May 2013
3 posts
That moment when one realize that one is lost but it feels comforting just knowing that one is lost.
Is there a word for that?
I continue to be amazed with the camera. It totally changes photography and video. Why? I can capture moments… With Google Glass? Less than one second…
I’ve been telling people that this reminds me of the Apple II, which I unboxed with my dad back in 1977. It was expensive. It didn’t do much. But I knew my life had changed in a big way and would just get better and better…
This is the most interesting new product since the iPhone and I don’t say that lightly.
” —https://plus.google.com/+Scobleizer/posts/ZLV9GdmkRzSFebruary 2013
1 post
Commerce on the Internet has come to rely almost exclusively on financial institutions serving as trusted third parties to process electronic payments. While the system works well enough for most transactions, it still suffers from the inherent weaknesses of the trust based model. Completely non-reversible transactions are not really possible, since financial institutions cannot avoid mediating disputes.
January 2013
2 posts
There are lessons to be learned. May this inspire our generation to take action.
Official Statement from the Family and Partner of Aaron Swartz:
Our beloved brother, son, friend, and partner Aaron Swartz hanged himself on Friday in his Brooklyn apartment. We are in shock, and have not yet come to terms with his passing.
Aaron’s insatiable curiosity, creativity, and…
December 2012
13 posts
Some stability on my olympic lifts. Is that too much to ask for? Nike, why are Romaleos sold out everywhere??
A love seat futon. Man, that thing last night was comfy.
A vintage suitcase collection. Okay so I’m easily impressionable ,and this was also a product of last night. In my defense, I’ve wanted to collect vintage suit cases for at least 4 years.
A vibram 5 fingers collection in multiple colors and varieties. Perhaps, even colors that will not make my feet look like a frog.
A new knife, specifically the Izula in OD green.
An organized room. Working on it.
To find my ring mandrel. FOUND IT. REJOICE.
A clean, fixed bike.
A 4th leg for my salvaged chair.
A refined coffee palate.
No allergies.
Competition-ready shape & condition.
A really good paleo cheesecake.
A supper club.
A lot to grow heirloom vegetables in.
And some tacos.
Oh, also to watch Django Unchained. Preemptively scratching the last two off my list.
Note that by “forever” we mean “forever”: the man literally intends not to die.
Problem solving.
How does one achieve freedom?
It seems like a worthy goal.
You said that “in the world right now, fashion is s—t.” Can you elaborate on what you meant by that?
Let me talk like an old man. Young people, be careful. Beautiful things are disappearing every day. Be careful.…You don’t need to be [shopping at fast-fashion stores], especially young people. They are beautiful naturally, because they are young. So they should even wear simple jeans and a T-shirt. It’s enough. Don’t be too much fashionable.…The brand advertising is making you crazy. You don’t need to be too sexy. You are sexy enough.
November 2012
2 posts
“Your mistake,” Ng says, “is that you think that all mechanically assisted organisms — like me — are pathetic cripples. In fact, we are better than we were before.”