"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Seneca.

Watching: Evan Williams on what's behind Twitter's explosive growth - bit.ly/7IRse [YouTube].

"Argument is meant to reveal the truth, not to create it." - Edward de Bono.

Maybe Gmail will come back online if we all stopped trying to login for some time. Nah, I'll just keep hitting F5 until it works!

A powerful and passionate TED talk:

What do you know! "President Obama" sent me an email saying "Would you like to Get a piece of the Largest Stimulus Package." SPAM FAIL!

I want to start listening to my iPod Touch in the car. I can only use an FM transmitter or a cassette adapter. Any recommendations?

Sudan novelist Tayeb Salih, who wrote one of the most important Arabic novels of the 20th century, dies: bit.ly/yEbjK [BBC].

My GRE scores: 370 for Verbal (yikes!), 700 for Quantitative (not bad, but I was hoping for more). Waiting for Analytical Writing score.

OK GRE, here I come. Wish me luck, people!