Two years ago in an intense conversation with our Patriarch here at the Media Lab, Negroponte told me to become a light bulb instead of a laser beam. The logic being that a laser beam is focused with exact precision and without affecting its surroundings, whereas a lightbulb can illuminate everything (and everyone) around them. I took this advice to heart, like most things he has shown me over the years. It was my new year's resolution for 2004, and I think it will do for 2006 as well. (Incidentally my resolution for 2005 was to be the laser beam instead ... I am of the "do both" religion).
Posted by maeda at January 5, 2006 06:51 PM