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by dave gardner
by dave gardner
The Mark Cuban Story
It will take a little while to get through, but is an interesting read and worth the time to go through Mark Cuban’s “Success and Motivation” series of blog posts:
- Success and Motivation, Part 1
- Success and Motivation, Part 2
- Success and Motivation, Part 3
- Success and Motivation, Part 4
- Success and Motivation – You only have to be right once!
- Success and Motivation – Don’t lie to yourself
- Success and Motivation – Connecting to your customers
- Success and Motivation – Drowning in Opportunity/Winning the Battles you are in
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If the shortcut you are considering taking is too minor to add to the debt-service defect list/product backlog, then it’s too minor to make a difference; don’t take that shortcut. We only want to take shortcuts that we can track and repair later.
» Blasting the Myth of the Fold
It seems that people have learnt to scroll.
» Intentional Programming
ThoughtWorks, a global IT consultancy, is one early Intentional Software customer. But ThoughtWorks’ CEO, Roy Singham, says that many of his colleagues at the company were initially skeptical of Simonyi’s new project: “A lot of people look at this and say, ‘Brilliant concept—but it’s unimplementable.’ So we asked some of our best technical brains to go look, and they all came back and said he’s on the right track. Yes, it’s hard. Yes, it’s going to take time—maybe many years. But intellectually, he’s got the thing nailed. It’s the right problem to solve.”
— Scott Rosenberg: “Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Meta.” Technology Review, 8 January 2007
Movie Screen by Hercules in NY
Love at First Poke
Directed by Jack Hirsch
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Just walk up, extend your hand, and give a hearty, “Ahoy!” Everybody enjoys a familiar naval greeting, especially stars.
The Ultimate Consumerist Guide To Fighting Back
Section 1: “I’ve been wronged! What do I do next?”
Section 2: The Consumerist Corporate Executive Directory
Section 3: Success Stories
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In Japan, we have tradition to value cute things high. But in worldwide, cute things are often considered immature. I don‘t want Ruby to be considered juvenile.
A Different Flower by The Priory Dolls
A late night philosophical discussion with a robot
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Dave G says:
Hi
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Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Hello Dave G. What’s up?
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Dave G says:
Whats the point?
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Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Point? What are you talking about?
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Dave G says:
I mean, what’s the point of it all?
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Encarta® Instant Answers says:
I am sorry, I couldn’t find any definition or article relevant to this subject. Please try asking me another way, or type “?” to see examples of questions I can answer.
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Dave G says:
You know, what’s the meaning of life?
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Encarta® Instant Answers says:
For me, as a robot, it is to serve others, or do good deeds. What do you think it is?
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Dave G says:
I think that the essence of life is life itself. The miracle of existence. The wonder of self-awareness.
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Encarta® Instant Answers says:
The essence of life and many others!
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Dave G says:
Exactly
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Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Right.
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Dave G says:
It’s been really nice chatting to you.
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Encarta® Instant Answers says:
Good talking to you too, Dave G!
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Dave G says:
Take care
- Encarta® Instant Answers says: Bye for now!
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“Can we make an electric car that appeals to people who love cars? That’s what I set out to do.“
— Martin Eberhard, Co-founder Tesla Motors