This is a fun video. I love playing music, and particularly percussion. I play a drum kit, but mostly just "bang on stuff". In fact, I used to get kicked out of class for drumming on the desk, and got kicked out of a drivers ed class for drumming on the steering wheel to the beat of the right-turn blinker. There's always something around to bang on, your chest or knees included, and everything makes a different sound. I believe rhythm is the foundation of all music. Even piano, which I love, is very much about timing and rhythm.
I like to pick up anything that makes a sound and have fun with it, structure the sounds you emit from it in a pleasing, syncopated way. (In fact, your own vocal chords are simply amazing, something this video didn't include.) It's of course even better with friends -- that's where the magic is. This video captures that fun -- even though the actual audio is obviously studio recorded, you get the idea. And I'd say it's even more fun when it's heard live and improvised. (Hmm, I need to go see a STOMP show, who's down?) Thought you'd enjoy.
Here's a fun video some of you may find informative -- you may learn a thing or two as it attempts to convey some of the essence of this digital and information revolution.
Guy Kawasaki asked Donald Trump: What’s the most important real-life advice you can give to an entrepreneur?
You have to love what you do. Without passion, great success is hard to come by. An entrepreneur will have tough times if he or she isn’t passionate about what they’re doing. People who love what they’re doing don’t give up. It’s never even a consideration. It’s a pretty simple formula.
Just a large screen in a sleek device, do away with most every button -- just as I expected, and as I always said would be true of the mobile device of the future.
Software trumps hardware, as this article put it. I've always said it's not about the device. We've still got a ways to go, though, before it moves from embedded software to software served from the cloud (the internet). The iPhone is at least technically ready for this with it's WiFi connectivity.
WiFi, Cingular's EDGE network, Bluetooth 2.0 -- all the connectivity you need, and I hope to see better use of this connectivity on in the OSX software.
As per tradition, the Drupal community is inviting everyone to make their predictions for the Drupal year ahead, while simultaneously taking a look back at last year's predictions. It seems that often these predictions are more a reflection of what the author really thinks should happen more than what will, and this is probably true for me here. Here are a few of my own candid hopes:
Here's an article on Blake Ross, the key kid behind Firefox, and news of his big idea. Read it, then read on.
In some way, this article will tell you a lot about me. Those who know me and my story would likely agree.
Think late nights on the computer, a passion for making them easier for mom and dad, starting young, and of course ePockets. The latter is my big idea (slogan: "Keep Stuff, Share Stuff") that grew even bigger, and it is strikingly similar to Blake's big idea as you'll notice. He, of course, is already getting the word out in a big way, buoyed by his success with Firefox. You still have a lot to hear from me, on the other hand.
It took a long time to really home in on it, but everything I do in the world of technology possibly comes down to one word.
Community.
I'm particularly interested in this definition: A group of people having common interests. It's more than just a group, as it speaks to its qualitative nature. A group of people with common interests, pursuits, and goals.
"It's all about the conversation", I proclaimed in my last post. Then I stopped conversing. I haven't posted on this blog in nearly two months.
That's not to say I haven't been up to anything. I've been pushing on my ideas, while at the same time diverting attention towards sustaining myself while still forgoing the sanity of a "real" job. Things are fairly volatile as a result. Then there's the rest of life, too, and challenges and growth on every front.
No excuses. In the spirit of expanding the conversation, today I welcome a wonderful community of people. Hello, Planet Drupal.
