May 2010
36 posts published in May 2010.
- Question 150 of 365: What can we say in the moment?Image via Wikipedia I spoke at my high school graduation. Along with our valedictorian and a few other people who applied for the job, I gave a…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 149 of 365: What happens when it shatters?The wind must have grabbed it while we were out. It must have taken hold of the oversized umbrella and flipped the entire table, shattering the…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 148 of 365: Who gets notified?Image by Getty Images via @daylife The shipment of iPads came in. The ones that my father was looking forward to. The one that meant a message…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 147 of 365: Who are the workout haters?Image via Wikipedia During my first year of college, I decided that I was going to work out every day. And I did. I ate whatever I wanted, but I…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 146 of 365: How are we taking turns?Image via Wikipedia My children take turns with the best of them. They have a strong instinct for when it is their turn, but they will (if…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 145 of 365: How can we make self policing work?Image by sociomantic via Flickr Many people are uninterested in social networking. For as many people that are joining Facebook every day (about…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 144 of 365: How do we learn to rollerskate?Image via Wikipedia For my tenth birthday party, I received a set of black roller-skates. Not rollerblades or inline roller hockey skates, but…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 143 of 365: What is too easy?When I jailbroke my ipad, I pretty much had two goals in mind. The first was to see what multitasking really looked like on an iDevice and to get…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 142 of 365: Who controls the power of suggestion?Image via Wikipedia My children have trigger words. Certain phrases cannot be said in their presence. If these words are uttered within earshot,…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Questions 140 of 365: When do we get to see Slim Goodbody?Image by underwhelmer via Flickr PBS is good for a lot of things. Creating unreal expectations for what the world is like is one of my favorites.…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 141 of 365: Why do we still take pictures?I know the answer to this question is obvious. I know that pictures are beautiful and artful and they capture perfect moments in time. I get that.…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 139 of 365: What are we throwing out of basement windows?I threw two brand new Spanish/English dictioonaries out of the basement classroom window. It was Spanish class and I was trying to get into…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 138 of 365: When are we trains?Image by thomas.merton via Flickr Look at me, I’m a train on a track I’m a train, I’m a train, I’m a chucka train, yeah Look at me, got a load on…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Edit Google Docs Live on the iPad (and iPhone)!One of the only things that I am still disappointed about with the iPad is the inability to edit Google Docs natively on Safari or through another…
- Question 137 of 365: What is our mass pike?Image via Wikipedia I loved the smell of show on my pants. The mix of smoke, sweat and other people’s energy. My pants told the tale of a lot of…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 136 of 365: What is a family reunion?Image via Wikipedia I have never been a part of a family big enough to require a reunion. We have had many family gatherings over the years, but…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 135 of 365: Why don't we say shut up more often?Cover of 3 Ninjas I have been reliving my childhood through netflix on-demand. It seems as though all of the movies that I loved when I was a kid…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 134 of 365: What can Diaspora teach us?Image by Intersection Consulting via Flickr Until this week I had only ever heard the word Diaspora to describe Jews who are living away from…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
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- Question 133 of 365: When should you pack up and leave?Image via Wikipedia “Last Night” is the title of one of my favorite songs (by The Strokes) and my favorite movies (A Canadian Indie Film). The…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 132 of 365: Who's shadow are we in?Image by Rennett Stowe via Flickr I traveled with my father when I was young. To Australia, to Japan, to Spain. He went there to talk to people…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 131 of 365: Am I dressing for the job that I want?Image via Wikipedia For an entire year, I wore only sports jackets and ties to work. No matter how hot and no matter how what day of the week, I…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 130 of 365: When are we open for business?Image via CrunchBase I am a part of the first generation of file sharers, the first set of adults who felt entitled to free music and software.…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 129 of 365: Is it better to go to bed early or go through the motions?Go to bed early. Posted via email from The Throughput365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 128 of 365: Why should we smoke?Image via Wikipedia I got to know my wife by smoking hundreds of cigarretes with her. We would sit outside of the dorm and talk about what we were…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 127 of 365: Whose hands are we in?I used to have trouble reading. Not with the words that were on the page or with figuring out the metaphorical language either. I had trouble…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Drawing and thinkingSo I’m pretty sure that I lost something when everything became about text. Now that it’s not, I think there is an even greater shift afoot. See…
- Question 126 of 365: Is multi-tasking noise?Image by natala007 via Flickr People have been up in arms since the iPhone came out that it doesn’t allow multi-tasking. In fact, I was one of…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
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- Question 125 of 365: Who moved my privacy?Image via Wikipedia Virginia Woolf wasn’t kidding. Having a room of one’s own matters. That is why teachers who keep their materials on carts are…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 124 of 365: Are there clowns hanging up on our walls?Image via Wikipedia The Cleveland Clinic was my childhood hospital. I visited my pediatrician there with my two brothers more times than I care to…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Desktop Virtualization for the iPad!I think one of the things that most intrigued me about the ipad was that It might actually be able to replace a computer running windows or OSX by…
- Question 123 of 365: How much are we inspired by comfort?Image via Wikipedia So, I’m blogging from an iPad. I’m that guy. I’m sitting here with my bluetooth wireless keyboard resting on my lap, looking…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 122 of 365: Who yells out during a live recording?Image by commondream via Flickr One of my favorite bands of all time is Ben Folds Five. There was always a certain nerdiness that went along with…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 121 of 365: What is the point of conditional statements?I know that all success is dependent upon other successes. I just thought that I could choose which successes to build upon to go forward. Ashton…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 120 of 365: Who were we when we first learned to open doors?My son just learned how to open doors. He stretches as far as he possibly can, trusting that his socks won’t slip under the strain. He extends…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer