -- for Apple. Not that Apple won't continue to design great product. But a combination of lack of leadership at the top and weakness at the bottom will add up to trouble for Apple. Here's

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-22999431001218055512008-08-27T16:21:00.001-04:002008-08-27T16:21:17.352-04:00On how to focus

If you're like me, you are easily distracted by all the information that pops up on your computer. I have notifications for email, instant messages, RSS feed updates, twitter...the list could go on and on. Of course they are often things that you have to deal with or perhaps are just very interesting (unlike, say, the true task at hand).My first attempt to deal with this was something of a

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-66366260287007568692008-08-01T23:10:00.001-04:002008-08-01T23:10:27.354-04:00You can do anything here! Anything!

Kottke.org featured a number of single serving/single page sites. THIS is my favourite, I think.

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-76025627365956086232008-08-01T19:46:00.001-04:002008-08-01T19:46:13.460-04:00One very cool clock

I could describe it, but you would be better off going over to see Analogy by Jesson YipThe "Buy me a drink" button is also one of the better uses of Paypal I have seen. :)

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-53635951298144279392008-08-01T08:42:00.001-04:002008-08-01T08:42:46.105-04:00On lost and hidden painting

Over at LiveScience is an article about the Portrait of Woman Revealed Beneath Van Gogh Painting. This does not seem to be uncommon. Other famous paintings appear to have one layered on top of another. What I didn't realize was how clearly the science can make the underlying painting visible (at least in some cases). The underlying work comes alive as a result. It gives us the opportunity to see

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-87864892620384308362008-01-02T12:44:00.000-05:002008-01-02T12:47:31.065-05:00How come there are no new postings here?

Good question. I have been alternating back and forth between WordPress and Blogger. I think there are advantages to both. Lately I have been posting to my main blog here. Going into the new year I may switch back.I thought the solution was going to be using my tumblr log, but that has it's own limits. So I will continue to experiment!

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-74321262388591556152007-11-12T22:49:00.001-05:002007-11-12T22:49:00.203-05:00The Big Juicy Twitter Guide

For those of you wondering what IS the point of Twitter and other such tools, check out The Big Juicy Twitter Guide by Caroline Middlebrook

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-71697803963981153172007-11-12T22:46:00.001-05:002007-11-12T22:46:49.008-05:00A big blue tower in Manhattan

Here's a shot of architect Bernard Tschumi’s Blue residential tower located on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. For more on it, including interior shots, see Blue Skies over at the always striking Yanko Design

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-54937474865673551702007-11-12T22:21:00.001-05:002007-11-12T22:21:12.688-05:00Get very close to DaVinci's The Last Supper

Over at this site is a amazing tool to allow you to get a very close view of this famous masterpiece. See Haltadefinizione - The Last Supper in detail

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-25397215533613739482007-11-12T12:18:00.001-05:002007-11-12T12:18:36.404-05:00David Byrne featured on Yahoo Picks

Yahoo's been doing a good job featuring trends and people. The latest is a feature on one of my favourite artists. As they say over at their profile, A Few Questions for David Byrne - Yahoo! Picks Profiles His site, DavidByrne.com, is chock full of goodies, including CD tracks, performances, a faithfully updated journal, and his own Internet radio station, on which he features a monthly

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-65164524526129190792007-11-12T11:54:00.001-05:002007-11-12T11:54:32.309-05:00CNN enters Second Life

CNN tries to explain why: So, what exactly is news in a virtual world? CNN has opened an I-Report hub in the virtual world of Second Life. CNN aims to find out by opening an I-Report hub in Second Life, a three-dimensional virtual world created entirely by its residents.Not sure who the dude with the shades is....looks a bit young to be Wolf Blitzer. :) For more, see: CNN enters the virtual

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-60187904753096455102007-11-10T23:18:00.001-05:002007-11-10T23:18:42.510-05:00Street Art and "300"

rebel:art is a German blog with a wide range of art displayed, including Street Art. I liked this one....another great spoof of "300".

