Experience sharing. No Images? Click here On this day in 1887, Herman Hollerith received a patent for his punch card computer. He planned to use his computer to gather more information and process it more quickly for the 1890 US Census, where he worked (eventually he created a company that would merge with two others to become IBM). There were 25 questions on that census and it took six years to process. In 130 years the average citizen has gone from a dusty, cutout shadow in an old box of punch cards to an evolving, ever-more-detailed, realtime ghost in the machine. And you may ask yourself, "well, how did I get here?". ListeningGuy Raz is an NPR powerhouse and he does not disappoint in this interview with Patagonia's Yvon Chouinard on the podcast, How I Built This. Patagonia's success flies in the face of common wisdom, and seems to have happened almost in spite of Chouinard's philosophy for the company. As an iconoclast who did not worship the Bottom Line, he confounded the corporate world by making the best at whatever cost and trusting his customers to "get it." He passed away in an accident, sadly, but he will always be a rockstar for many reasons, not least of which is his, "we built it, we own it for a lifetime," approach to his products. WatchingSherlock. You can't not know this one, so you know that season five is a constant rumor, and that the first four seasons are very much worth re-watching. Such enormously riveting, heart-thumping fun is rare—and awesome. Benedict Cumberbatch clenches his jaw, Martin Freeman looks nonplussed, the whole thing goes to hell and back again. Every single episode bounces along with devilish pleasure; and oh, man is Moriarty, "the Napoleon of crime," creeeepy. ReadingThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was published in 1979 and nothing has ever been the same. It's wise, hilarious, perplexing, inspiring and absolutely fantastic. Douglas Adams paradoxically boiled it all down to simple cosmic absurdity while at the same time pointing out the impenetrable complexity and improbability of everything. It's a classic cultural reference, and a book everyone is going to read, and if you haven't, don't panic. Grab your towel and hop on. (Extra points to those who connect the dots with Martin Freeman, above.) RecommendingDammit, John, OK. These plastic blades are good. Eerrgh. They're great. You're right. Satisfied? You said, yah, the Lodge scrapers are good for thick, cooked-on stuff, but for the thinner, filmy, scorched-on stuff, these work better. They do, and we are emotionally evolved enough to admit it. (Thanks to John Lara, friend of Myriad/FCP, and consummate detail orienteer.) Where do we get all this stuff? Well, it's our job to be curious, to explore, to be nosy and try all sorts of things to see what happens. For every listing that you see up there we threw out five that didn't make the cut. That's one of the reasons we're so good. We learn, apply, try, repeat. Works every time. Cards on the table—you're on this list because we want to work with you. This isn't a list-dump; we picked you, and we hope to hear from you soon. We are a digital agency with creative, technical and marketing mojo. We plan, design, build, launch and maintain brands and digital products. Let's Chat. We do NOT share any of your information with anyone, ever. This is a safe place. What if I really care for someone, and I want to impress them by showing them how cool and in-touch I am? Or maybe I like someone a lot and feel like they're missing out? What should I do?
In case you've missed any of our previous Friday Care Packages, here they are in gold mine form (soon to be a blog!): Friday Care Package 29, 06/01/2018 |