Failing again. Failing better.
A certain big football game is coming up on Sunday. A game so big that it generates lawsuits just for mentioning its name. It’s like Voldemort, Jr., basically. The halftime shows are usually worse that Voldemort though, let’s be honest. Where was I? Oh, yes, chili. As much as I love pizza and wings, the…
Today, Wired posted a snippet of text that explores Winston Churchill’s “Shall We All Commit Suicide” in which he predicts drone warfare–in 1924. The passage points out that Churchill often included imagined futures or alternate histories in his speeches and writings. And Wired points out a possible reason why–Churchill was an admitted fan of science…
Today on Twitter, Maria Popova of brainpickings.org (@brainpicker) posted a link to some Rules of Golf from Surrey, England during WWII. Apparently, instead of closing down the course during a period of actual bombs dropping on the course (and exploding), the Richmond Golf Club created some very interesting rules. They read like something out of…
Earlier today, I attended the launch of Startup Virginia (@Startup_VA), part of the privately-funded Startup America Partnership launched by President Obama one year ago today. Startup Virginia is designed to encourage entrepreneurship, offer entrepreneurs help and resources, and get them working together. Although the event took place in Arlington, VA at George Mason University’s Founders…
Yesterday, the details of the Arrested Development reunion were finally announced. The big surprise is that not only will there be a movie, but there will also be a 10-episode season. An even bigger surprise? The TV show will air on Netflix. Production has begun, and the season is expected to air in 2013. The…