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Feb
09

Success via Failure

“I have missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions, I was entrusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan

Feb
06

Open Source Signage

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Consider them the Robin Hoods of graffiti. When vandals create value:

Jan
30

The Bailout Game

Bail out game

It’s a big picture I know. But it’s a big game! And I wanted you to see sort of what it looks like. You’ve heard of armchair quarterbacks, right? Well how about armchair Treasury Secretary? The Bailout Game is a very cool, interactive, multimedia, online game in which you are given a dump truck load …

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Jan
26

Do Not Iron Clothes on Body

The title of this post is taken from actual packaging for a steam iron. Turns out that not only are there lots of silly warnings on tags, packages and signs around the world, but now there’s an actual organization whose mission it is to campaign against such “gobbledygook.” They call themselves the Plain English Campaign …

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Jan
19

Obama’d Out

Don’t get me wrong. I’m as audaciously hopeful as the next guy, but I gotta tell ya. I’m a bit Obama’d out right now. I mean c’mon. CNN spent at least 3 hours Saturday covering a train ride with live streaming video from (hold on to your hat) inside the train! I can’t tell you …

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Jan
16

I love George Bush . . .

You know those Coors commercials run during football games with the coaches during press conferences? How ’bout some of that with George Bush? Gold. I would have loved to have him in my class as a kid. So here you go. Serving up some great Bushisms of the past. I’m seriously going to miss this …

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