A very special treat – just an open discussion with none other than long time listener of Freestyle and Technorama – an Internet personality in his own right – Bruce Barr from Kansas City, MO.
Happy Holidays everyone!
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Academics invent a mathematical equation for why people procrastinate
The equation is U = EV/ID
The ‘U’ stands for utility, or the desire to complete a given task. It is equal to the product of E, the expectation of success, and V the value of completion, divided by the product of I, the immediacy of the task, and D, the personal sensitivity to delay.
Uh-huh, how much time did these guys have on their hands anyway? I’ll bet this story will be on the short list for next year’s Ignoble Awards
Photo credit: shootingstarr(is a blur)
Top 10 Greatest Geeks of All Time
A bit hyperbolic, but worth a read for some obscure tech geek cred. Personally, I would have put in Da Vinci or Tesla though. The list is a bit too slanted to the post-WWII timeframe. But the good news is that Bill and Steve are not on the list.
Photo credit: Kyle Flood
My friend Joe Philipson put this collage together. He’s quite a talented photographer, please check out his other work here.
Marv
On the evening of Novmeber 14, Radio Adventures Of Dr. Floyd co-creator (and the voice of Dr. Floyd) Doug Price left his brand new house in Sylmar, CA for dinner. When he returned he was told he couldn
On the evening of Novmeber 14, Radio Adventures Of Dr. Floyd co-creator (and the voice of Dr. Floyd) Doug Price left his brand new house in Sylmar, CA for dinner. When he returned he was told he couldn
JOHN WILLIAMS IS THE MAN!
This is what happens when I find out how to create my own voice files, gather up a bunch of voice talent to record short phrase, then put them together like some bad ransom note in a piece of high tech equipment.
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Found this thru Mixx. I can picture several podcasters that would be perfect for this gag. Just lie around on your blood stained shaped pillow and wait for someone to notice and call the police.
Well, come to think of it, this would work for anyone except Scott Sigler. If someone found him face down in a pool of his own blood, the first thing they would say is “But of course, he had it coming after all”, or ” …yet another excuse for not wrapping up Nocturnal” or “I told him his head would explode one day, but did he listen to me…”
Marv
Liisa wanted another soldering project for her birthday so she picked out this little gem.
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