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The earliest mechanical computer
As I prepare to submit a proposal for a conference, I took to TED.com (not to procrastinate) to see if I could find some inspiring talks on a variety of topics (the nature of storytelling, leadership, and more). Interestingly, I ran across a video that talked about Charles Babbage’s steam-powered analytical engine (the first one).…
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tracks
Whenever someone asks me what I’m thinking about, it’s this. I think we have enough track to qualify as a legitimate railroad.
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Ladies of elastic virtue
“Another class who are great supporters of street music consists of ladies of elastic virtue and cosmopolitan tendencies, to whom it affords a decent excuse for displaying their fascinations at open windows.” (Charles Babbage, as quoted in The Code Book.)
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But soft
It is the east,And Juliet is a t-rex.
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“the golden age of travel”
Eleanor Ring, or Sufjan Stevens? You be the judge. (Please excuse the off-camera baby sounds.)
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What does Woo Happiness look like?
As I’ve mentioned before, my day-to-day customer-facing work right now is in Woo Happiness. While both Woo Happiness and WordPress.com Happiness are part of Automattic Happiness, they are incredibly different. I’ll pause here and explain a little bit. WordPress.com is the freely available blog and website platform; you can make a blog or website for…
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gimme that
he wants to eat the phone.
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Gators
Spotted in Durham.
Revelry Reverie 