Talent vs. Genius
Posted May 21st, 2012 @ 04:12pm by Erik J. Barzeski
"Talent does what it can; genius does what it must."
- Edward George Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873)
Posted May 21st, 2012 @ 04:12pm by Erik J. Barzeski
"Talent does what it can; genius does what it must."
- Edward George Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873)
Posted May 20th, 2012 @ 04:04pm by Erik J. Barzeski
"The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it."
- Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
I completely disagree.
I've been tempted, and I can logically rationalize it away.
Posted May 19th, 2012 @ 08:29pm by Erik J. Barzeski
Today I have surpassed 300 miles run. Go me.
Kind of an odd day for this to happen. 😛
Posted May 18th, 2012 @ 04:00pm by Erik J. Barzeski
"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
- Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968)
This one is particularly interesting to me today.
Posted May 17th, 2012 @ 10:00pm by Erik J. Barzeski
So, when you delete a direct message, the recipient:
And that's it.
Posted May 16th, 2012 @ 04:07pm by Erik J. Barzeski
"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."
- Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
Posted May 15th, 2012 @ 04:07pm by Erik J. Barzeski
"The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who don't have it."
- George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
Posted May 14th, 2012 @ 04:06pm by Erik J. Barzeski
"Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws."
- Plato (427-347 B.C.)
Posted May 13th, 2012 @ 04:05pm by Erik J. Barzeski
"I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves."
- Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951)
Posted May 12th, 2012 @ 04:03pm by Erik J. Barzeski
"Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right."
- Henry Ford (1863-1947)
Posted May 11th, 2012 @ 03:59pm by Erik J. Barzeski
"The full use of your powers along lines of excellence."
- definition of "happiness" by John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
Posted May 10th, 2012 @ 03:58pm by Erik J. Barzeski
"We are all atheists about most of the gods humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further."
- Richard Dawkins (1941-)
Posted May 9th, 2012 @ 04:24pm by Erik J. Barzeski
The Man keeps sticking it to us:
http://daringfireball.net/linked/2012/05/09/unskippable
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/05/dvds-and-blu-rays-will-now-carry-two-unskippable-government-warnings/
And they wonder why piracy keeps getting higher and higher. With piracy, you don't have to watch these stupid warnings. 😛
Posted May 8th, 2012 @ 03:56pm by Erik J. Barzeski
"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use."
- Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
Posted May 7th, 2012 @ 04:25pm by Erik J. Barzeski
I haven't read it yet, but I'm going to - a good article on Phil Mickelson.
I didn't used to like the guy. His skill has always been undeniable. I thought he was a phony. I still do a little, but I've warmed to him over the years.