Khürt.com/blog http://khurt.com/blog An inchoate stream of opinions, links and other stuff related to technology and photography. And sometimes coffee. And diabetes. Sun, 06 May 2012 12:05:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Just like a PC.  http://khurt.com/blog/2012/03/19/just-like-a-pc/ http://khurt.com/blog/2012/03/19/just-like-a-pc/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:01:38 +0000 Khürt Williams http://khurt.com/blog/?p=4712 I believe a person’s PC is pretty much defined by the apps they utilize beyond the ones that come on it. Two years after the iPad’s debut it’s in that same position. A 16GB WiFI iPad with standard apps is as much “PC” as many people need. A “power user” gets more storage, possibly adds cellular and the Camera Connection Kit, and goes beyond the default apps to add software such as Writing Kit, GarageBand, iWork, Dropbox, Photogene, iThoughtsHD, etc. to meet their personal needs and interests.

Just like a PC.

via The Small Wave..

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So often, we limit our exploration of our photography identity to just photography! Yet our lives and personality are much broader and richer than this narrow perspective.…

There really is no other YOU. You have a unique perspective because of the combination of inputs that you have in your life. Inputs such as: who you live with. Where you live. Your upbringing. Your particular talents in many different areas. Your interests. Your hobbies. Your beliefs. Your education. Your friends. Your life adventures. Your unique weaknesses or life challenges. All the good and bad influences of our life come together to create a one and only unique output: YOU. No one else has your specific ingredient list that makes you who you are. Isn’t this fascinating?

Source: FuelYourPhotography

I was talking with another photographer last night and he mentioned that people have told him that his photography has a distinctive style.  He didn’t set out to create a style it just happened.  His style found him.  That hasn’t happened to me yet — at least I haven’t been told my photos have a style.  I feel my photography lacks a cohesion.  I do try though to hook my photographs to a story.  This isn’t something unique to me though.  I’m just channeling the style of +Jorge Qinteros and others.

 

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Just as interest compounds, so does the pay gap. As a woman moves from job to job during her career, the pay gap between her and her male colleagues is likely to become wider and wider.

(Via narrowthegapp.com)

GIna Trapani takes a look at gender inequality in pay. I knew their was a problem but I did not realize it was this bad.

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Alistair Barr, reporting or Reuters:

Google Inc has been pressuring applications and mobile game developers to use its costlier in-house payment service, Google Wallet, as the Internet search giant tries to emulate the financial success of Apple Inc’s iOS platform.

Google warned several developers in recent months that if they continued to use other payment methods — such as PayPal, Zong and Boku — their apps would be removed from Android Market, now known as Google Play, according to developers, executives and investors in mobile gaming and payment sectors.

Open beats closed, every time.

(Via Daring Fireball)

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Unless you are travel a lot for business , I don’t think you need unlimited data.  Do yourself a favor — log into your cellular account and take a look at your one year data usage.

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via Why the iPhone Has a Head Start on the Future of Personal Computing | Techland | TIME.com.

I’m not sure …

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via These iOS vs. Android Flame Wars Have To Stop | TechCrunch.

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via Alex Payne — On Business Madness.

I am sometimes a victim to this sort of thinking. I work inside a large bio-pharma that is in the throes of change.

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via Sonic.net CEO Blog » Blog Archive » Web Hogs!.

]]> http://khurt.com/blog/2012/02/21/sonic-net-ceo-on-data-caps/feed/ 0 The sad irony of selfishness http://khurt.com/blog/2012/02/16/the-sad-irony-of-selfishness/ http://khurt.com/blog/2012/02/16/the-sad-irony-of-selfishness/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:32:27 +0000 Khürt Williams http://khurt.com/blog/?p=4639 The irony, of course, is that selflessness not selfishness, its opposite is precisely the posture that leads to more success. The person with the confidence to support others and to share is repaid by getting more in return than his selfish counterpart.

via Seths Blog: The sad irony of selfishness.

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