Shaking Hands with Aliens

So you’re meeting some Japanese friends for the first time. And you want to make a good impression and show you are aware of other cultures. Do you shake their hands, or bow and exchange business cards? This bugs me when I watch movies. In the SF Channel version of “Dune”, when William Hurt meets … Read more

Another Exciting Day with Photoshop

Bali sent a proposal for a tag to be sewn inside (or outside, nobody is quite sure) of our jeans. The sales manager wanted to keep the hearts, but make the label more ornate. The final result is on the bottom.

Electric Ink

Next big thing? I’m betting it’s electronic paper. The time to start thinking about how this can be used innovatively is now – and no better time, since E Ink is offering a developer’s kit fo $3000. They give you all you need to integrate their display into your own device, or explore options with … Read more

Slashdot

In the beginning, there was Slashdot, “News for Nerds”. I posted replies now and again, and eventually, they started giving me moderator points – the ability to push posts up and down in the ranking. And then they started letting me META-moderate posts – grading the moderators. Can I use this on my resume? Who … Read more