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Quote of the day - Simplicity

“We must strive to reach that simplicity that lies beyond sophistication.” –John Gardner

October 22, 2007 · 1 min · François Planque

Quote of the day - Being somebody

“I always wanted to be somebody. I should have been more specific.” – Lily Tomlin

October 21, 2007 · 1 min · François Planque

Quote of the day - Time

“Time is the quality of nature that keeps events from happening all at once. Lately it doesn’t seem to be working.” –Anonymous

October 20, 2007 · 1 min · François Planque

Motto of the day

"We're all dealt a different hand in life. All you can do is play the cards you're dealt." - B. Knoblach

September 8, 2007 · 1 min · François Planque

Steve Job's commencement speech at Stanford (2005)

I've been meaning to post this for quite a long time. But I guess I needed the excuse of b2evolution's new video plugin to actually do it... In case you haven't seen this yet, watch it! It is so inspiring! Steve Jobs at his best!

April 19, 2007 · 1 min · François Planque

Steve Job's commencement speech at Stanford (2005)

I've been meaning to post this for quite a long time. But I guess I needed the excuse of b2evolution's new video plugin to actually do it... In case you haven't seen this yet, watch it! It is so inspiring! Steve Jobs at his best!

April 19, 2007 · 1 min · François Planque

Foolish humans

"Epitaph: Foolish humans, never escaped Earth." -Vernor Vinge Note: I like it even better without a coma after "humans"

October 31, 2006 · 1 min · François Planque

Deep into Sleep

While researchers probe sleep's functions, sleep itself is becoming a lost art. Stickgold compares sleep deprivation to eating disorders. “Twenty years ago, bulimics probably thought they had the best of all worlds,” he says. “They could eat all they…...

September 14, 2005 · 1 min · François Planque

Quote of the day

"I wasn’t kissing her, I was just whispering into her mouth." -Chico Marx

March 7, 2005 · 1 min · François Planque

Blog = Tamagotchi ?

Corante [broken link] makes a wise point comparing blogs to tamagotchis: If you don’t feed them, they die. If you don’t clear up their crap - comment spam, for example - they die. They’re more fun when there are other bloggers to play with, just like…...

September 7, 2004 · 2 min · François Planque