Riley Strong
  • Email Is The New Pony Express--And It's Time To Put It Down

    www.fastcompany.com
    Oct 24, 2012

    I’m inclined to agree with FastCompany on this one.  There are so many better tools for the work we’re trying to do.

    • Documents: Google Docs or Dropbox.
    • Setting up meeting times: http://whenisgood.net/...
  • Going Cold Turkey

    Oct 21, 2012

    I’ve officially blocked myself from reddit today.  Not just a simple browser plugin or time-based block, but I’ve updated records in my /etc/hosts file.  To get back access, it’ll take at least a few ...

  • Some Advice From Jeff Bezos

    37signals.com
    Oct 20, 2012

    One of my favorite quotations: "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds" — Ralph Waldo Emerson.

    Never be afraid to change your mind as new insights or evidence arrives!

  • Hacktoberfest Post-Mortem

    Oct 18, 2012

    Last weekend, I attended my first hackathon: “Hacktoberfest” by Hack Nashville.  After finally recovering most of the lost sleep, here’s a bunch of random thoughts — rapid fire mode!

    It was tons of fu...

  • Simplify

    Oct 7, 2012

    After roughly 2 years, I’m retiring RileyStrong.com from a Wordpress site and converting to this simpler Tumblr format.  It’s sad to think the last blog post I had was 10 months ago, but I’m hoping th...

  • Dumb Smartphone Ad

    Dec 3, 2011

    If you have been watching Hulu at all recently, you’ve probably seen an ad for the cutting edge new Droid Razr (watch below).  And it’s been bugging the hell out of me.  

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj9yis...

  • Mimicking Nature To Solve The Worlds Problems

    Sep 26, 2011

    Engineers constantly look to nature for inspiration.  Birds give us more efficient planes, trees give us stronger buildings, hell even velcro was inspired by a plant.  This is actually an entire fiel...

  • Your Thoughts Betray You: Rapid Advances In Brainwave Technology Will Pose Ethical & Legal Questions

    Sep 13, 2011

    I recently read a fantastic article in The Economist: Put Your Thinking Cap On: Brain Waive Controllers.  As part of the quarterly technology report, The Economist details some of the amazing advance...

  • 4 Reasons Geeks Love Beer

    Sep 6, 2011

    Last week, I attended by first Geek Social, finally giving in to my inner geek.  The event is always held at Nashville’s Flying Saucer, known for its mind-boggling plethora of beers available.  After ...

  • Hello World!

    Aug 30, 2011

    Awaken the Tumblr.

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Hello! This is mostly a collection of things I've read, but occasionally I write my own posts.