Those who make decisions based on ego end up ignoring common-sense to get what they want. The bigger the ego, the harder the fall.

Posted in Quotes at April 26th, 2011. Comments Off.

Quick note: This essay brought tears to my eyes. I hope everyone understands the devastating state of the pet population. Please do your part, help find a good animal a good home.

When I was a puppy I entertained you with my antics and made you laugh. You called me your child and despite a number of chewed shoes and a couple of murdered throw pillows, I became your best friend. Whenever I was “bad,” you’d shake your finger at me and ask “How could you?” – but then you’d relent and roll me over for a bellyrub.

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Posted in Life at April 25th, 2011. Comments Off.

They live in terrifying conditions, constantly being abused by the people who torture them. They’re never given praise, never told that they are good dogs. They have no love in their lives, no happiness, no joy. Their worlds merely consist of pain, anxiety, agony and suffering.

Be grateful for Apple’s App Store review process.

Dog fighting is not a game.

Posted in Insanity, Opinions at April 24th, 2011. Comments Off.

“Thieves and crooks who steal and cheat in the name of their god and religion, are the ones you need to look out for the most.”

Posted in Quotes at April 1st, 2011. Comments Off.

Vanja Mrgan recently finished an amazing piece of concept art for Think Brilliant! Check it out here

Posted in Think Brilliant at September 17th, 2010. 3 Comments.

Communication is at the core of our company. As a team, we are constantly looking for ways to improve the dissemination of information. We primarily use four software products to stay connected, and as one of those products, Basecamp by 37signals plays a pivotal role in our continued success. -Read the rest at ThinkBrilliant.com…

Posted in News, Think Brilliant, Ze-awwn-line-inter-toob at March 21st, 2010. Comments Off.

Some good friends of mine run a site called IdeaMensch.com, “Featuring people with good ideas from all over the Internet.” . It’s a great site with some great potential… My interview went live today. You can check it out here.

Posted in Life, News, Opinions, Ze-awwn-line-inter-toob at February 23rd, 2010. Comments Off.

Apple finally dropped the iPad. I know, you probably even questioned whether it was real. Checkout Steve’s keynote here, and the official Apple marketing video here.

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It’s been a long time coming, but after seven months we’ve finally unveiled our new digs at Think Brilliant. We’ve pined over this design for a long time, and after bailing on two previous concepts this layout successfully emerged.

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Posted in News, Think Brilliant, Ze-awwn-line-inter-toob at January 6th, 2010. Comments Off.

SoulPancake is number four in WIRED’s “What’s WIRED This Month” playlist in the January 2010 issue. Rainn graces the mag with a little shot of his near perfect Michelangelo-esque physique, and we get a nice blurb as well! It’s on page 48 in the magazine.

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I wanted to setup a place to share my thoughts. Twitter doesn’t give me enough “oomph” and I usually ramble about Apple, Google and other tech stuff there. Every once in a while, I try and write down something I’d want my (non-existent) children to hear. Avha.me is where I will (attempt) to save these thoughts.

Posted in Evolution, Insanity, Thank me later, Ze-awwn-line-inter-toob at November 19th, 2009. Comments Off.

The lights at a Phish show are part of the experience. Some would say the lights are complimentary to the music, others say the opposite. Either way, Chris Kuroda is a genius, and Hampton Coliseum is his playground.

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Posted in Insanity, MyFanboySide, Phish at November 17th, 2009. Comments Off.

This photo of Jobs resonates with me. His intentions look pure, and his eyes look focused. Not to mention the Mr.Burns like hand position.

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It’s really no secret that I love 37signals. I religiously use their products and I like to think that we run our company very much the same way they run theirs. That’s why when SoulPancake was mentioned on the 37signals Product Blog, I was almost more excited than when we were profiled on ABC’s Nightline.

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Posted in Insanity, lifeisawesome, MyFanboySide, SoulPancake, Ze-awwn-line-inter-toob at November 5th, 2009. Comments Off.

In September, the entire SoulPancake founding team got together at Rainn’s house to spend some quality time together… Nightline was there to film most of it. Visit this page to watch the entire segment

Since our entire team is spread out across Portland, OR – Los Angeles and Nashville, we don’t get to see each other too often. That means that when we are together, we enjoy our time with each other that much more.

Posted in SoulPancake, Ze-awwn-line-inter-toob at November 5th, 2009. 2 Comments.

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Posted in Insanity, Opinions, Video at October 26th, 2009. Comments Off.