Below is the top voted answer, by former NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman, to the Quora question “What Is The Most Important Thing You’ve Learned About Leadership” (it’s worth clicking through for some of the other answers as well.) 1) Have a grand vision – Elon Musk, SpaceX CEO, CTO As a leader, you can inspire […]
So I consider myself a fairly tech-savvy individual. I’ve been using computers since I was ten years old. The first computer I used regularly was a Commodore-64. I sent my first e-mail in 1995 and designed my first web site in 1997. I’ve since designed numerous web sites and even got paid to produce many […]
I’ve recently rediscovered hummus. God, that stuff is addictive! The local hard rock radio station playing German quasi-death metal on my drive back to work after lunch recently = Jason has a very productive afternoon! 😉 I’ve mentioned this before but getting to come home for lunch every day is beyond awesome. That’s partly because, […]
I’m probably one of the worst people for loving all of those “50 Books To Read Before You Die”, “10 Books Every Child Should Read”, “17 Books for a Summer Holiday” lists. I mean, they *do* comprise two of my most favouritist things in the world – books and lists. However, I think this list […]
Pace didn’t leave our sight for the first year of his life. Shea found me in the garage a day after we brought Sasha home. “Uhm, where did you leave the baby?” (She was in her crib sleeping.) Pace only ate healthy, nutritious, homemade food. When Sasha finds crumbs or dropped Cheerios on the ground, […]
Today, Reddit had an official blog post about their “Gold” program where you can either buy an annual membership or “gild” someone with gold for one-off comments and now posts. Gold members (like myself) get added benefits on the site including the ability to save comments and as part of their blog post, they listed […]
(Via Stephen’s Lighthouse)
Back from a week in Edmonton (well, “a week in the West Edmonton Mall” would be more accurate!) During the week, I took advantage of being in a city with an Apple Store to visit the Genius Bar and get some help with a few different questions I had about my laptop and iPhone. (Unfortunately, […]
A great list from Buzzfeed summarizing some of many Canada’s successes – in competition and beyond – at the Winter Olympics.
Saskatchewan’s been buzzing for the last couple weeks after the Seattle Seahawks qualified to go the Super Bowl against the Denver Broncos. Usually Saskatchewan football fans are focused on a team wearing a different shade of green and the NFL isn’t as popular as the Canadian Football League for most people. But this game has special […]
