Simmons returns to the blog
Brent Simmons: I realized that I want my blog to be me on the web. This used to be true, but then along came Twitter, and then my presence got split up between two…
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Retail AR
Dent Reality, a company looking to create practical applications for augmented reality, has released a video preview of their first offering Retail AR: Retail AR can improve the customer experience and boost…
Seth Godin on words on slides
Seth Godin: Don't read the words. It's bad enough that people use Powerpoint as a sort of teleprompter. Much worse that you don't trust the audience enough to read what you wrote….
Firefox Reality
Mozilla: Mozilla has always been on the frontlines of virtual and augmented reality (see our work with WebVR, WebAR and A-Frame), and this is a mixed reality browser that is specifically built to tackle the new…
Matt Haughey \”Communication is the hardest part\”
Matt Haughey at the January DonutJS meetup in Portland, Oregon: Being able to express myself is something I've worked on my whole life. I'm constantly learning this lesson both personally and professionally….
New office vibes – March 2018
New office vibes – March 2018 Jujama's Scranton, PA offices are 👌
Terry Myerson leaves Microsoft
Terry Myerson, on the success of Windows 10 under his watch: Today, we are now approaching 700 million active Windows 10 users, commercial usage is growing 84% year over year, Xbox One…
\”Just\”
Brad Frost: “Just” makes me feel like an idiot. “Just” presumes I come from a specific background, studied certain courses in university, am fluent in certain technologies, and have read all the…
Want something? Write it down
Mark Boulton, on asking people to formally write down their requests: Next time someone asks you to do something, try it. I bet 3 times out of 10, they say 'oh it…
What I saw this week #51: March 16, 2018
Between our trip to Kentucky and starting a new position (and other things) I haven't had any blogging time. It was good to have a bit of a break I think. Here…
What I saw this week #50: March 2, 2018
The last post in this series came in August 2017. Don't call this a comeback, but I'd like to do more of these since I won't be blogging daily as much for…
Electric City Bakehouse, Penn Avenue, Scranton, PA – February 2018
Electric City Bakehouse, Penn Avenue, Scranton, PA – February 2018 New cupcake joint downtown. I picked up something for Eliza yesterday after a nice walk around enjoying the weather.
What I would write about Vero
Colin Walker wrote his hot take on Vero and it is exactly what I would have written (only his post is far more eloquent than mine would have been). Go read the…
The Anthracite Center, Carbondale, PA – February 2018
The Anthracite Center, Carbondale, PA – February 2018 I seldom get the chance to drive through Carbondale at night. It was nice to see The Anthracite Center lit up.
Socialocca presents a Social Media Workshop at the February 2018 NEPA Tech meet up
Ryan K. Hertel, Socialocca This month's NEPA Tech meet up was yet another smashing success. If you live in northeastern Pennsylvania and are interested in the intersections of business, technology, the arts,…
Repost: Furaha Joyce re: personal growth
👉 Furaha Joyce on Twitter: Stop shrinking yourself to fit places you’ve outgrown Gut punch of a tweet.
Warm February Evening, Downtown Scranton – February 2018
Warm February Evening, Downtown Scranton – February 2018 It has been nice to have a short respite from winter these last few days. Walking downtown in the evening, without rushing to my…
Austin Kleon on daily blogging
Austin Kleon: Also, quite frankly, Twitter turned into a cesspool almost overnight. My friend Alan Jacobs was very vocal about his split from Twitter, and after reading his vibrant blog and new book, How To…
Three photos from Downtown Scranton – February 2018
Three photos from Downtown Scranton – February 2018 The weather is just beginning to break here in the northeast. We just had 4" of snow on Saturday evening and tomorrow should be…
Micro.blog confusion
Jeena Pa: I'm still super confused about micro.blog He then lists just a few things that lead to his confusion. One of which I also scratched my head about recently. When you…
Capturing Starman from Earth
Rogelio Bernal Andreo: Astrophotography can be applied in many different ways. I utilize technology that allows me to capture ancient photons so that I can later process and create my own interpretation…
We’re in phase one of Augmented Reality
Apple just published a page dedicated to Augmented Reality in the latest versions of iOS. It is a good page overviewing some of the use cases we're already seeing with AR. This…
Microsoft for Startups
Microsoft: We’re excited to announce Microsoft for Startups, a new program that delivers access to technology, go-to-market and community benefits that helps startups grow their customer and revenue base. We are committing $500…
Technology Dogmatism
Are you dogmatic about the companies you will buy technology from? Are you an Apple fanboi? Or, perhaps you'll only run Windows and Apple sucks at everything because reasons. I try not…
Wallenpaupack Brewing Company – February 2018
Wallenpaupack Brewing Company – February 2018 Decent brews, roomy atmosphere, tours and merch.
The Quincy Jones interview
Quincy Jones: What would account for the songs being less good than they used to be? The mentality of the people making the music. Producers now are ignoring all the musical principles…
The Siri pause
John Gruber, under "miscellaneous" in his review of HomePod: People seem to naturally think they need to pause between saying “Hey Siri” and issuing the command or query, but in my experience…
I interviewed New Zealand based artist Rebekah Codlin
Over on my other site, The Watercolor Gallery, I interviewed Rebekah Codlin about her journey into art. Her realistic portraiture is amazing. If you're into that sort of thing go ahead and…
Shooting a car at Mars
Space X (watch this video): The first test flight of Falcon Heavy is targeted for Tuesday, Feb. 6th at 1:30 PM ET from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida….
Terry Crews: “There is only now.”
Terry Crews at around 42-minutes into his interview with Tim Ferriss: In order to do, you have to be. And also: You are what you are now. There is only now. This…