Entries from July 2008

July 29, 2008

The Process of Designing a Stop Sign

Sometimes my life in corporate America feels like this…  [Hat tip to Douglas Karr]

July 28, 2008

Facebook App for iPhone = Annoying

My sister-in-law is an incoming freshman at Ball State University.  Erica and I were talking with her last night when she told us the name of her potluck roommate.  Since I was curious, I pulled out my iPhone to look her up on facebook.  Facebook created an app for the iPhone that you download for [...]

July 25, 2008

‘Last Lecture’ Professor, Randy Pausch, Died Today

Many articles and news stories will be released tonight announcing Randy Pausch’s death, so I have nothing to offer in terms of information…only gratitude.  I am grateful for his life and the impact his book and lecture had on me.  You can read more about Randy and watch a video of his last lecture here.

July 25, 2008

Should You Get a New Hybrid?

Gas prices have come down over the past week, but they are still $3.81/gallon at my local Speedway.  With gas eating into people’s budgets, it’s tempting to go find a hybrid with better gas mileage.  But before you do, check out this article from personal finance guru Dave Ramsey.  Here is an example to summarize [...]

July 21, 2008

Loud3r.com Screams Relevancy

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I stumbled upon a really interesting group of websites today called Loud3r.com.  According the their website:
LOUD3R is a network of exhaustive, topic-driven websites. We gather and publish the best content from blogs, news and editorial sites, including photos and videos for any given topic. LOUD3R ranks the content, pushing the most important stories to the [...]