Last weekend it was a cold and wet outside so Christina and I went to the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA. It probably wouldn't have been Christina's first choice of things to do on a Saturday, but I really had a good time. Truth be told, I think I brought out the inner geek in her, and she had a good time too. The museum itself is great, it starts with the abacus...
My 2011 Resolutions A Focus on Happiness and Creation My 2011 resolutions this year aren't going to be my typical resolutions. Here are my 2009 and 2010 resolutions. Not that I haven't done this in years past, but in 2011 I'm going to focus on continuing to just being happy. If something doesn't make someone happy, chances are they won't do it. At work I create themes for each year and I think I said...
I love 60 Minutes and now that I am in my thirties I'm surprised I ever started watching the television series because growing up I used to despise it. The show came on Sunday nights and I still to this day remember my parents watching it every week. Seeing that ticking stopwatch gave me that sinking feeling we've all had at one point or another of having to go to school. For me that sinking...
I had some time over the holiday break to "geek out" and get some things done I never seem to have time to do. One of the things I finally got around to was connect Boxee to my living room TV. You may have heard about the Boxee Box which was recently released by D-Link and sells on Amazon.com for $199 at the time of writing. I'm running the Boxee software which is based on...
Comparing Revenue Per Employee Across Major Companies Yes, I'm a data geek and I crunch company operating results for fun. Check this out... Wolframalpha is a public data search engine which allows for lots of complex data analysis. The data below is how much revenue each publicly traded company generates when it is divided by the total number of employees it has (per year). I work in the retail sector, so I first looked at...
Christina and I went to see The Social Network, and I would give it a 7 out of 10. As a geek, the subject matter appealed to my interests, but you might be offended by how geeks are portrayed. If you don't consider yourself a geek, don't like social networking, or if you're a woman, there's an even better chance you won't enjoy the movie. Not all geeks are out to screw everyone over as...