Clippings

Rails is magical and sexy, it’s the Ferrari of web frameworks, it’s the foul mouthed, sullen browed, twenty-something on the sport bike. Django is more of a refined tool that is only really appreciated with experience. Django is the Bentley, the Aston Martin, the Rolls Royce of web frameworks. I’m pushing 34 now, (…) I’m not looking for a Ferrari, I’m looking for the Aston Martin. Christopher Roach, in I Hate Magic: Why Django Rocks!

If I’d asked my customers what they wanted, they’d have said ‘a faster horse.’ Henry Ford

You alone have control over your time. NaturalContradiction (in Play Yourself Off, damn Keyboard Cat! )

Good software ain’t cheap and cheap software ain’t good. Bob MacNeal ’s comment

Always ask yourself “is this the best you can do?”. ?

It is playfully instructive to note that the word ‘reactive’ and the word ‘creative’ are made up of exactly the same letters. The only difference between the two is that you ‘C’ (see) differently. John Quincy Adams, 6th President of the USA (via Kevin Keithley, who believes the “c” stands for Communication.)

Kary Mullis’ next-gen cure for killer infections | Video on TED.com Drug-resistant bacteria kills, even in top hospitals. But now tough infections like staph and anthrax may be in for a surprise. Nobel-winning chemist Kary Mullis, who watched a friend die when powerful antibiotics failed, unveils a radical new cure that shows extraordinary promise. ( Source: http://video.ted.com/ )

Leo Xavier: Novo slogan da Pepsi em Portugal baseado na análise ao comportamento de 95% do mercado português com a marca. Credit a alguém que deu esta ideia na mesa de almoço do último Barcamp PT em Coimbra – não me lembro quem!

Que perfeito coração no meu peito bateria, meu amor na tua mão, nessa mão onde cabia perfeito o meu coração. Alexandre O’Neill

Ideas without implementation are merely fantasies. — Hugo Ferreira

Gartner’s Hype Cycles

Listening to Sting on my ipod watching the world go by – literally Mike Massimino ( @Astro_Mike ), from the earth orbit

mosquito s. m. Entom . Insecto díptero de que há várias espécies. melga s. f. Espécie de mosquito. Ictiol. Peixe pequeno da feição da raia.

Data → Information → Knowledge → Wisdom [via Manuel Lima ( Visual Complexity )]{.small}

Innovation adoption curve of Rogers Innovators, Early Adopters, Early Majority, Late Majority, Laggards

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

Richard St. John’s 8 secrets of success in 8 words, 3 minutes | Video on TED.com Passion, Work, Focus, Persist*, Ideas, Good, Push, Serve * through failure and CRAP Criticism Rejection Assholes Pressure

The Pencil Metaphor … regarding the adoption of innovation

Be Genuine\ Hustle\ Persue Your Passion\ Delegate\ Watch the Tools\ Be the Expert Gary Vaynerchuk (via JasonKeath.com) ^1^ Be true to yourself. ^2^ Put in more work than the other guy. ^3^ If you are not working on what you love, you won’t make it. ^4^ Learn how to partner and connect with others to get it done. ^5^ “Always pay attention to the nerds, when the nerds talk I listen. The tech scene is the future”. ^6^ Learn everything you can about your industry, know more than the other guy.

Stop, ask questions and listen! There are more important things in life than time. — Hugo Ferreira