Monthly Archives: July 2010

“Shaping Things” by Bruce Sterling

I just finished “Shaping Things,” by Bruce Sterling.  It’s a very broad look at the way technology, people, and society have changed – and changed each other – over time.  And since it’s by Bruce Sterling, it’s mostly focused on the possibilities of tomorrow. My favorite quote: “Tomorrow composts today.” Very cool – both the [...]

I love embedded, and so does Woz!

I love working in the embedded world.  Hardware + software = a great time and a great career. I came across this fantastic quote by Steve Wozniak in “Making it Big in Software,” by Sam Lightstone.  Woz is talking about designing the Apple II: “And I did every piece of software from the ground up, [...]