American superhero art by boneface.
Some others:
'...Today’s college grads need to be aware that the rising trend in Silicon Valley is to evaluate employees every quarter, not annually. Because the merger of globalization and the I.T. revolution means new products are being phased in and out so fast that companies cannot afford to wait until the end of the year to figure out whether a team leader is doing a good job.'
(Source: thesmithian)
Tech world dabbles in legal theory
A court case in Colorado hinges on the ability of the prosecution to gain access to information on the defendant’s laptop. That data is encrypted and only accessible to the owner. Unsurprisingly, they asked the judge in the case to force the defendant to unlock the files. He sent the message up the ladder and they approved the request. But the defense claims that providing the password would be tantamount to self-incrimination, and forcing such an action would be unconstitutional.
This via Techcrunch.
Lots of hoopla that this will be a precedent setting case for how personal encrypted data is handled in court. Of course Techcrunch, etc., all their commentators think it’s going right to the top and that they have started playing armchair lawyer while coming up with ways to circumvent any precedent that demands encrypted data be revealed.
Both an interesting court case and example of how the tech world, like all spheres, in its self insulation, jumps to some entertaining conclusions.
Junya Watanabe Man 11 Navy Oxford Contrast Striped Shirt
via
http://lost-founds.com/junya-watanabe-man-11-navy-oxford-contrast-striped-shirt/
I like a lot of Junya stuff but I think it’s hard to work it in casually - kind of need a couple pieces before it comes together. However, this piece would work in pretty nicely with jeans.
Everything Requires Maintenance — Shawn Blanc
A new operating system is a good reminder that it’s healthy (and for a nerd, fun) to take time out to do a workflow audit. Now is as good a time as any to reassess the tools you’re using and how you’re using them.
Such great suggestions by Shawn here.
Currently Reading
- The Modern Mind by Peter Watson
- The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris
- All the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren
“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.”
-Jim Rohn
“I can’t give you a surefire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time”
— Herbert Bayard Swope
