The Amazing 100th Post
About eight months ago I decided I wanted to start a blog and actually keep it alive. So far, I've been able to manage that. In less than eight months, I have published 100 posts. And I'm very excited about it. So excited in fact that I decided to celebrate with a review of some of my favorite posts, a new comic strip, and a totally new design. I have been working on this design for a while and I'm happy with the end result. Let me know what you think!
In these eight months, I have been trying to define what this blog is actually about. Why is it called Superficial Intelligence? I don't think I'm there yet, since I am still at the beginning of this growth process, but it's starting to come into focus. And I think the new subtitle is a part of this. I have recollected some of my favorite posts and some which I believe are representative of what this blog is about (whatever that may be). Here are my 10 picks (in chronological order):
Leaving Cuba
A.I. Comic Strip - Search
My Experience as an Intern at IBM
Never Eat More Than One Fortune Cookie
Quiz Kong Paper Prototype
Vending Machines and User Interfaces
Celebrating Six Months
Old Drawings: Dinosaurs
Old Drawings: Copying Other Drawings
On Which Side of the Sidewalk Do You Walk?
Finally, here is a long due new Superficial Intelligence comic strip. Enjoy! (Click on the picture to view a larger image)
Thanks to everyone who reads my blog! Let's hope these first 100 posts are just the beginning. Thanks!
Comments
I love the new design! Good job.
Posted by: Marian | April 30, 2008 12:00 PM
Real neat strip dude. Keep it going.
Posted by: Mukesh | April 30, 2008 12:12 PM
Well, I must say I'm very proud, this is a great achievement.
I also must say that I'm concerned... about what a PhD student does for a living among other things, but mostly about the resemblance between me and one of the characters in the comic strip... I feel poked!
God bless,
Your Dad,
Posted by: Eugenio | April 30, 2008 12:20 PM
great blog, and nice design~~
Posted by: jason Xiao Dong | April 30, 2008 12:30 PM
Eugenio, I have to admit that the initial sketches of that character were partly based on you. But little by little I think the character is going in another direction. Thanks for the inspiration though!
Posted by: FernandoPR | April 30, 2008 12:41 PM
Great new design, Fernando! I love the thoughtful robot dude, and I especially love how his idea light bulb is energy efficient! I have enjoyed your first 100 posts very much, and I hope to continue enjoying hundreds more. And who knows, maybe some day I'll try keeping up a blog myself; you're a great inspiration.
Most of your favorite posts are favorites of mine too. Nice new comic strip; the poked character certainly does resemble Eugenio.
Posted by: Lidia Noemà | April 30, 2008 12:54 PM
Nice, super poke. Well since i don't use myspace or facebook, it makes me wonder what it meant. Still lol, well that is the power of collective intelligence! Lucky its a poke and not a punch, who knows what that power could do.
Posted by: RuneArcN8 | April 30, 2008 3:36 PM
hey! I like the new layout!! I had to get out of the Google reader to see it.
looks like your blog is getting popular... hmm, it makes me wanna start my own... but I rather simply enjoy yours.
Posted by: Raquel | April 30, 2008 7:51 PM