Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Weekly WTF
It apparently is not going to be difficult to have a weekly WTF. I don't even need to comment on this one:
Labels: Weekly WTF
Monday, August 27, 2007
Zen of Mac
Here is a link to a popular blog posting I did for O'Reilly entitled "Zen of Mac". I will probably go into detail further on osxautomation at a later date.
Zen of Mac
Zen of Mac
Monday, August 20, 2007
Liten 0.1a: Deduplication Tool
I had a little fun this weekend and wrote liten, a command line tool to detect and report duplicates. It is alpha and bleeding edge but "works for me"!
You can download the source here:
http://code.google.com/p/liten/
You can download the source here:
http://code.google.com/p/liten/
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Interesting Musician Spotlight: SoKo
I just stumbled across a new singer/songwriter called Soko today while I was listening to KCRW. Here is a link to a small profile and video she did that is on YouTube. You can download this track from iTunes.
My personal opinion is that the best music happens when there is a rare combination of genuine emotion, inspiration, and talent. Bob Dylan, Cold Play, Alaniss Morisset, U2, etc., all had early periods where they matched this formula. I would expect big things from her in the future. Contrived music is one of the reasons why the recording industry blew up. Unfortunately, there is a very small window in which an artist has the ability to come up with this mixture of emotion, inspiration and talent.
I highly recommend listening to her track, "I Kill Her". It is true musical genius.
My personal opinion is that the best music happens when there is a rare combination of genuine emotion, inspiration, and talent. Bob Dylan, Cold Play, Alaniss Morisset, U2, etc., all had early periods where they matched this formula. I would expect big things from her in the future. Contrived music is one of the reasons why the recording industry blew up. Unfortunately, there is a very small window in which an artist has the ability to come up with this mixture of emotion, inspiration and talent.
I highly recommend listening to her track, "I Kill Her". It is true musical genius.
Labels: Interesting Musician
Sunday, August 12, 2007
A Decent Article on Human Nature
Here is an interesting article from Psychology Today.
I agree that criminals and young successful people have the same goal, but choose different methods to achieve that goal. As a person ages they don't have that burning desire they had in their twenties, unless they are exceptionally motivated, or abnormally motivated. It is a common problem that if you have NOT done something big before 30, then you might not ever to do anything big. It sounds harsh, but it is often true.
I also agree with the fact that sex is a motivational factor for men, whether they admit it or not.
I agree that criminals and young successful people have the same goal, but choose different methods to achieve that goal. As a person ages they don't have that burning desire they had in their twenties, unless they are exceptionally motivated, or abnormally motivated. It is a common problem that if you have NOT done something big before 30, then you might not ever to do anything big. It sounds harsh, but it is often true.
I also agree with the fact that sex is a motivational factor for men, whether they admit it or not.
Labels: Psychology Human Nature
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Ignorant Quote of The Day
Anti-feminist quotes
The feminist agenda is not about equal rights for women. It is about a socialist, anti-family political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians. -Pat Robertson (Christian Coalition), 1992 Republican National Convention
Here are some more great quotes by this living genius.
The feminist agenda is not about equal rights for women. It is about a socialist, anti-family political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians. -Pat Robertson (Christian Coalition), 1992 Republican National Convention
Here are some more great quotes by this living genius.
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