No Photography At SXSW Panels

So I found out today that you can’t shoot even still pictures during film panels and video is a no-no. This is different from SXSW Interactive’s photo policy. Ron, In order to shoot photos during film panels, you must be credentialed through a media outlet (but that deadline has passed). You would not be allowed…

Willing to Be Bad?

Internal conflict. Anything worth doing, is worth doing well – Dad vs. Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly – Joachim DePosada I have a real problem with #2. What it means is that you aren’t going to be really good the first time you do something. You’re going to have to work at it…

OMTL Day 24: Seeds

Today we talk about creating things that will last. What item represents an enduring legacy to you? A family home? Your grandmother’s ring? Something else? We don’t really have anything physical that are family heirlooms. There is a letter my father gave me when I turned 16 that his dad gave him. I don’t think…

SXSW -2 Days

WARNING: A very stream of conscientiousness post ahead. Just two days till SXSW and I’m already suffering from information overload. I’m a geek, OK. I program for a living. I have multiple websites. I blog. I surf the internet way too much. But I’m not a big social geek. Wow, that doesn’t even seem to…

Twitter

In preperation for SXSW I decided I needed to get a Twitter account. So if you want to follow my every, or at least some, move at SXSW and as I prepare to go, you can. Guess I should add some side bar widget to the blog for my twits.

Gary Gygax Died Today

The guy who invented D&D has died. Don’t know if I would have made it through adolescence without that game.

SXSW -3 Days

Just a few more days till I’m off to Austin for the South By Southwest Film Festival. I’ve got mixed feelings about it. In one way I’m excited, in another I’m already feeling disappointed. And lonely. Here’s a long shot. I wish I had some other people to share the experience with. So if anyone…

OMTL Day 23: Sandcastles

Starting the last section of the book, Leaving Boldly. We get right into it with a chapter on how things here on earth are fleeting. For what would you like to be remembered? How are you contributing to this goal right now? How long will this legacy last? I want to be remember for the…