IceT demonstrates his method of Mac repair. Macisfaction. Not suitable for Mac lovers. Contains scenes of a distressing Mac nature. It’s one way of getting the hard drive out of a Macbook. Try handing that over to a Mac Genius. Other methods of Mac repair are available. Embedded below from YouTubular.

The Extrapolator: linear amplifier for everything he hears

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At the 2009 risd Commencement, Sir Ken Robinson gave an inspiring speech on… creativity, finding passion, being determined, giving opportunities, challenging what you take for granted, the hierarchy of subjects in education (art near bottom), education systems designed in the 19th century, the importance of art in our lives, if you love something your whole life is transformed by it, cherish diversity, look for relationships not distinctions, life is not linear, the pointlessness of planning, be open to possibilities, create the right conditions for creativity to flourish, death valley flowers, use everything you have… Some Friday inspiration for you…

There’s a very funny short film called Truth In Advertising in which the characters speak about their motivations and what is on their minds rather than “normal” dialogue. Example: “I’m just interrupting to instill some fear and humilate Bob here.” (Clips from Truth In Advertising are on YouTube.) Now there is a single panel cartoon version for the design industry called Business Guys on Business Trips Example: “Printing every single page of our 1,500 web site is very important to a middle manager like me.” It’s funny because it’s true. Go look.