Life Rule: Embrace Change

This is one that has come up a lot recently. Recently as in TODAY!

Embrace Change

Do it or you'll die from high blood pressure. Because, guess what, there are a lot of things that are out of your control that effect you. Get over being force feed health care, the MS Office Ribbon Bar, the potential loss of the Windows Start button, and the fact you are going to end up paying too much for that smart phone you don't even want... and focus on the things you have control over in life. There are a lot of them, just look around.

Two Dudes Discuss: Cloud Storage

Raining on your storage parade.

Two dude's conversing mostly about cloud storage. Turned out to be an interesting conversation. The kind of conversation that started this blog in the first place. Only slight edits from the original text for readability.

Some background, Michael is the Apple fan who has lent James his old iPad (no bloody 2, 3, or 4 -- points if you get the reference). James is not an Apple fan but willing to try new things for little to no cost.

Conversation after the jump.

How to interstitial suspend with a paper towel using nothing but your hands and water!

Hey dude I found this video that coincides with a an annoyance of mine. I'd say, on a least a semi-regular basis I find myself in a public restroom. When I do I make it a point to dry my hands with a single paper towel. It irks me when I see guys go up and grab one after another after another after another... well you get my point.

Apparently I am not the only one this bothers, but this guy puts a lot more thought into it that I ever did.

http://www.ted.com/talks/joe_smith_how_to_use_a_paper_towel.html

I shake like he demonstrates, but I find 6-7 good shakes sufficient. Maybe I have small hands. The bit about the folding is far more interesting to me than it should be (it's spelled "interstitial suspension" and good luck finding anything on it). You will also learn an interesting fact about the number twelve.

-Other Dude

Motivation

Dear Other Dude,

Every day, in every way, you get better and better.

Thanks,

Dude

And now for something completely different...

When I hear a guy refer to a woman in the context of a 10 point scale, I find it crude and appalling. It's wrong in the obvious objectifying ways, but also the scale is wrong. Most guys, especially those that would rate woman in such a way, don't understand that Beauty is Boolean.

What does that mean? Beauty is either there, or it isn't. It is true or it is false. It is a 1 or a 0!

Don't get me wrong, "beauty is still in the eye of the beholder." We're not here to test that axiom. Just the one that put's one beauty over another. Beauty is not something to be put in order. Perhaps it could be put into a category, but not in an order. A beautiful car is rather different than a beautiful flower. I might appreciate or even prefer one car or flower over another, but is one less beautiful? To be more specific, if I can appreciate the beauty of one... should I not appreciate the beauty of all.

1 year ago today the quality of the Internet diminished just a tad

Dude,

Happy anniversary.

Thanks,
Other Dude

P.S. I totally had to back date this post, but I was thinking about it on the day.

Life Rule: When in doubt, stick with what you know

I've had this one come up a few times recently.

When in doubt, stick with what you know


It became worthy enough to write down when I discovered this indecent, which of course has a corresponding XKCD. Seemed appropriated since the other dude just got back from California. I can only hope your return trip will be better than theirs.