jeffturner.net

RIP Hedley Lamar

Harvey Korman was comic genius.

Hedley Lamarr: Repeat after me: I…
Men: I…
Hedley Lamarr: …your name…
Men: …your name…
Hedley Lamarr: [to himself] Shmucks.
[continues aloud]
Hedley Lamarr: … do pledge allegiance…
Men: …do pledge allegiance…
Hedley Lamarr: …to Hedley Lamarr…
Men: …to Hedy Lamarr…
Hedley Lamarr: That’s *Hedley*!
Men: That’s Hedley.

Happy 10th Anniversary!

It’s been 10 years since JG and I met while working for a technology consulting company.

We eventually left to set the custom software world on fire with our company Zig. The name was a reference to the “All your base are belong to us” meme from 2001.

We weren’t just making custom software. We were advancing the art of software design and development for business technology.

Anyway, this post is both creepy and potentially offensive to my wife. But I raise my (b) to you and Zig nonetheless.

I think we made more money selling our domain name than we did writing custom software. But we were self funded, had a sweet office and a mini-fridge.

And lots of good times.

Memorial Day

Thanks to those who have served this country in military service. Because of you we can enjoy our picnics and celebrations today.

I just think it’s important to take a moment to think about why we can.

Weezer, FTW

Triangulation

Ever wonder how a GPS works? Yeah, I know, probably not. But here’s a really simple explanation: by finding the intersection of your distance from three or more points, or in this case, satellites in the sky.

This is commonly referred to as “triangulation.” The idea is if you have 3 or more sources, you can get a pretty good bearing on where you currently stand.

The same is true for information.

How well informed can you really be if you’re only digesting one or two sources of information?