Digital Parsimony

Today is a very important holiday, and it deserves a post. I didn’t post on my birthday, on Christmas, or on any other holiday, because in comparison to this one, they’re not important.

So, here it is, thank you brave men and women, served or serving, dead or alive, every single one of you is responsible for my liberty.

Our soon-to-be President Barack Obama is already showing his support on http://change.gov. I like this bit from the site specifically, it’s definitely an encouraging and very true quote:

“When you choose to serve — whether it’s your nation, your community or simply your neighborhood — you are connected to that fundamental American ideal that we want life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness not just for ourselves, but for all Americans. That’s why it’s called the American dream.”

We know that the English language is dying, it has been dying for the better part of a century. George Orwell (Animal Farm) wrote about it in the late 40s. Here’s what Oxford researchers think are the most annoying phrases today:

1 – At the end of the day
2 – Fairly unique
3 – I personally
4 – At this moment in time
5 – With all due respect
6 – Absolutely
7 – It’s a nightmare
8 – Shouldn’t of
9 – 24/7
10 – It’s not rocket science

I agree with mostly everything on that list, but if I had to make a personal top 10 of useless jargon, it would be the following: Read the rest of this article »

Thank you Google. The below results are live. Read the rest of this article »

This is why technology is still an inspiration to me. It enables people to do things that were previously impossible.

In this example, 60 Minutes showes what technology can do already: Read the rest of this article »