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-30586208334873407802007-11-10T22:45:00.001-05:002007-11-10T22:45:49.640-05:00The World's Biggest Blue Screen of Death in Downtown Toronto!

As someone from Toronto, I guess I can take perverse pride in having the Worlds Biggest BSOD!I guess this could almost be considered hip. (Credit to gadgettastic.com)

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-185985692652837692007-11-09T23:00:00.001-05:002007-11-09T23:00:56.880-05:00Want to get the mathematicians you know for a gift?

Try this! From ontoinfo ...the Triple Nine Clock

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-87026114990171497312007-11-07T22:00:00.001-05:002007-11-07T22:00:58.952-05:00Everybody has a secret...

From xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language - By Randall Munroe

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-14874802831625167792007-11-07T21:54:00.001-05:002007-11-07T21:54:41.030-05:00The problem with Symbols, or Guy Fawkes and V is for Vendetta

Jacob T. Levy has an excellent posting on the problem with symbols, namely Guy Fawkes. What Guy Fawkes represents in England is (was?) pretty clear. In North America, or at least the U.S., not so much.

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-39869392963888817762007-11-02T21:00:00.001-04:002007-11-02T21:00:17.341-04:00Serious Hallowe'en pumpkins!

Kevin Kelly has a link to some serious pumpkin carving. (This is only one of many!) See: KK

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-69818062525462625122007-10-29T22:51:00.001-04:002007-10-29T22:51:36.866-04:00How to remove tourists? With Tourist Remover software

Over at lifehacker.com is a good article on how to...Remove Tourists from Photos with Tourist Remover Now it is how to remove tourists from your photos, but I wonder if they could great something similar for cities like....Paris. :)

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-36249091989483777872007-10-27T10:56:00.001-04:002007-10-27T10:56:57.000-04:00A maddening article on the "beauty" of concrete architecture

Over at TheStar.com is a maddening article ( Concrete's liberating allure) on the beauty of concrete architecture. The section that got me was: But we hate concrete these days – don't we? There's that prejudice again. McClelland points out that the same design team that conceived new city hall also hatched the Sheraton Centre across the street – a much-maligned structure that looms close to Queen

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-12349793784260958782007-10-27T10:33:00.001-04:002007-10-27T10:33:55.036-04:00How NOT to use email or using cc instead of bcc and thereby exposing whistleblowers

Over at TPMmuckraker | Talking Points Memo is a sad story about some goof who managed to exposure whistleblowers through a poor using of email. How long has email been around now? Long enough this should not happen. Ever. See the sordid details at the site, but here is the lede: D'Oh: House Panel Screw-Up Reveals Whistleblower Email Addresses By Paul Kiel - October 26, 2007, 10:07PM Here's a

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-79393941676883921982007-10-26T13:57:00.001-04:002007-10-26T13:57:08.527-04:00Blogs on Toronto

I live in Toronto, a city I love for alot of reasons. If you do too (live here and/or love it), here are some blogs you can check out:Posted TorontoblogTO | Toronto blogTorontoist• Spacing Toronto • understanding the urban landscapeThe first blog has lots of great links to check out, too.

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-57697491324438760112007-10-19T21:43:00.001-04:002007-10-19T21:43:17.765-04:00The amazing amount of good blogs on the Web

(Richard Barnes: Rome's Starlings)There are so many good blogs that I come across. Well written blogs on any subject. I found this one, on photography, inspring and thought provoking. See: lens culture: photography weblog

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-31098103546774568702007-10-18T16:32:00.001-04:002007-10-18T16:32:37.947-04:00A Trick using Blogger: see all related blog

If you have a blog on Blogger, you can tag your posts with a label. You can then search on that label. For example, if you had a food blog called MyFoodBlog, and you wanted to be able to send someone all your entries related to "cake", you could enter:http://MyFoodBlog.blogspot.com/search/label/cakeand you would find it.

