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Melvin Krazenberg’s Six Laws of Technology1. “Technology is neither good or bad; nor is it neutral.”The impact of a technology depends on its geographic and cultural context, which means it can be both simultaneously. 2. “Invention is the mother of necessity.”Every technical invention seems to require additional technical advances in order to make it fully effective. 3. “Technology comes in packages, big and small.”To understand any part of a technology package requires looking at its interactions with and dependency on the rest of it. 4. Although technology might be a prime element in many public issues, nontechnical factors take precedence in technology-policy decisions.” 5. “All history is relevant, but the history of technology is the most relevant.Many times history is driven by what technology makes possible. (One can’t help but also assume bias that comes from Kranzberg teaching The History of Technology course at Georgia Institue of Technology.) 6. “Technology is a very human activity.” (Excerpted from WSJ article “The Six Laws of Technology Everyone Should Know” by Christopher Mims.)

I first ran across this Kickstarter company, Nomatic, last year when I saw their travel bag video last year that was really cool: youtu.be/qMtZ8Pirp… like they’ve just launched two companion products featured here: Backpack and Travel Pack.Continue to be impressed by their designs, and may be in my future. :)

I tend to key into sound, and my mind tends to mental map its shape to some degree. This video does a really cool job of showing what those shapes look like, and is a great science experiment to boot.Presenting Nigel Stanford’s “Cymatics: Science vs. Music”.

Really enjoyed this video by Dr. Rick Rigsby sharing real life wisdom from the wisest person he ever knew, a third grade dropout.Hope you enjoy too.

Weekend Update: Anthony Crispino

Authentic argument as path to peace - Catholic Bishop Barron at Facebook HQ

Walt Disney explains his vision for his Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow in 1966, shortly before his death from lung cancer in December of that year. I can’t help but imagine what the world would be like if this vision had been brought to life - he definitely anticipated what was needed for a maturing industrialized world.Some may be familiar with what is now called EPCOT in Disney World Florida, but it’s more akin to a theme park / permanent world fair, than the original plan described above. While visiting there a handful of years ago, I remember being struck by thought: “the future is built of dreams”, and Disney definitely dreamed.I most recently saw a 3h 40m biography of his life, both the good and the bad, made by American Experience and published in 2015 I believe. It’s available until Sep 29, 2017 if you have a PBS app subscription, and would highly recommend. Also found this fan site on the original EPCOT plan:https://sites.google.com/site/theoriginalepcot/

“They crossed the barrier from the life they lived, to the internal world where myth lives in all of us - and Disney provides the passage.”Ron Suskind commenting on Clark Gable and Carol Lumbard’s reaction to seeing Walt Disney’s “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” at its premiere.(around 1:06:00 in American Experience’s documentary on Walt Disney)

Movies are the grown-up version of make-believe. — Random thought that occurred to me today.

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Overnight Oatmeal.

Apparently it’s a thing - who knew? ;)

Recently was introduced to this phenomenon and must say, it’s quite good. :) I’ll definitely be adding it to me breakfast reportorial.

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Markdown Cheatsheet

How to Hold a Baby

from Art of Manliness blog post New Dad Survival Guide: The Skillset

Also handy. :)

(Further reading: The Mindset)

How to Burp a Baby

from Art of Manliness blog post New Dad Survival Guide: The Skillset

As a dad of a newborn, this is handy. :)

Inside the Box.Book shared by Jeff Kinney as large impact on his life. Shares innovation techniques that look for solutions from within the frame of reference:1. The Subtraction Technique2. The Division Technique3. The Multiplication Technique4. The Task Unification Technique5. The Attribute Dependency Technique

Humor = tragedy + time — shared by Jeff Kinney during interview

Okay, so I originally learned iMovie probably around 2005′ish and really got comfortable with it. About five years ago or so they did a complete re-write, primarily driven by the ability to make it accessible from touch devices like the iPad being released and the iPhone ability. Since then, every time I’ve tried to play with iMovie, I’ve gotten super frustrated, ‘cause all my editing instincts kept leading to dead-ends. I’ve learned a little bit by bit, but this video was a great overview of how the basic features work, and how iMovie “thinks” – I’ll probably be reviewing this again, but starting to feel the tide turn and like I could make something half-way decent again. ;)

Ran across this YouTube channel providing some great commonsense and simple video production tips, from gear to editing to keeping it simple.Will be watching more.