This sign in Germantown, MD alerts drivers to an upcoming series of speed bumps. I've never seen this particular message on signage before - I like it, "traffic calming." Its novel, functional and evocative of peacefulness.
Others thought I had gone over to the geek side some time back though I always resisted the adoption of a geek identity. But now I give-up, I've no more strength to resist (indeed "resistance is futile" - The Borg). "Hello, my name is Ron Barnett and I'm a geek." Let me explain.
Last night on the way home from work I stopped by Target and picked-up a Smartpen. Inside the "pen" is a camera, a microphone, an audio speaker and 2 GB of memory. One uses it as a pen and as one writes all text, drawings, doodles, etc. are recorded by the cam and concurrently the mic records any sound in your environment, such as a lecturer or discussion at a staff meeting. All of this can then be transferred to computer for processing, e.g. search, conversion to a Word document, uploaded to the cloud, e-mailed to others, etc.
Moreover, what's amazing is the pen talks! For example, if I wanted to return to hear what Jane said in a staff meeting about xyz I just touch the tip of the pen on the notes that are on paper about Jane and the genius pen plays that segment of the staff meeting recording where Jane is speaking! I don't have to listen through the recording searching for her words.
I've just been playing with the genius pen so far but I can't wait to try it in the real-world. Truly your geek friend now -
Posterous released their app for the iPhone today to make posting pics and videos easier. So, I'm trying it today by taking photos throughout the day. Once the first photo (or video) is taken subsequent photos are posted to the same post (this one) in a gallery, so the gallery expands as the day, event, etc. goes on - now that's nice. No need to wait until the end of the event or day to post your photos and videos.
Here are a couple of videos and pics taken during the day. In order are: 1) video outside my home; 2) video inside my home; 3) monitor showing PicPosterous; 4) how to process your inbox the GTD way; 5) entrance to my office; 6) dual monitors at work; and 7) garden outside of my work office building.
Sent from Ron's iPhone
This demo left me smiling. I know one tune, a traditional American tune called "Angeline the Baker" which is based on a 5 note scale (pentatonic) - it always feels primitive, in the best sense of that word, when played. Here 'tis as played on the mandolin http://bit.ly/jQfLU.
via tehranlive.org
Tehran 24 is a photoblog. Its reported the blogger and photographer of this photo, Amir, has been missing for 4 days. May there be peace on earth.
We live in a time when one could work 24/7 from anywhere in the world
via networked technologies – which can be a blessing and a challenge to
living an authentic life. This recent and well done Sprint commercial
vividly captures this 24/7 situation and what’s happening “now".
The challenge seems to be that technology will increasingly permeate
global societies including our own and how will authenticity, spiritual
and otherwise, survive. In answer, on the PBS
program “Speaking of Faith” this morning, Jon Kabat-Zinn spoke of the
value of practicing mindfulness in “the ceaseless society.” He spoke of
fostering “intimacy with spaciousness” (nice phrase) as an antidote. To hear more see http://tr.im/jarY.
via smartmobs.com
The creator nor date of creation of this woodcut are definitively known it seems. Various interpretations of the meaning of the image include a depicton of Man's efforts to gain astronomical knowledge (NASA has used the woodcut in one of their publications) and a spiritual quest including the existential situation of Man "caught" between heaven and earth, etc.
via homepage.mac.com
Colorization by Roberta Weir, 1970.
