Does Technology Make Us Happier?
May 23, 2009
A few months ago comedian Louis C.K. appeared on the Late Show with Conan O’Brien and shared his thoughts on the numerous technological wonders we all take for granted. Watch this clip and decide for yourself, does technology make you happier or leave you frustrated?
Weekly Poll: Do You Ever Turn Your Phone Off?
May 18, 2009
I realized over the weekend the only time I turn my cell phone (iPhone) off is when there’s a problem and it needs to reboot. My last phone was a BlackBerry Curve and I used the auto on/off feature to shut it down over night. Both phones (especially the BlackBerry) require up to 1 minute to fully power up. This can be really inconvenient if I quickly need to get to some data, and yes I’m aware of how impatient this sounds! I am interested in how other people deal with this issue, so here is my question for you (post a comment if you need to elaborate!):
Loading ...My Wordle
November 2, 2008
Robert Frost’s poetry has long spoken to me, especially “Stopping by Woods…” Thanks to a heads-up from friends Eric Palmer and Tom Woodward, I’ve used Wordle to create a word cloud with appropriate coloring:
Click the image for full size and visit Wikipedia’s entry on this poem to learn more about it…
Lunar Transit of Earth, From 31 Million Miles.
July 18, 2008
Being a space buff, I’m blown away by this Nasa video, (picked up by the BadAstronomy blog). This is the first recording of this event from “the other side.”
