I recently had a fascinating breakfast discussion with my friend Peter Semmelhack, founder and CEO of Bug Labs, on the decay of apprenticeships and grassroots innovation. We were lucky to feature Peter at Clickable’s Interesting Cafe last week, where he led a discussion on open-source hardware and “bottoms-up innovation”.… Read the rest
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Another Reason Costco Rocks: Double-Seat Shopping Carts
While I am uneasy about Costco’s recent expansion into casket sales, the discount retailer still rocks. Why? Double-seat shopping carts. The deployment of this simple innovation empowers me to do the weekly grocery and household supply run with both kids, on my own.… Read the rest
Buzz! Quiz World
“You are average!”
That’s what the virtual host of “Buzz! Quiz World,” the latest in the Buzz! series of quiz games for the Sony PlayStation 3, told me recently, with sarcastic English humor.
With the Sony DigiDads project winding down, the Sony PlayStation team decided to extend the program by lending us PS3 gaming consoles to review.… Read the rest
Happy Birthday Dot Dot
My grandmother Dot Dot is pretty special, and it’s her 90th birthday. Our family is hosting a big party today at her home in rural Mississippi, though we weren’t able to be there with her. To celebrate and send our wishes, we flew a kite in her honor and made the video below.… Read the rest
Thanks
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday and I’m thankful for it.
Thanksgiving is a time to connect with special others, and reflect on life. It’s also a time to prepare and eat good food, and drink fine wine. It’s a time (in the Northeast U.S.,… Read the rest