“I could end the deficit in 5 minutes. You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP all sitting members of congress are ineligible for reelection.
“Baio is yet another victim of the United States’ dysfunctional legal procedures surrounding intellectual-property laws, which ensure that nearly any barely-credible threat can extract a settlement from its target, even if it would never hold up in court, since only the extremely rich can afford to actually defend themselves in court.
“The biggest waste is to do that thing you call work, but to interrupt it, compromise it, cheat it and still call it work.
Making the most of javascript bookmarklets
How I easily add content to many online services without memory hungry extensions
I love using the bookmark bar in chrome and firefox. It's a quick and easy way to access sites without taking up too much screen space. I'm also a huge fan of using javascript bookmarklets. Specifically, the ones that allow me perform some action with the page I'm currently looking at. This could be saving an article to instapaper to read later, posting a link to twitter or bookmarking the site to pinboard.
“Fundamentalists and atheists both assume that increasing scientific knowledge decreases our need for God. This leads fundamentalists to reject science and atheists to reject god. The fatal flaw on both sides is the assumption that god is only the explanation for what we don't yet understand. But if God actually is creator, sustainer and lover of the universe and our souls, science becomes a reveler of the divine mind and knowledge strengthens our faith, rather than erodes it.
Cranking by Merlin Mann
What a fantastic post! When this was written a week ago I hadn't read it because I didn't have time to read all of it. Now, a week later, and I'm glad I did. Merlin Mann thinks a out loud about his priorities, about where they've been and where he wants them to be. It is an encouraging and perspective re-aligning read.
“Some where there is a balance for people where moderation and proper tools help us process information in a more meaningful way. I’m not sure what that is, and I hope I can figure it out before I pull all my hair out trying to keep up with all the awesomesauce pouring out of our community.
Mark Otto does a great job breaking down, simply, the problem of our information saturated age. I've been thinking about this a lot the past couple months. I even have a draft of an article about how I help process all the information I come across that I've never finished. Anyway, it's worth the time to read his thoughts. It's thoughts I think we all need to start engaging.
“The drive-by technorati are well-informed, curious and always probing. They're also hiding... hiding from the real work of creating work that matters, connections with impact and art that lasts. I love to hear about the next big thing, but I'm far more interested in what you're doing with the old big thing.
Aaaaa...Seth Godin. I love the clarity and foresight that he thinks with.
A little bit of spring cleaning
A new design, Drupal 7 and a burst of motivation
Spring is a busy time. Full of preparation and excitement of all that is about to come over the next couple months. I don't think I intentionally planned it this way, but this website has been swept up in the excitement as well.
I attempted to upgrade the backend of the site to drupal 7 about two months ago. That was not a fun process. Transferring over all the CCK information was just a hassle. Some settings were saved, others weren't. I should of waited about couple months before I upgraded to give all the modules some time to mature. But that is behind me now and here we are.
“If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know.
I've been thinking about this work all week. That verse, in context, speaks to the fact that knowledge, and the awareness of it, get it's the way of showing Christ's love to people. What I can't wrap my mind around is how to apply this to craftsmen and craftsmenship. By craftsmen, I'm talking about experts who produce the highest of quality in a certain field like carpenters, brew masters or web designers/developers.
Maybe I'm just over thinking it. The reality of it may be as simple as it comes across. The living-it-out part is what feels impossible. I'm FAR from what I perceive as a web craftsmen but my soul faints at the thought of being considered one.
I better go find that slice of humble pie I've been avoiding.
This is definitely one of the times where I think a good, cut throat business practice is a perfect solution for government.