On Break

Greetings to my blog readers. I'm taking December off from this little blog. Work and family need my attention more. I hope I can post on occasion, but if not, I hope to see you back in January.

Old Technology Commercials

This article links to several old commercials for then-cutting-edge technology. The AT&T ones are from 1993 and...we're basically there now. It makes me wonder what the iPad and other tech that seems so great today will look like 20 years later. I confess I'm not even sure what I would expect to see 20 years from now. I'll hope for a big shift to solar power and 99.95% accurate computer voice recognition.

Dishonest Weights and Measures (repost)

In walking through technology references in Proverbs, I've come to the first of several on dishonest weights and measures, so I refer you back to that post for thoughts on those.

Tree Design

Why does the total thickness of a tree's branches at any cross-section of a tree approximately equal the cross section of the trunk? To account for wind forces on the leaves. Cool design.

Where's the Bach of the Web?

Go take a look at this short article about the creation of cultural artifacts. While there may be arguable things there, his main concluding point made me pause to think: what is an example of "high culture" on the Internet? Where's the Bach of the Web?

Funny Commentary on Twitter

Short video that pokes fun at our focus on broadcasting our own thoughts rather than focusing on the thing we're currently experiencing.

(HT: Take your Vitamin Z)