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-73490963198723970862007-10-15T21:37:00.001-04:002007-10-15T21:37:47.843-04:00Recipes for the super rich

For those of you wanting to make something terribly extravagant, the nytimes.com has just the right recipes. For example, here is the ingredients for Le Bernardin’s Salmon-Caviar Croque-Monsieur: 4 slices fine-textured brioche or white bread, crusts removed About 1 1/2 ounces Swiss Gruyère cheese, sliced paper thin 1 ounce fresh or pasteurized sturgeon caviar 2 to 4 slices smoked Atlantic or

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-70412802754782986852007-10-15T21:15:00.001-04:002007-10-15T21:15:25.148-04:00Hillary Clinton and gotcha photojournalism

Whatever one feels about her, I believe I have seen far more freakish photographs of Hillary Clinton than any other presidential hopeful in the media. Perhaps it is opportunity. Maybe she makes more faces than other candidates. But it is easy to catch people in odd moments, if you want. And yet I don't see photos of Obama with his eyes closed, or John McCain making a face or Mitt Romney wolfing

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-66567643706813899932007-10-11T21:51:00.003-04:002007-10-11T21:51:40.646-04:00Save money and injuries with less expensive running shoes

According to CBC News , shelling out for a snappy pair of expensive new running shoes may not save you from shin splints or knee pain, a new British study suggests. Inexpensive and moderately priced running shoes provide the same, if not better, cushioning and offer the same level of comfort, say researchers at the Institute of Motion Analysis and Research in Dundee, Scotland, in a

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-90976561046125929222007-10-11T21:51:00.001-04:002007-10-11T21:51:39.412-04:00Save money and injuries with less expensive running shoes

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-55037569865394512762007-10-11T21:39:00.001-04:002007-10-11T21:39:45.167-04:00Spa Week!

Smart people who live in one of the lucky cities should consider the benefits of the up coming SPA WEEK

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-10951362838331067842007-10-11T21:37:00.001-04:002007-10-11T21:37:19.377-04:00For (Canadian) lovers of Opera: Met HD opera simulcasts move into more cinemas

I just came across this at CBC.ca: New York Metropolitan opera simulcasts move into more cinemas in Canada. New York's Metropolitan Opera is expanding its live high-definition simulcasts in cinemas after a successful launch last December. Canadian cinema chain Cineplex is to add 40 new screens to the program, which involved live broadcasts in 2006-7 of operas such as The First Emperor and

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-89752981188376025192007-10-10T23:53:00.001-04:002007-10-10T23:53:30.640-04:00Using Task Boards with Scrum

Over at Mountain Goat Software is a good article on using task boards for Scrum sprints. These aren't for everyone, but even software development teams using methodologies with longer cycles could benefit from checking this out. See: Task Boards - Scrum TrainingHere's an example:

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-36568446010679013772007-10-10T23:46:00.001-04:002007-10-10T23:46:28.948-04:00Why Nothing is Something

Graham English has a list of ten principles to the Zen of Attaction. Here's #4:Need Nothing - Just build up your reserves and your needs will disappear.Hidden benefit: You boundaries will be extended and filled with space.The entire list is good. And after you read it, you may appreciate how much you have when you start with Nothing.

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-8911960399618739002007-10-10T23:16:00.001-04:002007-10-10T23:16:02.302-04:00Triple Greatness: Honest Ed Mirvish, Jones Soda and Blog TO

I came across this at blogto.com, a great blog about all things Toronto. And what could be more Toronto than Honest Ed Mirvish? Jones Soda makes great soda pop, with very unique/special packaging. For more (refreshing) details, see: Bottled Tribute to Honest Ed Mirvish

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-7405167244156205402007-10-10T17:03:00.001-04:002007-10-10T17:03:18.322-04:00Tips for managing your email

As it says in this article: Separate your email from your to-do's on Lifehacker:email is not a task manager. One of the biggest leaps I made towards keeping on top of all my pending to-do's was making a clean, mindful break between email and tasks.This will not be news to fans of GTD (Getting Things Done), but for some (many?) folks, check out this article.

