Readers have told me that they enjoy my off-the-wall book lists. Here's another. Science fiction, Tom Peters, Krista Tippett and even a book for touring musicians.
Enjoy them. And don't forget it's okay to share books. They don't wear out.
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06Mar
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06Mar
In the following video, office drone Greg lays down the law to office workers for proper and improper Facebook use. Enjoy!
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06Mar
People are drawn to existing competitions like moths to a flame.
It's precisely the wrong way to succeed.
Lots of journalists take significant detours in their careers and their writing in order to win a Pulitzer. Maybe not to actually win one, but to be in that class, to have peers that have won one. Mystery novelists stick to the center of the road, because that's where the road is. Movies are written and released in order to win an Oscar. Once there's a category, a ranking, a place to battle for supremacy, we run for it.
Do you go to trade shows or enter markets or submit RFPs or push for a GPA or even gross ratings points because there's a list of winners or because it's what you actually want to do? Most bestseller lists and prizes measure popularity, not effectiveness.
I wonder if real art comes when you build the thing that they don't have a prize for yet.
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06Mar
Ketchup is an easy-to-customize (in means of appearance & functionality) jQuery plugin for validating user inputs on the client-side.
The plugin works by inserting the validation rules inside the markup, just like:
<input type="password" id="new_pass" class="validate(required)" />
It comes with a bunch of ready-to-use rules, including: required, min/max length, number, URL, e-mail & much more where new ones can be created as well.
Using Ketchup, it is possible to combine validations (a field can be both required & e-mail).
Although the default setup of the plugin is very satisfactory, like mentioned, it is possible to create a new look & feel (which is easy with the documentation provided).
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06Mar
His image is now the stuff of legend: Ghyslain Raza, the Star Wars kid, aged 15, got the attention and ridicule of the Internet—especially its geek contingent—when footage of him wielding a golf ball retriever and fending off a horde of invisible vicious enemies surfaced. Granted, we geeks were a little less harsh. But unfortunately for Ghyslain, the sudden—and often cruel—Internet fame was far from intended. His performance became an Internet phenomenon after four of his schoolmates uploaded his video for the world to see. It has since inspired thousands of remixes. By November of 2006, the video had been viewed over 900 million times.
But now that eight years have passed, have you ever wondered what happened to the famed Star Wars Kid? Here’s a bit of a timeline to fill in the years since the video went public:
In July 2003, Ghyslain’s family filed a $250,000 lawsuit against the families of his schoolmates, mainly to pay for psychiatric therapy for their son due to the derision he received at the hands of a very unforgiving public. Although the suit was dropped in April of 2004, it was settled out of court.
However, these days, Ghyslain certainly is having the last laugh. After climbing what must surely have seemed like an insurmountable mountain, he is currently completing his law studies at Montreal’s McGill University and recently took a position of president of Patrimoine Trois-Rivière, an organization that aims to defend Trois-Rivière’s historical real estate against the city’s frenetical urban expansion. The Force is surely strong with this one.So, if you ever find yourself in a similar situation someday—your most private fantasies aired to the world (something which is becoming more and more likely in this age of instant news and technology)—consider Ghyslain’s amazing journey. Though things may seem desperate, though you may feel as if the whole world is laughing at you, there is always hope at the end of the tunnel. And through hard work and persistence, it’s attainable for anyone. Here’s to you, Ghyslain.
For nostalgia’s sake, here are a few of the best remixes of the famed Star Wars Kid. We hope that someday Ghyslain can smile when he sees these, too. Because really, he’s just one of us.
The Drunken Jedi
Star Wars Kid- Agent Smith Fight
[Via Branchez-Vous (French) | Picture Credit: Sylvain Mayer]
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06Mar
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06Mar
Hmmm, the only thing missing from that bot is a salt dispenser. Salt would probably help melt the last thin layer of snow remaining in the driveway while putting more weight on the robot’s blade, making it more effective at clearing snow off its path.
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06MarAnother
weekday, another Google acquisition. This time, Google bought DocVerse, a company founded by two former Microsoft employees which built a plug-in for Microsoft Office that lets you collaborate with other people in real-time.
"DocVerse combines the benefits of web-based collaboration tools like Google Docs and Zoho with the power and familiarity of the world's most popular productivity application, Microsoft Office. DocVerse offers the first ever product to truly enable real-time sharing and editing of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel files. Its key advantage is that it does not require you to learn a new way to work by seamlessly plugging into Microsoft Office."
DocVerse doesn't use Google Docs as a back-end for real-time collaboration, but Google will probably integrate with Google Docs.
Google says that many people "are still accustomed to desktop software", so the acquisition will help these users to try cloud computing services while still using their favorite software.
DocVerse's blog offers an interesting perspective of a two former Microsoft employees: "We fundamentally believe that Google is one of the best positioned companies to truly disrupt the world of productivity software. We're looking forward to the opportunity to scale our vision at Google. Our first step will be to combine DocVerse with Google Apps to create a bridge between Microsoft Office and Google Apps."
Google says that you can no longer create a new DocVerse account, but there's a simple way to try the Microsoft Office plug-in. Download the setup and create a new account when DocVerse asks you to log in.
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06Mar
Combining two of our favorite pastimes, Joel Veitch made a real working rocket out of bacon, sausage, toast, and, um, some kind of rocket fuel. Awesome! Alas, he couldn’t resist singing about it.
[via b3ta]
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