Posts tagged: creativity

If You’re Gonna Read, Read Something Productive

One of the best advice I ever got was something my aunt told me back when I was still a university student. I have always been an avid reader, but at that point I had gotten to reading a lot of fiction and not much else. I was on a trip to visit a number [...]

Wednesday August 25th, 2010 in , , , , | 5 Comments »

Shoot the Frickin’ Mosquitoes with Frickin’ Laser Beams

This is an invention that would make Dr. Evil proud.  I’m pretty damn happy about it, too!  Are you tired of mosquitoes in the summer?  Well, if you were in a subtropical or tropical area where mosquitoes carry deadly diseases, you’d be more than just annoyed by the little buggers.  You’d want them to burn, [...]

Friday February 12th, 2010 in , , , , | Comments Off

Did You Know Addresses Don’t Work the Same Way Everywhere?

It’s really cool to find out that I’ve been using a basic assumption that I didn’t even know was there. There are some things that are so fundamental to the way that people where we grow up think that we don’t even realize that certain basic assumptions have been made.  It is not until we [...]

Saturday January 30th, 2010 in , , , , , | Comments Off

How you did in school is not a measure of intelligence

According to our education system, I’m smarter than a lot of other people.  I know it isn’t true, but I’m not going to turn down awards, scholarships, and ego boosts by giving an acceptance speech by saying it’s all bunk.  But it is. Our education system, as it is currently constructed, is a game.  If [...]

Saturday December 12th, 2009 in , , , , | Comments Off