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-65775485560350548512007-10-09T13:16:00.001-04:002007-10-09T13:16:05.681-04:00Kevin Kelly - new and improved!

Kevin Kelly has nicely combined all the work he is doing into one blog that you can find at Kevin Kelly -- KK* Lifestream.Highly readable, insightful, and thought provoking (in the true sense of the phrase).Definitely a blog worthy of smart people I know.

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-33707930959022389142007-10-09T12:47:00.001-04:002007-10-09T12:47:57.334-04:00Watching the polar ice cap melt

A fascinating time lapsed representation of the Arctic ice cap changing year after year, until the present. You can see the NorthWest passage open up. And I wonder if there will come a time if there is no ice up there. See: Watching the ice melt

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-32428628188873109162007-10-07T19:42:00.001-04:002007-10-07T19:42:08.748-04:00Dog owners rejoice - swoop (the dog pooper scooper!) is here

People in Toronto are great when it comes to scooping up after their dog. So I think the good people who make SWOOP should flog these in Toronto: they would sell thousands! For those of you who have a dog or thinking of getting one, think of getting one of these, too: Swoop The Poop | SWOOP - so easy to use

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-70108071652340689912007-10-07T19:17:00.001-04:002007-10-07T19:17:54.593-04:00Lower back Tattoos can cause problems for women

There are a fair number of women with lower back tattoos. For those that have them, and those that are thinking of getting them, check out this link at the fascinating tattoo blog:Lower-back Tattoo Risk Issue Rises Again, Expecting Mothers Still In The Horns Of Dilemma! - Tattoo blogP.S. There are lots of really interesting posts on this blog, but be warned: there is a blog entry on eye tattooing

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-80301155671282431942007-10-06T11:27:00.001-04:002007-10-06T11:27:50.689-04:00Great bridges

Over at the site "Your Number One Source for 1nf0rmat10n" is a wonderful collection of bridge photographs, including this one, which I have been on.....but plenty I haven't. To see all 32, go to 32 Amazing Bridges from Around the World

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-4637781352753796642007-10-06T00:35:00.001-04:002007-10-06T00:35:43.333-04:00What are people thinking about? Hint: it not you, it's them

Lifehacker.com/lifehack.org have a lightly cynical posting on Four Rules to Understand What Makes People Tick.You can see them in the chart above.

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-43595414835556953922007-10-06T00:11:00.001-04:002007-10-06T00:11:03.783-04:00Cheddarvision - from the smart folks in West Country

What is cheedarvision? Well, the cheddar manufacturers of West Country set up a camera in front of some of their finest cheddar and filmed it for three months. For those of you who had other things to do (e.g. watch paint dry), you may have missed this. Fortunately, someone made a very condensed version of this and posted on none other than YouTube. Here's the highlight film from the 3 months of

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-85514663588343417122007-10-05T23:42:00.001-04:002007-10-05T23:42:13.131-04:00The drains of Canada

It is surprising what can be interesting. In this blog entry, BLDGBLOG: Drains of Canada: An Interview with Michael Cook , I found a fascinating interview and some wonderful photographs, such as this one (An "A-shaped conduit" in Toronto's Belt Line Drain). Go take a look, and gain a new appreciation of where all the water that leaves your house goes.

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-952873378040318872007-10-05T23:35:00.001-04:002007-10-05T23:35:08.353-04:00How to simplify your life in 10 ..simple...steps

It's never too soon to simplify your life, and once October is over, the Christmas season and all the pressure that brings will be upon us. Why wait? Go to the always helpful zenhabits.net and check out: Simple Living Simplified: 10 Things You Can Do Today to Simplify Your Life

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-56668928924874673372007-10-05T23:32:00.001-04:002007-10-05T23:32:04.626-04:00FXcuisine.com for your most unusual food

There are lots of great food blogs, but for unique recipes, you must see FXcuisine.com. For example, if you go to this section of the blog titled Seriously Unusual, you will get to see such recipes as the Scottish Deep-Fried Candy Bar, Indian Watermelon Curry, and the 300 minute egg (yes, that's right: five hours).Perhaps you won't make them at home, but it is fun to read about them.

