Cool new tool for finding and perfecting phrases →
May 16th, 2011BBC News – Australian dies after 'planking' on balcony, police say →
May 16th, 2011I'm famous
Where The Wild Things Are
May 14th, 2011I just finished watching Where The Wild Things Are. I'm not sure I really got it. It seemed very emotional, and I was pretty tense with so many sensitive characters. Was a beautiful film, and very touching, but not in a warm sort of way. I guess it was like the end of ET, but all the way through.
Obi-Wan Kenobi Is Dead, Vader Says – Galactic Empire Times →
May 11th, 2011wow
Angriest Most Useless Machine →
May 11th, 2011
How to Get a Real Education at College →
May 10th, 2011Interesting article about schooling for non-academic types to encourage entrepreneurship.
I understand why the top students in America study physics, chemistry, calculus and classic literature. The kids in this brainy group are the future professors, scientists, thinkers and engineers who will propel civilization forward. But why do we make B students sit through these same classes
In particular the advice on failure is valuable.
If you’e taking risks, and you probably should, you can find yourself failing 90% of the time. The trick is to get paid while you’re doing the failing and to use the experience to gain skills that will be useful later.
The key is that you have to take risks to push boundaries and achieve something new (‘innovate’). However, you have to accept that risks are risky, and so often lead to failures.
Three-step dance →
May 9th, 2011This post is inspiring/instructing for my blog.
A big part of why I maintain fredsherbet.com is to contribute to the web; to add my voice and commentary, but also have control of the content I produce.
