Guy Kawasaki's "10/20/30 Rule"

I can't believe I haven't already posted this before, but regardless here is Guy Kawasaki presenting his classic "10/20/30 Rule" blog post:

Common Craft

Since I'm such a visual person, I'm always impressed by people who are creative enough to visually explain complex concepts. The folks at Common Craft are exceptionally adept at this, as evidenced by this sample video:

Hitching a Ride

In a post entitled, "Beauty Captured in a Split Second," the blog Animal Talk posted a number of compelling animal photos, including one of my favorites:

Obama and the Inauguration: Parting Shots

I can't believe it's been less than 2 weeks since the inauguration ... it seems like ages ago! Here are a couple of final items from all of the images that bombarded us on that day:

First, check out this ingenious mosaic of Obama created from images of front pages from all over the world.

Second, the Denver Post's photoblog, Captured, posted a number of terrific inauguration images, including two of my favorites (click for larger images):

In Memoriam ...

This past week marked the anniversaries of three tragic losses in the American manned space program: January 27 (Apollo 1 in 1967); January 28 (Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986); and February 1 (Space Shuttle Columbia in 2003). This is certainly a time for remembrance and also a time for looking ahead to make their sacrifices meaningful. Please visit this site to commemorate these three crews, as well as other cosmonauts and pilots who lost their lives in pursuit of our space-borne efforts.

To the stars through adversity - always exploring

Create Your Own Original Star Trek Story

If you're a fan of Star Trek, I'm sure you'll find this piece from the folks at io9 to be hilarious:

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