Went to see them for the first time at the Tobacco Road bday bash. They are my new favorite group… very Miami…
November, 2009
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Nov 09
Patterns
Life is a set of patterns. Ideals and fantasies allow us to escape those patterns. They give us the energy to keep fighting, attain the unattainable. Love, success, happiness, emotions sometimes set to a routine. Routines that challenge the crystalline nature of decisions, lead into new patterns. What happens when you discover those patterns? Do they make you wiser, smarter, more intuitive. Yes, but they also create boredom, they make every situation more challenging. You seek to know the patterns, you get discouraged that they appear with such frequency. Our world would not be here if people settled for a pattern. Choice is not a pattern. Life is made up of an illusion which resides at every step and every moment. Discouraged and understood, patterns are the contradiction of attaining and maintaining happiness.
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Nov 09
Break a Leg writer gives you a brief on how to write a web short…
These guys did a great job for us, when we filmed the Black Band Project, always wondered about the structure of a script, what to include, etc. Great starting guide to writing your first short. Check it out.
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Nov 09
ORIGIN PCs – Custom Built Gaming Desktops and Laptops
My old friends from Alienware have launched a new PC company. Wishing them luck and success!
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Nov 09
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)
Smart of Amazon to create this new service. Their other simple storage solution was a bit difficult to take in with so many developers perfecting their skills for years with relational databases.
This could be the end of traditional hosting providers. This is the superstore of development services. Its like having a mall with all your needs. Why would you need to go to the small shop when you can just get it all from the big boys for cheaper and more convenient package.
The only way that this will fail is if these cloud computing providers lack in customer service. But at the end of the day, developers are self service individuals not needing hand holding or extra care.
I foresee a shift of power in the future and the commodity industry of web hosting and servers will be a thing of the past. It will shift to a battle of Walmarts and Targets online, where Amazon and Google being the name sake.
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Nov 09
Throw life a curve ball.
When life throws a curve ball at you, throw one back. So many obstacles, nothing is ever smooth sailing when it comes to living one’s life. More interesting to me is the relativity of our obstacles, a millionaire cannot compare the hardship of a shoeless orphan in a third world country, but that same orphan cannot fathom the turmoil of a trust fund heiress. We make our own obstacles, problems and torments. If we could see past our own harness that keeps us upon the known path, then could learn to enjoy the bumps of a country road. There is more to enjoy in finding a beautiful clearing on a difficult hike, than to see the same old S#$t eveyone else gets to experience.
Forget the problems, embrace them, overcome them, observe them, and learn to enjoy the challenge.
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Nov 09
Doodlers Anonymous
My first boss in the design world, and long time friend “OKAT” has built a great site. What’s slick is that he interviews people and instead of them recording or writing their responses they doodle them back. His site has been featured all over the web. Fantastic stuff.
Doodlers Anonymous: The permanent home for spontaneous doodle art..
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Nov 09
Alberto Cerriteño
Have been following Alberto’s work for years. One of the most unique styles I have seen with urban/graphic artist.
