Whatever your expectations of The Happening may be, it’s probably not going to live up to them. Hell, it didn’t even piss me off like I was expecting, cause it actually has a couple moments. But that’s before they begin beating you over the head with the “mystery”.
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Some commands I'd like to be able to issue my computer right now...
play x: Play something (music/game/movie/etc.) with a #playback_speed of 1. Take present users and their preferences into account if possible, but if not, play everything available. show x: Show a still, silent representation of the current item (music/game/movie/text/etc.) without actually playing it. next x: Move to the next item (track/game/movie/etc.) in the given collection. previous x: Opposite of next. fast forward x: Double #playback_speed of the current item (music/game/movie/etc.) rewind x: Like fast forward x, but with a negative value. pause x: Like fast forward x, but with a zero value. delete x: Remove the current specified item (music/game/movie/etc.) from its collection. list x: List the items in the given collection (music/games/movies/etc.) create x: Create something (audio/game/movie/text/etc.) and add it to the appropriate collection. Not sure if it should be automatically opened in an editor or if an explicit edit x command should be issued. edit x: Edit the current specified item (music/game/movie/etc.)
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Was over at the used bookstore getting Putt-Putt PC games for Lenny (his current obsession). Some random lady, seeing the stack of boxes on my arm, stops me and hands me a 15% off coupon.
I’ve been spurned, ignored, or looked at funny enough times that I don’t stop and try to help people anymore, and I’m sure most others living in big cities are the same. It’s really too bad, because the desire to aid others is surely part of how we survived this long as a species.
Among today’s purchases: Innovate Like Edison: The Success System of America’s Greatest Inventor. I had intended to do this homework myself, but it looks like I get to mooch off someone else’s crib sheet.
Read more...BYOB (Build Your Own Business)...
Listened to the Ben Curtis interview on the Rails podcast, and it just made the whole entrepeneur thing seem a lot less painful than I had imagined it. I am very tired of spending my time making other people famous and rich, so I paid close attention.
My favorite bit was the suggestion that you didn’t have to trade time to get money - develop a good enough product and you don’t have to spend tons of time supporting it. I’d kill for more time to spend on my own software projects (maybe even be paid for developing them).
I already have the ideas - not one but two software frameworks. Now I just have to come up with a business model to support them, but I can’t do that without a better understanding of the issues. I need to actually read that Micro ISV (Internet Software Vendor) book that’s been on my shelf the last 2 years. Then I need to talk to my dad and/or Brian about the administrative side - learn where they have to spend the most effort. From there, I’m hoping the lightbulb will come on by itself.
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