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-65894174013139790512007-10-05T23:25:00.001-04:002007-10-05T23:25:49.093-04:00Padstyle - very cool modern furniture

Padstyle is a great design/decor/furniture blog with lots of wonderful items featured. This one caught my eye in particular. I thought any kid would LOVE a sofabed that transforms (a la Transformers) into bunk beds. How cool is that?! There are lots of other great design on the site, but this one appealed to the 8 year old inside me. :) For more, see PadStyle | Modern Furniture Blog » mobelform

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-14188773226759658032007-10-04T23:36:00.001-04:002007-10-04T23:36:05.681-04:00What do B(ritney) Spears, J.S. Bach, fugues and higher mathematics have in common

The answer can be found in this posting at excellent blog, Good Math, Bad Math. See and hear Fugues: from the Ridiculous to the SublimeIf Bach were alive today, he would say: Gimme More. :)

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-75425935888519220262007-10-04T11:33:00.001-04:002007-10-04T11:33:20.363-04:00How many time zones are there? 24? Maybe not.

Actually, there are about 39, according to FT.com's Weekend Columnist, Matthew Engel. This article, Twilight zonesis a fascinating peek into how the world sets it's clock. For example:"Galicia, the tip of north-western Spain, which is in the same zone as Hungary, 1,500 miles to the east"there is a "strip of western Australia, larger than Belgium but with a population of 200, that has its own

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-36681004372944186852007-10-03T09:18:00.001-04:002007-10-03T09:18:22.476-04:00William Gibson talks of the past, the future, and the Internet

The globeandmail.com has a brieft but interesting interview, titled: The future catches up with novelist William GibsonI mildly disagree with the title and the direction of the article. Whatever the future is, I doubt it has caught up to Gibson. Indeed, the future isn't what it used to be - to mangle Yogi Berra -- but whatever it is, look to writers like Gibson and directors like Ridley Scott to

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-22049343543901755432007-10-02T23:33:00.001-04:002007-10-02T23:33:32.093-04:00Ridley Scott and Blade Runner: the Final Cut (fall 2007)

WiReD has an in-depth interview with Ridley Scott, who has ...Finally Created the Blade Runner He Always Imagined.For more buzz on this masterpiece, see BuzzFeed They have lots more, including the trailer, found here:I've seen the film MANY times, and I see some new things even in the trailer. It should be interesting. Fans in LA and NYC, you will get to see it in person.

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-75196984799179513722007-10-02T23:13:00.001-04:002007-10-02T23:13:30.448-04:00If you love typography, you will love this site

Over at the blog: Typography. I Love Typography, devoted to fonts, typefaces and all things typographicalis not only a GREAT blog about...well, typography, but also a great blog, period. The enthusiasm for the subject makes it a joy to read, regardless of your interest in all things typographic.

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-58145616982742985802007-10-02T23:07:00.001-04:002007-10-02T23:07:36.938-04:00How to deal with negative people

If you are lucky, you won't need to read this article. But if you DO have to deal with negative people, consider going here for some ideas on how to manage.

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-32283357599902498962007-10-02T23:05:00.001-04:002007-10-02T23:05:37.338-04:00The Village Vanguard

If you are surfing the web 'Round About Midnight, you might want to click over to the Village Vanguard's site for some great jazz. And if you are really fortunate, you can check out who will be playing there, buy a ticket online, and then go in person. I should be so lucky...

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-72252676137221977362007-10-02T23:00:00.001-04:002007-10-02T23:00:51.201-04:00Western Philosphy at a Glance ...

...can be found at this page Philosophy since the Enlightenment, thanks to Roger Jones.

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-25132317225354081172007-10-02T22:59:00.001-04:002007-10-02T22:59:00.718-04:00Essays and other writing by George Orwell

Over at this site is a wonderful collection of "Biographies, Essays, Novels, Reviews, Images" of George Orwell, including one of my favourites: In Defence of P. G. Wodehouse - Essay by George OrwellGeorge Orwell fans, rejoice.

