Dropbox Startup Lessons Learned

Dropbox Startup Lessons Learned

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ESPN's 2010 FIFA World Cup Vid

Here is an awesome clip created by ESPN called "United", absolutely love it.  No matter what is happening in the world, every four years people that love sport, any sport, are united.

Apollo 11 Launch on July 16, 1969 500 Frames Per Second

Apollo 11 Saturn V Launch (HD) Camera E-8 from Mark Gray on Vimeo.


To view it in HD click on HD on button.

Source: http://vimeo.com/4366695?hd=1

How much info can a retail tag hold?

Even though the retail price tags used at stores like Wal-Mart, Target etc are archaic they were very cleverly designed.  It is pretty "awesome" actually how a little piece of paper can hold so much useful info.

Yes, I have a habit of saving media that I find amusing/extraordinary.  Can't recall the source link, sorry. 

Hachiko - Amazing Story of Dog's Loyalty

From Wiki source below - Hachikō was an Akita dog born on a farm near the city of Ōdate, remembered for his loyalty to his owner, even many years after his owner's death.

In 1924, Hachikō was brought to Tokyo by his owner, Hidesaburō Ueno, a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo. During his owner's life Hachikō saw him out from the front door and greeted him at the end of the day at the nearby Shibuya Station. The pair continued their daily routine until May 1925, when Professor Ueno did not return on the usual train one evening. The professor had suffered a stroke at the university that day. He died and never returned to the train station where his friend was waiting.

Hachikō was given away after his master's death, but he routinely escaped, showing up again and again at his old home. Eventually, Hachikō apparently realized that Professor Ueno no longer lived at the house. So he went to look for his master at the train station where he had accompanied him so many times before. Each day, Hachikō waited for Professor Ueno to return. And each day he did not see his friend among the commuters at the station.

The permanent fixture at the train station that was Hachikō attracted the attention of other commuters. Many of the people who frequented the Shibuya train station had seen Hachikō and Professor Ueno together each day. They brought Hachikō treats and food to nourish him during his wait.

This continued for nine years, with Hachikō appearing only in the evening time, precisely when the train was due at the station.

Hachiko:

Akita Inu Current Picture

Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachikō  

The Stoning of Soraya M - I Will Never Forget.

Today I watched a movie, based on a true story, that I will never EVER forget. The stoning of Soraya M portrays how lust driven selfish men can twist religious and judicial laws to achieve their goals of murdering an innocent victim.  The stoning was brutally real, I had to fast forward a bit...never done that before during any movie. I'm not going to write anymore about the movie to not give away more than I already wrote but these religious hypocrites and the mob really enrage me...  God will serve justice to these man (?!), this behavior is not of human nature and RIP Aisho Ibrahim Dhuhulow... 

The Stoning of Soraya M and The Cove are a must see films of 2009.  

Most Awesome Podcasts on the Net!

Among other things I really enjoy listening to informative and educational podcasts and about 6 month ago I discovered the Mekka of such podcasts http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/.  Generally people listen to or watch programs that cover the subjects of their interest.  But in Radiolab's case everything that the hosts, Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, talk about becomes subject of interest... even if I didn't care about the subject beforehand.

The best thing about radiolab podcasts (besides their hosts) is the use of audio that immerses me (the listener) into the environment which makes me feel as if I’m right there. It is really rare to find such quality casts that utilizes sound and sound effects to create a virtual environment by using acoustics.  Its a gem!

Some of my favorite podcasts in no particular order include Animal Minds, After Life, Numbers, Choice,  Laughter, Morality and Time.  All of the podcast are well worth your time to listen to, I highly recommend it and if you like it please consider donating so that the team can keep producing these wonderful casts.