July 10, 2006

Avalanche

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Kathy Sierra makes a good point: sometimes, words aren’t enough.

The gravitational pull from “play it safe” world is powerful. An image usually provides better lift than mere words. For maximum lift, use multi-sensory input – involving images, sound, even feeling.

I think there are more jobs, more businesses parked under “an avalanche waiting to happen” than people realize. Time to get climbing.

Zizou’s finale

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Football legend Zinidine Zidane’s final move in the FIFA World Cup Final:

It didn’t take long for the summary paragraph on Zidane’s Wikipedia page to be updated with this:

His storied career, however, ended in ignominy when he was sent off for headbutting Italy’s Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup Final.

Update:
James Governor offers The Church of Zidane.

Einstein’s persistence

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“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.”
- Albert Einstein