Danny Lamas

“But he was the best person in the world about doing this....

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:11:00 -0400

“But he was the best person in the world about doing this. He would get… he would flip on something so fast, that you would forget that he was the person that was taking the 180 polar position on it the day before. He was fantastic at that. But he was - it was an art!. And he would never know that he thought the opposite. I saw it daily! I saw it daily! And this is a gift because things do change. And it takes courage to change, and courage to say - “I’m now wrong, maybe I was right before but maybe not - maybe I was never right.” It takes courage to do that and I think he had that.” - Apple CEO Tim Cook on Steve Jobs

Isaac’s Live Lip-Dub Proposal - so awesome.

Wed, 30 May 2012 22:29:57 -0400

Isaac’s Live Lip-Dub Proposal - so awesome.

Tim Ferriss: A Day In The Life

Wed, 02 May 2012 11:47:20 -0400

Tim Ferriss: A Day In The Life

"I’m not somebody who brings to the table here a lot of baggage from the past, and I want to look at..."

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:19:38 -0400

“I’m not somebody who brings to the table here a lot of baggage from the past, and I want to look at these issues in a new and fresh way… I am sometimes puzzled by the degree to which countries that themselves have undergone enormous transformations, that have known the oppression of dictatorships or have found themselves on the wrong side of the ruling elite, and have suffered for it, why we would ignore that same principle here.”

- Barack Obama, on Latin American countries that want to include Cuba’s Castro regime in the Summit of the Americas, Washington Post, April 15, 2012 (via Mauricio Claver). Even Obama gets it!

Inside Washington's high risk mission to beat web censors‎

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 12:20:24 -0400

Inside Washington's high risk mission to beat web censors‎:

“We want to keep the internet open for the protester using social media to organise a march in Egypt,” Clinton said in a major policy speech last year. “[For] the college student emailing her family photos of her semester abroad; the lawyer in Vietnam blogging to expose corruption; the teenager in the US who is bullied and finds words of support online; for the small business owner in Kenya using mobile banking to manage her profits; the philosopher in China reading academic journals for her dissertation … internet freedom is about defending the space in which all these things occur.”

Let’s hope the State Department and institutions around the world turn their attention towards Cuba as well. Remember - Iran models its intranet system after Havana’s - not the other way around.

chbennett: Finalists Selected for National Mall Overhaul...

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:55:07 -0400

chbennett:

Finalists Selected for National Mall Overhaul #Architecture #design

Beautiful concepts, this makes me want to move back to DC someday. Someday being the key word, if my past experiences with government are any indicator this project might not be finished quite by 2016 :p

Open for public comment if you want to weigh in:

http://www.nationalmall.org/design-competition/ideas

William Levy opens up on ‘Dancing with the Stars’...

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:36:00 -0400

William Levy opens up on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ about the realities of communism, and what life in Cuba was like before his family was granted political asylum in the United States.

Exclusive: Mashable CEO Conan O’Brien Steals and Tests Apple iTV

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:31:59 -0400

Exclusive: Mashable CEO Conan O’Brien Steals and Tests Apple iTV

Internet Freedom: Diplomats Join The Dissidents, Geeks And Censors

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:05:06 -0400

Internet Freedom: Diplomats Join The Dissidents, Geeks And Censors:

Thank you so much Mr. Fontaine and TechCrunch for drawing attention to this incredibly important report from Reporters Without Borders. I work with a small think tank that promotes human rights and supports civil society in Cuba with new tech - the job is an increasingly complex one because of the nature of the totalitarian government limiting access to these tools and freedom of expression. Cuban self-censorship out of fear of repression is the icing on the cake for the Castros too. With U.S leadership and strong advocates in the tech sector pressing for internet freedom, we can continue to dismantle the information blockade these governments impose on their own citizens. Rock on

Cuba Needs a (Technological) Revolution: How the Internet Can...

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:53:00 -0400

Cuba Needs a (Technological) Revolution: How the Internet Can Thaw an Island Frozen in Time - This was a great event I attended yesterday at Heritage featuring Senator Marco Rubio. I was so stoked to see Google Ideas as a co-sponsor, and Jared Cohen there in person to show solidarity with the cause for a free Cuba.

On top of having one of the lowest internet penetration rates in the world, the Cuban people live in a world of internet censorship at its most suppressive. Mauricio Claver-Carone remarked: “To give you an idea of just how repressive this policy is, remember that Iran is currently emulating the Castro’s Intranet system — not vice versa.”

So why does Cuba need a technological revolution? Marco Rubio believes the communist regime couldn’t possibly survive it, and I agree. The U.S. and our friends around the world need to continue to apply pressure for political reforms and sponsor programs and organizations who have this goal in mind. An open internet, more mobile devices, and free flow of information in the hands of some of the most creative, expressive, intellectual, artistic, and brave people in the world? Game over for the Castros.

"People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on. But that’s not what it..."

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 23:47:29 -0400

“People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on. But that’s not what it means at all. It means saying ‘no’ to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully. I’m actually as proud of the things we haven’t done as the things I have done. Innovation is saying ‘no’ to 1000 things.”

- Steve Jobs, WWDC 1997

Saying no is actually saying yes to other things…

(h/t Aaron Zuchhold)

davidfg: SXSW prioritization: deciding that the risk involved...

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:06:00 -0400

davidfg:

SXSW prioritization: deciding that the risk involved in leaving one’s phone unattended in a bar stairwell is not as serious as the risk of running out of juice and having no idea what’s going on. — David Gallagher

Thoreau inspiration courtesy of (RED).

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:19:28 -0500

Thoreau inspiration courtesy of (RED).

Leap: #leapday

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:33:00 -0500

Leap: #leapday:

leapforit:

It’s a leap year, and today is leap day! We couldn’t think of a better time to launch Leap. I’m very proud of the hard work that our team has put into this app over the past few months. From Ryan’s 100 hour coding weeks, our team all coming down with the flu at the Startup Pad, weird and crazy…

I nod and shrug at a lot of new startups and apps that seem like they are created just for the sake of being created. This actually looks super practical and incredibly fun. Check it out!

That’s how it’s done folks. #Adele

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:56:01 -0500

That’s how it’s done folks. #Adele

Very sad news about Whitney Houston. I Wanna Dance With Somebody...

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:28:18 -0500

Very sad news about Whitney Houston. I Wanna Dance With Somebody will play long and hard on repeat tonight. #IWillAlwaysLoveYou

"It would be difficult to dispel ignorance unless there is freedom to pursue the truth unfettered by..."

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:37:41 -0500

“It would be difficult to dispel ignorance unless there is freedom to pursue the truth unfettered by fear.”

- Aung San Suu Kyi

minimalmac: Seems like a good strategy. (via Erik Mallinson)

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:06:59 -0500

minimalmac:

Seems like a good strategy.

(via Erik Mallinson)

"Great things are not something accidental, but must certainly be willed."

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:45:38 -0500

“Great things are not something accidental, but must certainly be willed.”

- Vincent van Gogh

Total Pop Mayhem (The NYE Mixtape)

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:45:26 -0500