Stroke of Insight
via ted.com
Heard about this TED talk on Diggnation. Really gets you thinking.
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My name is Ian, and I am a student, blogger, web designer and Walt Disney World enthusiast based in Georgia, USA.
Daring Fireball: Untitled Document Syndrome
Saving a document for the first time is a minor chore, but it’s a chore nonetheless. The avoidance of such a minor chore is not rational; it is neither particularly complicated nor time consuming to hit Command-S and deal with the Save dialog. But we humans are not perfectly rational. We don’t always floss our teeth. We’ll pick the burger and fries instead of the salad. We’ll have one more beer. And sometimes we just don’t feel like dealing with the Save dialog box yet so we’ll put it off.
Great post from Chairman Gruber.
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Three Recommendations
I acquired some new technology over the holidays, all of which I am very happy with. I treated myself to an iPod Touch 16GB and a pair of Sennheiser PX 100 headphones, and I received Spore as a gift.
Having never owned an iPod before, I was pleasantly surprised to find just how seamlessly it interfaced with my Mac. I have loaded it up with a bunch of apps (all free), as well as my music and podcast library. The screen is crisp, the menu system is intuitive, and the sound quality is superb. The keyboard takes some getting used to; some my find it easier to download one of the applications that allows you to type in "landscape" mode. And both the glass and the metal backing collect fingerprints like nobody's business. Overall, though, I love this device.
To go along with the iPod, I chose the light and collapsible Sennheiser PX 100s. I'm not a fan of bulky headphones or earbuds, so this pair offered a happy medium. They produce great sound, and do very well both when I am sitting at my desk or out exercising. And for $30 (right now on Amazon), they're a steal.
Spore, Will Wright's epic simulation game, has been a joy to play. The game takes you from a single-celled organism to a space-faring civilization, allowing the user to control almost everything in the process. The infinite possibilities and the immense complexity offer unmatched replay value. My favorite "stages" so far in the game have been Creature, which plays much like a simplified RPG, and Civilization, which resembles Age of Empires. If you are into simulation and strategy, you can't go wrong with Spore.
I hope that these recommendations will be helpful to some, and here's to a great New Year!
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"Carrier"
Amazing documentary series from PBS. Through ten hour-long episodes, "Carrier" captures daily life aboard the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier during its six-month deployment to the Persian Gulf in 2005. You should really check out the full episodes on Hulu, but I have embedded the preview below.
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Disney Introduces "Ewok Village" Resort
Disney Vacation Club last week announced two new resorts that will come online in 2009. One of them, called Bay Lake Tower, looks no different from a standard rounded hotel building, and is located next to Disney's Contemporary Resort. The other, however, is an interesting and intriguing concept. The Treehouse Villas at Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort seem to resemble the Ewok tree huts shown in the last episode of the Star Wars saga. The concept art makes me wonder if Han Solo and his strike team will show up ready for a night at the Magic Kingdom.
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/business_tourism_aviation/2008/09/disney-to-unvei.html
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