Is it silly that Microsoft spends so much time and money chasing the goal of preventing their hardware (and/or software) from being hacked? If you build it, someone will hack it. It’s pretty much a fact this day and age. I think it’s time to embrace it. As a matter of fact, wouldn’t this HELP push the product? More people will buy it because you can do much more with it than with the limited functionality that is shipped with the product!
Via Network World.
With all the controversy over voting fraud, it’s great to see that people are consistently trying hard to come up with way to help voting systems become more reliable and trustworthy. David Bismark gave great (short) talk about a new kind of ballot that seems very logical and useful. You can walk away with a “receipt” that lets you verify your vote was counted.
Via TED.com
Paul Graham wrote about the ideas that preoccupy our minds. He has observed that we will typically focus on an idea that we always think about. For entrepreneurs, it will be your product or business, and how to continually improve it, market it, and sell it. The problem that arises is when we are distracted from this one main idea we have on our minds. His example is raising money for your business. Businesses that start to raise money tend to slow down progress in developing their products. This is because raising money becomes the main idea.
I completely agree with this. I will obsess over my latest idea and get irritated when I’m distracted by other things I have to dedicate a lot of time to. The point that Paul makes about being distracted is a good one though. Being distracted from your main idea gives your mind a moment to breathe. Solutions to problems or road blocks you may have run into tend to come out of thin air when you are NOT consciously thinking about your main idea.
Read Paul Graham’s post: The Top Idea In Your Mind
Because David Allen is a “procrastinator”, we’ve had the privilege of seeing the results of his research into “how to get from here to there easier”. He’s always been about improving process, and I’ve found that that has become a priority in my life as well, figuring out how to improve the processes in my life.
I’ve started reading Getting Things Done, but never finished it. I also have procrastinated in reorganizing my life to follow his principles. But I’m also at a turning point in my life where I do want to purge all the things in my head and write them down somewhere so that I don’t think about them all the time.
Get a little insight into David Allen’s process with this very informative little video. It’s actually 30 minutes, but watch a couple minutes. It may help.
I came across a short clip of Steve Wozniak at Fast Company talking about how intelligent computers are getting and how much they can teach and influence from an early age these days. But there are still strides to take in getting computers to fully interact with and understand humans and the aspects of our environment and lives that are interpreted through sensory perception and experience in life.
This clip is nothing mind-blowing and doesn’t talk about anything specific. It just reflects on where the internet and computers have brought us and poses the question of how long will it be before computers can really interact with humans and fully understand its surroundings.
There’s been a little “drama” surrounding NBC’s decision to shuffle around their late-night programming. Apparently they want Conan O’Brien to move to 12:05 AM with “The Tonight Show”, in order to move Jay Leno back to the 11:35 PM time slot. It’s unsure what the motivation behind NBC’s changes is, but many fans are up in arms!
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Some funny/odd answers to exam questions.
http://founditsharedit.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/the-best-exam-answers-yet/
Interesting how a high IQ doesn’t mean you’re more intelligent.
Here’s a good article about how mistakes help teach people to learn. I like to post articles that can help my sister teach! Wonder if she reads this?
http://holykaw.alltop.com/kids-learn-better-by-trying-and-failing