Lawrence Yang, an artist, was inspired by the “lopsided” new sugar water logo.
(via treehugger)
Month: February 2009
I need more hard drive space
My current 3 smaller hard drive back-ups are FULL.
I may buy two of these: one for video, one for laptop Time Machine back-up.
500 GB external hard disk with rugged, shock resistant case
Triple interface including FireWire 800, FireWire 400, and USB 2.0 for speed and universal connectivity
Backed by a 3-year warranty
Product Dimensions: 1 x 5.6 x 3.5 inches ; 8.8 ounces
LaCie 301371 500GB Rugged All-Terrain FireWire 800/ FireWire 400/USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive – Amazon
US$155. Double this capacity would be better, but this model does not have it yet.
Leave a comment if you can recommend an alternative.
homemade music – Song for Antje
I almost never listen to commercial music any longer. Except as background noise.
The future of music — like the future of all other digital content — is to make it yourself. And share it with friends.
This is the first “published” music by a friend of mine, Steve McCain. He was inspired to write and record this song by a friend going through breast cancer.
Everything I Know About Barbecue, I Learned From Rockin’
Now he’s carrying coal to Newcastle. Barbecue to Texas.
In his day job, Ron Shewchuk is a business consultant who helps organizations communicate better with their employees. In his spare time, he’s built a second career as his alter-ego, Rockin’ Ronnie, international barbecue champion and bestselling cookbook author.
A few years ago Shewchuk had a crazy idea to combine his lifelong passions for outdoor cooking and indoor business communications. The result: a combination multi-course meal and keynote address called “Everything I Know About Communication, I Learned From Barbecue.”
Shewchuk is bringing his smoke-infused business wisdom to Houston’s famed Armadillo Palace on February 26, where he’ll deliver his talk to the local chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. His visit is timed to coincide with The World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest, the first big event of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. …
… read the whole article – Market Watch – Canadian Barbecue Guru Mixes Business with Brisket
what are you doing in June?
I’ll be Adventure Racing and part of the organizing committee at Adventure Week 2009 in Idaho.
Our official website – AdventureWeek2009.com
Let me know if you want to join in the fun.
my photos are like birds
I look at my photography like this. When I make an image it belongs to me. It belongs to me while I take the photo. It belongs to me while it sits in my camera. It belongs to me while I process it on my Mac. It belongs to me while I let it sit in an archive folder waiting to be uploaded to the internet. Then I upload it to the internet and it’s like I’m taking a bird and opening my window and letting it go. Off she goes. Her song to be enjoyed by the entire world — certainly no longer mine.
Thomas Hawk On Copyright Infringement – tumbléo
All my own pics on flickr have a creative commons licence and can be used by others.
finally, a good Microsoft ad
Now this is cute.
Facebook not a Safe Haven
The bad Facebook press of the past week was overblown. Mostly by journalists that don’t use it.
TechCrunch posted the best reality check:
Facebook just turned 5 years old. But a week that should have been filled with reflection and good times was instead marred by a series of breaking news reports detailing sex scandals, phishing, and other malicious activity on the world’s largest social network. …
Most young people where I live use Facebook every day. And cannot live without the site.
The good far outweighs the risks.
upcoming new BBQ cookbook
Due later this Spring.
Rick McCharles 