At the beginning of Tony! Toni! Toné! and DJ Quik’s “Let’s Get Down” DJ Quik says:
‘You didn’t think we could flip it on ya ass huh…something for the dance floor’
And then they interpolated the prechorus from Nirvana’s “Smell’s Like Teen Spirit” on the hook and made it a bop.
Folks used to get six figure jobs and book deals off being good at this site. Now people make 50 cents by tweeting, “Jesus would’ve joined ICE” and hoping enough users get mad
Herbie Hancock showing Quincy Jones how to use the Fairlight CMI synthesizer - one of the first commercially available digital samplers
Herbie was an early adopter, using the $80,000 machine to compose and arrange, "Rockit," his classic work of early hip-hop/electro/jazz fusion.
How many times can an executive lose their login credentials before you snap?
Our CFO averages 3 password reset tickets a week.
Instead of complaining, I decided to eliminate the concept of passwords for him entirely.
I noticed he wears an incredibly expensive Bluetooth fitness tracker.
I wrote a custom API wrapper that intercepts his smartwatch telemetry.
I synced his AD account to authenticate based exclusively on his unique resting electrocardiogram signature.
Now, whenever he sits at his desk, the computer senses his heartbeat and unlocks.
He called me a technological wizard and said it's the most convenient thing ever.
There's just one tiny complication.
If he drinks too much espresso, his heart rate spikes and the firewall assumes he's an imposter.
I had to watch him do deep breathing exercises in the hallway just to approve a payroll spreadsheet.
I told him I've successfully gamified his cardiovascular health.
HR wants me to deploy this to the whole sales team.
Once you understand your purpose and have happiness your job is to not let anyone ruin that for you. The more joy you radiate the more people will want to take that from you