I just wanted to give a shout out for Earth Day. Let’s work towards improving our environment and not letting it go to waste.
If you’re looking for a good way to help the environment, here’s one. Make it an effort to convert your light bulbs from incandescent bulbs to the low-power, energy-saving fluorescent light bulbs. According to the EPA, fluorescent lights use 2/3 less energy and generate 70% less heat.
A Flickr member has gone through the trouble of trying to recreate several early 20th century pictures. The results are absolutely amazing. Check it out on Flickr. It’s odd to see how little has actually changed over the years.
Today’s comic on PHD Comics was absolutely hilarious. Even though it’s targeted towards seminars, it really applies to med school lectures!
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Wow, in a little over six years, the iPod has become the fastest selling music player in history. I remember watching Steve Jobs introduce the first iPod in late 2001, and I thought, “wow, that’s a nice player, but who’s going to buy it for $399?” Well, clearly I was wrong. I ended up buying my first iPod for $399 (link to the October 2002 Apple iPod page) back in late 2002, right before leaving for my trip to India. That was by far one of the best gadgets I had ever purchased; it made the 18 hour flight much more bearable, and it was great having my entire music collection in my hand.
I eventually later bought an iPod Shuffle, and later upgraded to the 5th generation iPod after my trusty 2nd generation iPod was slowly dying after 4 years.
Ever since the iPod was introduced, about a hundred articles are published every winter with the headline: “Introducing [insert mp3 player here], this Christmas’s iPod killer,” yet every winter the iPod isn’t just the number one player, it beats out its own sales year after year.
Will the iPod buzz slow down eventually? Probably, but it isn’t going to happen anytime soon.
Kudos to Apple for such a successful job..
This afternoon, I decided to take a break from my computer and go out. I went to the Galveston Island State Park, which is a good 15 miles west from where I live on the island. The place is really nice, quiet, and very scenic. Definitely a must see if you’re into scenery and water.
Check out the shots on Flickr.
Due to the inspiration set by DJ Were-Panda, I decided to finally go to Scholes International Airport here in Galveston, TX. Now don’t judge this place too early: even though it’s called an international airport, the only international planes flying into it are probably sea gulls migrating from South America.
This airport caters mostly to private business. Want a private helicopter tour? Go to this airport. Want a private airplane tour? Go to this airport. Want to learn how to fly a Cessna? Yes, go to this airport.
Regardless, it was fun walking straight up to the fences photographing planes and helicopters coming in and out, while at the same time not worrying whether Homeland Security will add you to the “No Fly” list.
I didn’t see any planes come into the airport, unfortunately, but I did see a lot of them on the ground.
Scholes Airport Flickr pics
Almost a month ago, I visited Ed in San Antonio. We went to Hemisfair Park, which was built in 1968 for the World Fair. The place was absolutely beautiful, with green, lush trees, and lots of waterfalls and fountains around us. Very relaxing, and the weather was beautiful!
The park also houses the “Tower of the Americas” (think Reunion Tower in Dallas, or the Space Needle in Seattle), and it was quite an amazing experience to see the city from up high.
Take a look at the photos, and feel free to critique.
Engadget today posted a ‘fake’ interview of Steve Jobs. It’s one of the most hilarious things I’ve read in a long time. Here’s a quote from the interview:
I was really into NeXT, whatever happened with that?
Well, we had some issues around pricing. Like, we figured out what the product should cost, and then we multiplied that by four and set our prices that way. Turns out we were over-overpricing. When I returned to Apple we figured out how to overprice correctly. About 50% more than the reasonable price is about what people are wiling to pay to get a product that makes them cooler than everyone else. So now instedad of over-overpricing, we’re just overpricing. And as our results indicate, it’s working.
You can read the full, fake interview here. Oh, and Happy April Fools’ Day!
