Specialization is for Insects.
This speech has so much more significance today, because Steve Jobs has died. You can read my full coverage of his death and the tributes to him on the blog at GeekBeat.TV. This is a speech that Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, gave at Stanford University in 2005 for the graduation commencement. (Thanks to [...]
I first learned about this heart touching story over on The Australian. It seems that a group of fire fighters, who had been battling a massive raging inferno, responsible for killing at least 180 people, came upon a dehydrated and injured little Koala in a burned out area of the forest. One of the firemen, [...]
If you haven’t heard of Randy Pausch, you need to. Randy was a Carnegie Mellon Professor (Oct. 23, 1960 – July 25, 2008) who gave his famous last lecture at the university on Sept. 18, 2007, before a packed McConomy Auditorium. In his moving presentation, “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams,” Pausch talked about his lessons [...]
It’s been a little while since I’ve dished out my weekly links. Let’s see if I can get back in the habit from here on out… Threadless Wall Graphics Shop – Very cool! And Cheap! Spade High School’s Last Graduation Cool Cars We Miss – #1 My NSX! TripIt is a travel assistant that automatically [...]
First of all, I’m going to have to apologize for the fact that this video starts automatically. I tried to fix that, but couldn’t get the code to work properly. If anyone knows how to fix it I’m all ears… Anyway, this is a very inspirational little video that is appropriate for a wide range [...]
Ok, this is something I never thought I would see. As far as inspiration is concerned, it’s right up there with the Father and Son Team Hoyt, only this time it’s man’s best friend that proves anything is truly possible. Daryn Kagan brings you the inspiring story of Faith, a 2-legged dog who walks upright [...]
A while back I wrote about one of the most inspiring stories I’ve ever heard about, the father and son team of Richard Hoyt and Richard Hoyt Jr. Well, in the June 2007 issue of Men’s Health magazine Richard Jr. published a huge father’s day letter to his dad. I figured it would be appropriate [...]
This is quite possibly the most inspirational and touching thing I’ve ever seen in my life. It’s the story of Dick and Rick Hoyt, and words don’t do it justice so just watch the video. And guys… don’t watch this around anyone you don’t want to see you weep. Trust me. And by the way, [...]
Frank Zappa Defends Free Speech on Crossfire
Here is a fascinating debate on Crossfire from 22 years ago in which some tool (John Laughlin) from the Washington Post was repeatedly insulting Frank Zappa (you know he’s half Greek, right?) and arguing for censorship of freedom of speech.
What I find most interesting is that Frank remained very calm and collected despite the fact...
Mortal Kombat is Not a Tournament!
God, I love the guys over at College Humor. They have the greatest podcast on Earth. Besides GeekBrief.TV of course. And if I was ever going to subscribe to another podcast on my iPhone other than GeekBrief – which is preposterous I mean – it would most definitely be College Humor. ...
World’s Most Inspiring Story – Dick and Rick Hoyt
This is quite possibly the most inspirational and touching thing I’ve ever seen in my life. It’s the story of Dick and Rick Hoyt, and words don’t do it justice so just watch the video.
And guys… don’t watch this around anyone you don’t want to see you weep. Trust me. And by...
Sam the Koala Rescued After Australian Bush Fires
I first learned about this heart touching story over on The Australian. It seems that a group of fire fighters, who had been battling a massive raging inferno, responsible for killing at least 180 people, came upon a dehydrated and injured little Koala in a burned out area of the forest.
One of the firemen,...
