JohnK pointed me at this great freewheeling interview with Mark Cuban. I agree with him on a LOT of things, except maybe his beloved Mavericks.
…growing up you tend to find people you relate to and that you try to pattern yourself after. And Howard Roark was just that type of person to me.
Q & A: Interview with Mark Cuban
A while ago I Tivo’d (well, actually ReplayTV’d, but it’s not quite as well-known a verb) a special on Ella Fitzgerald called Something to Live For. She was a fascinating person, driven to perform and succeed, and I really enjoyed the story and especially the music, as I am a great Ella fan. One line I will always remember was mentioned by a contemporary of Ella’s while she was being interviewed about how Ella got her start. She described a club in Harlem, where Ella went to perform. She recounted how Ella didn’t wear fashionable clothes, nor was she a beautiful girl, but relatively plain and poorly dressed, so when she got on stage, she was actually booed. But then the music started, and she opened her mouth to sing, and the room quieted down. By the end, everyone was so transfixed, “you could have heard a rat piss on cotton!” What a great line! Ella really was something special.
I had this idea about 6 years ago, when I first heard about Bluetooth. I love the idea that when someone calls, I can just glance at my watch and see if I want to take the call. Even better, I’d like 2-3 “quick response” messages, like “I’ll call you back in 5 minutes” or “Send me email instead” to send back to the caller that only take me one click to send.
The point is to make the cellphone call the same thing as if someone walked up to you while you were having a conversation. You have the option to make a quick hand signal or other indication that tells the other person if you are interruptable or not. I want to be able to do that discreetly when someone calls.
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