Before i’ll continue the Normalization post I have discussed earlier… allow me to post some random humpie-jumpie links first.<\/p>\n
I’m making my alter-ego blog for me tonight.<\/p>\n
From GEEK to CHEF<\/a>. At first I thought it was a joke but then April 1<\/font> is months away. <\/p>\n One of the founders of Pyra, the company responsible for Blogger<\/a> which of course has changed many lives online and offline, decided to quit the tech world to become a chef<\/a>.<\/p>\n Meg Hourihan<\/a> summarized it in three words: ‘Follow your heart’. Mushy but true most of the time.<\/p>\n I was viewing some pictures from FooCamp<\/a> this morning. It’s interesting to see what those minds behind some of the great things IT has to offer are doing. And I remember that every time I see pictures from geek\/developer camps, events and conferences you don’t often see a human smoking.<\/p>\n Yup you see them doing some silly stuff like arranging mascots in sex-related positions or presenting in stage while naked in a bath tub or jumping around the stage and howling ‘developers… developers… developers…’ more than 10<\/font> times. <\/p>\n Yet… seldom (if not never) do you see a picture of someone smoking a cigar.<\/p>\n Which brings me to my next point… that programmers\/developers are indeed logical. (Oh come on don’t make me explain that further.)<\/p>\n … and of course programmers\/developers are good role models. [- insert BIG GRIN here -]<\/p>\n What Steve Wozniak learned from failure<\/a>. Trust me… it has nothing to do with porcupines.<\/p>\n Illusion linkin’-time: Here’s one from Edward H. Adelson… Checkershadow Illusion<\/a>. Want more..? <\/p>\n Here’s more<\/a>.<\/p>\n Illusions don’t impress you? How about the relevance of a brilliant movie entitled Blade Runner<\/a>? <\/p>\n Blade Runner<\/a> was selected a number of times as one of the best sci-fi movies<\/a> of all time. <\/p>\n Don’t fret too much jimmo… Matrix is in that list.<\/p>\n Depthcore<\/a>, the abstract digital artgroup where I belong, released the Verve Pack. Funky artworks… the next pack will be this 15<\/font>th of October. <\/p>\n Expect at least an artwork from me in that release.<\/p>\n A different digital abstract artgroup also released their art pack… Affekted’s Simplicity Pack<\/a>.<\/p>\n You see in the ‘underground’ digital art community we do help each other. <\/p>\n Can we say the same thing in the software development world? Probably yes… if it does not involve individuals from opposing platform camps.<\/p>\n