Despite PayPal co-founder, Facebook funder, and venture capitalist Peter Thiel telling us we’re in an education bubble, a recent study and report by Georgetown University may suggest otherwise, with the bubble existing for only certain majors.
Monthly Archives: June 2011
What's a major worth?
Despite PayPal co-founder, Facebook funder, and venture capitalist Peter Thiel telling us we’re in an education bubble, a recent study and report by Georgetown University may suggest otherwise, with the bubble existing for only certain majors.
Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.
“Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.” -Benjamin Franklin photo by Eduardo Amarim
Hot movies to see this summer
The line-up for this summer’s blockbusters is looking really good…if you’re a male geek. Here’s my top 11 (w/ trailers and release dates) Harry Potter – the final movie Cowboys and Aliens Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop Super 8 Rise of the Planet of the Apes Captain America Winnie the Pooh TrollHunter Mr. Popper’s Penguin Transformers: …
A bunch of nerdy interviews
Are you a nerd? It’s okay don’t answer. No need. We control the internets and establish what is cool. No matter what everyone else thinks. Let’s just develop, design, and build away. Bit by bit we take over the world. To help us along there is this really interesting site called the The Setup (aka …
Where have all the women with gray hair gone?
I miss my grandmas. I was lucky and I had two wonderful women. Neither was perfect but they loved me and taught me so much. Now I look around and wonder, where have all the mature women gone? Is there a role in our society for them. Or, does every women have to a seductress …
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X-Men: First Class – hotness
All I needed to hear was that Kevin Bacon is in the movie. He’s playing against the two most powerful characters in the X-Men world (Professor Xavier, Magneto) as Sebastian Shaw. A world-class tycoon and his power is an ability to absorb and then use any sort of unleashed energy (any energy, even a nuclear bomb). …
Kanji and the art of calligraphy
The Japanese name for calligraphy is sho do, which most directly translates as “way of writing”. — I really want to go to Japan but not because I want to go on vacation. I want to go for the Imperial Gardens and the tasty noodles. You could say that I am utterly fascinated with this …
2 Very Strong Words for Peter Corbett
After attending Thursday night’s 7th Ignite DC, I have two very strong words for Peter Corbett: THANK YOU. Closing the evening as the final talk, Peter reminded me and the other 300-some tech and innovation enthusiasts in the room that while DC may be, in Peter’s words, “the scrappiest mother fucking town,” we get shit …
Swiss Design WordPress Theme
Both Amy and I think it’s beautiful. I was searching for a new design that has one long text column and cool layout for the rest. It also has links for social media and a decent post layout. Definitely using this for an upcoming project. Check out Smashing Magazine for this free theme and three …