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-40591074530258087442007-10-01T23:42:00.001-04:002007-10-01T23:42:16.166-04:00Experiments in time travel with a mobius loop

Over at the site: Time Travel - The Mobius Time Loop is a fascinating project of using a Mobius loop to experiment with time travel thought experiments. The site itself has alot of material for those interested in the topic. Take some time to check it out. :)

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-50298888818589505102007-09-30T23:19:00.001-04:002007-09-30T23:19:19.956-04:00Edward Hopper - the master of 20th Century Light

The New Yorker online has a feature on Edward Hopper called Everyday Life, but it could also be called "Everyday Light". Each of the paintings shown has a different way of capturing light (and life) in the 20th century. The one above, “New York Movie,” (1939, from The Museum of Modern Art, New York) is one of my favourites.

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I am surprised when companies ban such sites as myspace or Facebook because they fear that employees will be less than productive with access to them. If you are one such employee, and you want to be less than productive, I would like to recommend the online New Yorker, where you can read such articles as this one, by John Updike, on the King James Bible and Robert Alter's new (well, in 2004)

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-224053547177159922007-09-30T22:19:00.001-04:002007-09-30T22:19:47.107-04:00What to get as a gift for someone (in England) who has everything

Over at RED5 is a whole range of gadget gift ideas, including this soap that allows one to... .... make sure that you never wash your face with the wrong part of the soap again!Very smart indeed! :) They have other interesting ideas as well, though nothing so bluntly practical.

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-7917123041022523092007-09-30T22:13:00.001-04:002007-09-30T22:13:29.025-04:00The first step to making your life easier: get rid of things

The first and most important step to make your life easier is to get rid of things. But how? Well, over at the site, How to Get Rid of Things are a list of ideas on how to do just that. Go there. Get rid of things. Feel your life being simpler. :)

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-36833533557957392952007-09-30T22:08:00.001-04:002007-09-30T22:08:52.041-04:00harlem.org and the royalty of jazz

Over at harlem.org is this wonderful photograph with an astounding collection of many of the great musicians of the 20th century. The site provides an in depth examination into the photograph, and in deed, jazz itself. As the site explains, Art Kane...attributed his famous photograph to being young and naïve. In August 1958 he was hired by Esquire magazine to come up with a photo to open an

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-70217562806185696102007-09-30T21:59:00.001-04:002007-09-30T21:59:11.294-04:00How to eat chocolate cake and lose weight (you do the math)

For some of you, salvation comes not in wise words but in the form of a chocolate dessert. :) Well, here is the dessert for you: a chocolate cake that helps you lose weight as you eat it. It's true! See: Negative Calorie Chocolate Cake from Jaden's Steamy KitchenShe has the math to prove it (or at least enough math to help rationalize eating it! :) )

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To better appreciate the Dalai Lama, consider this web site: Change your thoughts » 22 Of the best motivational videos online freeAt the site you will find: 22 great videos from some great personal development speakers and inspirational figures. And they are good videos. I particularly liked the one from Steve Jobs. (What can I say...I am an IT guy.). Having said that, having seen some of these

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Over at this site is a succinct list of 10 rules/thoughts/considerations from the Dalai Lama. They are deceptively low key: Sleep. Be kind. Don't harm others. See: "The Wisdom of the Heart" from the 14th Dalai Lama.

smartpeopleIknowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610804018335507410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332775814641600838.post-19419072315089976882007-09-26T23:51:00.001-04:002007-09-26T23:51:36.553-04:00A nice little hack

The folks at Vyro Games have an ingenious little device called PIP. PIP is... PIP -the Personal Input POD™- is the revolutionary stress management solution from Vyro Games. Held between the fingertips, the PIP monitors your stress level in real-time, sending it wirelessly via Bluetooth to software running on your mobile phone, PC or games console. Choose from a suite of entertainment and

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