I’m an avid read of Seth Godin’s blog and most of his posts really hit a nerve for me. But this morning, reading his post titled Direct and Useful Project Feedback, I started thinking about how I run and get involved in projects and it echoed back to my post about personal motivation and innovation. I can’t work in the sort of environment he describes in scenario #1 wherein the team just does what it’s told. And I totally agree that there is quite a bit of difference between #2 and #3. Building a “great product” nearly always yields a product that you can be proud of (though maybe not a product that you “love”). But the inverse clearly isn’t always true. Good insight as always…
Apr
4
2009
Recently Enjoyed Movies
Between hosting a weekly movie night and my regular Netflix subscription, I have seen quite a few movies lately. So I thought I’d share some of the films that I particularly enjoyed.
Let the Right One In - not your average vampire movie, exceptionally good story, disturbing only in its honesty.
Choke - while the first 15 minutes remind me of Fight Club (same author), the sheer absurdity of the movie is engaging and ultimately enlightening.
City of Lost Children - french movie, very strange bordering on absurd, but with a captivating story - if you can follow it.
Sep
8
2008
find it on my way
Need to find something on your way to somewhere? check out FindItOnMyWay.com. If you need a starbucks on the way home, or need a FedEx on the way to the office, it can help.
Jul
13
2008
edaah - the social food recommendation site
edaah is a social dining recommendation tool. based on where you and your friends are eating, edaah will suggest a few places to try. if you spend more than five minutes thinking about where to eat today, edaah will come to the rescue. by keeping track of where you eat, we can make sure you don’t repeat too often and can help to find a place your group of friends can all enjoy for any occasion.
we just launched the beta site - check out my page and then sign up for yourself.
Feb
21
2008
Facebook App - Game - ChopShop Racing
Last week I just released with a couple friends the v1.0 of ChopShop Racing on Facebook. It’s better than all the other racing apps.
Why?
Because it has a visual race viewer - you watch cars progress throughout the race (no coin flips).
Because it is based on Physics - heavier, faster cars aren’t always great around the turns.
Because it has technical tracks - we build track data based on the severity of the turn, lengths of the segments, etc.
Because you can race people who aren’t your friends.
Because you don’t have to invite people to play the game!
I’ll let the rest of you fill in the blanks after you go play.
Feb
24
2007
N.A.D.D.
It’s an old post, but I just found it and I quite like it. Nerd Attention Deficiency Disorder. I am definitely stricken. I enjoy the content fire hose.
Feb
23
2007
top gear shuttle launch
ok, Top Gear is a sweet show. but this time they’ve outdone themselves. found that last night and wanted to toss it up on here before i forgot about it. they also did a shootout between a Lotus Exige and an Apache attack helicopter in one episode. i need to move to england…
Feb
22
2007
critical axiom
Starting to ramp up for licensing photocore and I decided it was time for (another) company to handle all that business stuff. And thus critical axiom was born… And yes, my primary reason for saying something here is to get some links going on to get the site indexed :-)
Jan
31
2007
Smooooke. (not now Larry)
I’ve seen some cool smoke and fire photography before, but these really are impressive even knowing the color is all photoshop. Unlike some, I don’t take issue with people using photoshop for artsy purposes as long as they’re not deceptive about it. In related photos: Ariel also has done some cool stuff with matches in the past.