Archive for September, 2007
Friday, September 28th, 2007
I enjoy attending and supporting local events, especially tech-oriented or socially-conscious ones. However, I often find that such local events have poor or inconsistent attendance. When I ask some of my tech-oriented, socially-conscious acquaintances why they don't try to attend these events too, I often get the following two excuses:
1. ...
Posted in Charity, Events, Pittsburgh | 2 Comments »
Thursday, September 27th, 2007
"Hollywood is a place where people from Pittsburgh mistake each other for stars." - Fred Allen (slightly edited by me)
If you don't already know that Pittsburgh is Hollywood's secret source for affordable talent and backdrop locations, then you need to talk to Carl Kurlander of the Steeltown Entertainment Project. He ...
Posted in Events, Hollywood, Pittsburgh | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
Posted in CMU, Events | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
Update: Finally got home, still hungry and a bit tired. To explain what the timecoded notes below are, I was at the Olympus Show and Tell 2 event earlier today and blogged about the event live as it was going on. Every 5 or 10 minutes I would update the ...
Posted in CMU, Events, Liveblogging | 3 Comments »
Monday, September 24th, 2007
At the request of Josh Sager, here's a brief list of upcoming local events that might be of interest:
Tuesday, September 25, 2007 from 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm @ CMU CIC Lecture Hall
Olympus Show and Tell 2 = It's just like those "show and tells" you had as a kid, ...
Posted in Events, Pittsburgh | 4 Comments »
Sunday, September 23rd, 2007
"Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works." - Steve Jobs
Hi everyone, feel free to leave feedback on the design here as I'm still working on it. Especially if you think something is not working or broken. Thanks!
Posted in Design | 3 Comments »
Sunday, September 23rd, 2007
"People who ask our advice almost never take it. Yet we should never refuse to give it, upon request, for it often helps us to see our own way more clearly." - Brendan Francis
Thanks to everyone who encouraged me to set up this new blog. Additional thanks to Norm, Cindy, ...
Posted in History | 6 Comments »