January 2011
13 posts
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Smartphone in Every Hand
Will there be a day when every human on the planet can have access to a smartphone? And an internet connection?
I’ve been thinking about applying my love for entrepreneurship and technology to social enterprise. I have multiple enterprise ideas that could impact worldwide social problems, but only if the world had access to technology, internet, smartphones, and electricity.
When do...
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Very first program written!
First program down, about two days ago. It estimates the year you will die based on how many years you smoked cigarettes, or didn’t smoke them. Really simple, basic program. BUT, it was my first. I’m happy.
If you want to try it out, just email me.
eric [dot] vanderschaaf [at] gmail [dot] com
Onward and upward,
EV
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Learning Objective C Programming Language
Haha - I thought this was a funny picture I found as I was browsing for help.
This is a HUGE undertaking - learning to code.
But I am realizing that every hurdle, mistake, and problem is making me that much more valuable a person. If I can obtain this skill, I will feel good about myself and will carry more valuable skills for my own ventures or future employers.
Cheers,
EV
“Fear is the disease. Hustle is the antidote.”
– Travis Kalanick (via neverbendeasy)
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Is my privacy worth someone's death?
In the wake of the shooting in Tuscon, there has been much discussion regarding the shooter’s various social media profiles. People are analyzing all the different things the shooter said and wrote through various mediums; YouTube and Facebook being the most quoted and analyzed. Without delving into what his dark and seemingly incoherent blogs/profiles/videos said, the question is being...
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Search 4.0 - Qwiki
Qwiki defines itself as an “information experience”. To say the very least, that is exactly what it is. I would consider it an understatement.
I’ve never seen anything quite like this. Well, except in WALL-E, the extraordinary Pixar film. Actually, the co-founders used a WALL-E clip in their demo of the product at TechCrunch Disrupt back in September 2010.
So, what is it?...
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Technology and the Human Race
This was on the TV in my office kitchen this morning. So, I watched the bit. Very interesting, as I have been thinking about this for a while.
The question on the screen so simply puts the question I have been internally wrestling with. Are the technological advancements we are making actually hurting us? Are we blindly walking into an age that is defined by computers and applications...
From my last blog.....
I just watched ‘Inception’ again over the holidays, and thought it appropriate to pull an entry from my last blog about my first experience with the film.
Here ‘tis:
18.7.10
Dreams
I just saw ‘Inception’ tonight, starring Leonardo DiCaprio. What a stellar motion picture. Seriously, for being 2 1/2 hours, it went by so fast. It is James Bond meets Memento...
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Check-In Mania / People, Places, Things
Though this post tempts me to expound on many different tangents, all related to technology, I am going to have to restrain myself. This entry is dedicated solely to the craze of the “Check-In”.
As a caveat, in general I am a fan of the check-in, even if it is a craze.
Places: The most popular of the three, checking in to real world places via a virtual/mobile portal has taken the...
tumblrbot asked: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE INANIMATE OBJECT?
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Re-rounding & New Years Thought
Well, this is my second attempt at blogging. I had a sweet blog with blogspot (http://bit.ly/gvrIDV), but it was bulky and didn’t integrate as well with my other internet profiles and social networks.
So here it goes for number two. I like tumblr better. Anyways, my first thought for the first day of the year is this:
Ryan Seacrest vs. Carson Daly for the New Years Eve countdown. Who...