Month: May 2011

  • #LAFI Chapter 7: I Got 99 Problems, But a Glitch Ain’t One

    “If you got code problems, I feel sorry for you son. I got 99 problems, but a glitch ain’t one.” That’s my favorite Tweet I saw during the Start Up Weekend in October, it’s a shame I can’t recall who it was that tweeted it. I’m no professional developer, and I don’t claim to be […]

  • I Like You, A Lot

    For whatever reason it may be, you’re reading this right now. Maybe you ended up here on accident. Maybe you were bored. Or just maybe, you like what I write. No matter what the case, you’re reading this now. Without getting caught on why, how, when, where, and with whom, isn’t it random and fun […]

  • Electric Daisy Carnival Trailers 2006-2011

    The trailers for Electric Daisy Carnival are getting better and better every year! Electric Daisy Carnival 2011 Trailer Electric Daisy Carnival 2010 Trailer Electric Daisy Carnival 2009 Trailer Electric Daisy Carnival 2008 Trailer Electric Daisy Carnival 2007 Trailer Electric Daisy Carnival 2006 Trailer

  • The Most Epic Photo Ever Taken

    The “Pale Blue Dot” is a photo of the Earth taken from 3.8 billion miles away by the Voyager 1, 13 years after its launch. The Earth is only one pixel in size, so scroll below to see where it is. I want to share with you Dr. Carl Sagan‘s reflection on this photo: Look […]

  • Dunking on an All Star Baseball Player

    Those of you who don’t follow baseball may not know Shigetoshi Hasegawa, a retired relief pitcher who achieved the status of All Star in 2003 when he was playing for the Mariners. Even those of you who know him from baseball probably didn’t know that he is also a best-selling author, a Japanese television personality, […]

  • The Way Things Change and Stay The Same

      “Today is the day” says the hard working bee. “What is today?” asks the tall sunflower. “Today is the day, I told myself, I get to fly over the meadow, and enjoy my work, which I diligently do, to provide for my family, and benefit the world.” “You did that yesterday, and the day […]

  • How To Design and Develop a Website: Content First, Functionality Second, Design Third

    I once briefly mentioned the process of Design by Coding, inspired by an article on Quora, “Life Without Photoshop.” Apparently, every part of Quora was designed in code from day 1. The benefits mentioned in the article are as follows: – Consistency and re-usability. – Forces simplicity. – Code structure begets design structure. – Ability to […]