Andy (Avraham) Blumenthal Leadership, Technology, Life, and Faith ✡

It's a beautiful day.  Friends are all sitting on the boat together.  One is even getting married, a bride-to-be.  Sky is clear and wate...

I thought this was an interesting phrase someone used the other day to describe their personality. They called themselves an "Intro...

So if you're in customer service... The answer is easy.  It's always got to be YES.  - Any less is a big No-No! The custom...

This picture is an older version of Oculus Rift --larger, heavier, more clunky than the streamlined version coming out this April for $599...

  I never quite understood the best buds t-shirt wave. This is especially the case when the person is alone and there is no best bud any...

I remember hearing the phrase (not sure from where), "everything and the opposite." I think it refers to how within each thing...

This video is absolutely fantastic.  Congratulations to Gary Turk for hitting the nail on the head here.  And thank you to my daughter,...

On a recent college visit, I saw this sign hanging on a door.  The quote is by Maya Angelou and it is very powerful: "People wil...

So I'm not the biggest fan of Disney theme parks -- maybe that is not a popular thing to write. But to me, the rides alternate bet...

Absolutely amazing development in robotics... According to the Wall Street Journal , Harvard University researchers have developed autono...

My daughter, Michelle, is taking a university class in public relations and as part of the class she was asked to interview 3 people about...

My wife always tells me she needs a lot of personal space--she likes time and focus to do "her thing."  No one nagging, yap...

This was a funny sign that I came across with a colleague of mine.  It's a price list for answers. An answer (presumably incorrect...

Clive Thompson makes an interesting point in Wired (15 May 2013) on productivity versus creativity. He says that people seem more cre...

This is a pretty cool advance in robotics.  The robot doesn't just perform tasks, but it interacts with the person--sensing his movem...

So probably everyone knows the game of chicken. They play this game in the movie Footloose --driving these big tractors towards each ...

Today, Facebook announced it's new search tool called Graph Search for locating information on people, places, interests, photos, m...

This robot has rhythm and can dance Gangnam Style. It is called CHARLI-2 (Cognitive Humanoid Autonomous Robot with Learning Intelligence...

Leaders always seem to be trying to get their message "right". They ponder what will it take to win the hearts and minds. ...

We've all had the feeling of being alone, abandoned, and feeling down and out.  As social animals, we crave being with others--e...