On the way to work and home from work I see the same thing every day. When it comes to the empty on-ramp stoplight, people do 1 of 3 things: 1. They slow down and wait for the green. 2. They plow through whatever light is showing. 3. They follow the direction of the car […]
Everything is a Choice
For the most part, I weigh what I choose to weigh. Genes and metabolism can surly influence, but I’ve chosen the body I have. I’ve never accidentally eaten anything. I’ve never woken up to someone shoving oreos down my throat. Everything is choice. It just comes down to making the right choices, even if it […]
Facebook Brings Lifelogging to the Masses with Timeline
With the announcement of Timeline from Facebook, Lifelogging will soon reach the masses. As Kevin Kelly wrote four years ago, lifelogging is an inevitability. With how much digital information the average person produces and consumes, it was inevitable that someone would come along and enable easy lifelogging. “The goal of lifelogging: to record and archive […]
The Future is Going To Be Weird
What Gregg Gillis does most nights is weird. Really weird if you think about it. 10 years ago it would be extremely difficult or next to impossible. Three years ago he was a biomedical engineer. Today he performs as Girl Talk, triggering multiple samples of music at once to create an entirely new musical experience. […]