Comments on: http://www.mlarson.org/2009/01/15/1589/ this what i like Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:55:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark Larson http://www.mlarson.org/2009/01/15/1589/comment-page-1/#comment-92776 Mark Larson Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:08:03 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=1589#comment-92776 Thanks for sharing, Oshinskie. I hope you find inspiration elsewhere. Thanks for sharing, Oshinskie. I hope you find inspiration elsewhere.

]]> By: mark oshinskie http://www.mlarson.org/2009/01/15/1589/comment-page-1/#comment-92775 mark oshinskie Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:36:03 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=1589#comment-92775 Randy Pausch was a self-indulgent individual with nothing to say. It's pathetic that people look to him for "inspiration." Randy Pausch was a self-indulgent individual with nothing to say. It’s pathetic that people look to him for “inspiration.”

]]> By: mark larson | http://www.mlarson.org/2009/01/15/1589/comment-page-1/#comment-92544 mark larson | Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:17:56 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=1589#comment-92544 [...] nice appreciation of Susan Boyle reminded me of the hip vs earnest bit from Randy Pausch’s book: No matter how much we mock those we consider beneath us, it’s much more satisfying to be [...] [...] nice appreciation of Susan Boyle reminded me of the hip vs earnest bit from Randy Pausch’s book: No matter how much we mock those we consider beneath us, it’s much more satisfying to be [...]

]]> By: mark larson | http://www.mlarson.org/2009/01/15/1589/comment-page-1/#comment-92653 mark larson | Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:39:01 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=1589#comment-92653 [...] 14-Second Work Year. Parody may not be timeless, but it can be very satisfying. Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 10:38pm. Uncategorized. Permalink. [...] [...] 14-Second Work Year. Parody may not be timeless, but it can be very satisfying. Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 10:38pm. Uncategorized. Permalink. [...]

]]> By: Mark Larson http://www.mlarson.org/2009/01/15/1589/comment-page-1/#comment-92652 Mark Larson Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:11:50 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=1589#comment-92652 A similar idea came up in another book I just finished (that I still mean to write about), American Nerd: The Story of My People. There's this genuine enthusiasm that persists despite being outside the mainstream: legos, scifi, elves, Japan, whatever. Nerds can be some of the nicest people you meet. A similar idea came up in another book I just finished (that I still mean to write about), American Nerd: The Story of My People. There’s this genuine enthusiasm that persists despite being outside the mainstream: legos, scifi, elves, Japan, whatever. Nerds can be some of the nicest people you meet.

]]> By: Austin Kleon http://www.mlarson.org/2009/01/15/1589/comment-page-1/#comment-92654 Austin Kleon Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:40:02 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=1589#comment-92654 I was struck by this the last time I visited NYC: I'd walk into these stores that I'd been excited to see, that I'd walked out of my way several miles to get to, and then the g-damned clerk at the front desk would just shrug. I'll take earnest geeks over hipsters any day of the week. I was struck by this the last time I visited NYC: I’d walk into these stores that I’d been excited to see, that I’d walked out of my way several miles to get to, and then the g-damned clerk at the front desk would just shrug.

I’ll take earnest geeks over hipsters any day of the week.

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