December 2008
“is thinking how our best work is done when resources (time, materials, etc) are...”
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Twitter / johnmaeda (via wreckandsalvage)
“Embrace constraints.”
(via whitneymcn)
An investor in Tipjoy, Harry Sleeper, like the short saying “Constraints are Liberating” It’s certainly true, but runs into problems at the extremes.
“What people do for free is have fun… We don’t look at basketball games and...”
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Jimmy Wales in response to Jason Calcanis trying to bust his chops about not paying the people who create wikipedia - as quoted by Jeff Jarvis in his book - What Would Google Do? (via fred-wilson)
Indeed. I don’t think Jason can really criticize until Mahalo or another paid wiki is...
Man Who Used Stick To Roll Ball Into Hole In... →
“Indeed, humans are remarkably attuned to relative position and status. As the...”
– Why We’re Still Happy - NYT
I feel like the outcome of this study is very intuitive (almost obvious), and the subjects in the study reacting differently would be the real surprise to me.
(via thegongshow)
But it doesn’t make any sense. Forget for a moment that your peers would raise...
My reblogging technique
90% of the time:
1. Click reblog
2. Add something smart
3. Abandon post because #2 proves incorrect
Merlin Mann's Top 10 for 2008
merlin:
1. 7 and 3 (tie) 3. 10 4. 1 5. 5 6. 2 7. 9 and 6 (tie) 9. 8 10. 4
copycats:
“Blackbird” by Elliott Smith
...
“And that’s what excites us about micro-giving: It takes so little. You might not...”
– John Borthwick and Ken Lerer - “Micro-Giving: A New Era in Fundraising”
(via betaworks)
copycats:
“Little Kids” remixed by Ladytron
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Another $100 Million for Palm - GigaOM →
chartier:
A better headline: “Walking dead stumble across another $100 million, mistake it for brains.”
I just finished Book 1 of The Walking Dead. No mention of Palm.
Further - Autechre
I love this song. The whole...
“The question is not “how much can you give?” it’s “how...”
– @wellwishes
copycats:
“Smells Like Teen Spirit” remixed by...
depressing walk this morning, haiku form
Small, wet squirrel limps
Just plays dead when dog comes close?
Ravens wait above
WatchTumbleweed vortex video - Boing Boing
It looks like some kind of Game Physics Engine tech demonstration
Civic Literacy Test →
marco:
(via lfarm)
I got an 85% (28/33). I’m qualified to live here! Yay!
30/33 correctly — 90.91
BUT, it claims “If taxes equal government spending, then: tax per person equals government spending per person” and not “government debt is zero”
While deficit != debt, I think my answer is better. Bill Gates could spend a $1B in taxes and millions could pay none....
The Bloop is the name given to an ultra-low...
“Opportunities multiply as they are seized”
– Sun Tzu (via jraines)
My Response to Aaron Cohen's Response to Fred... →
innonate:
gbattle:
Aaron Cohen’s response to Fred Wilson’s post. Below is my humble reply.
7. Move GM out of Detroit? No, move GM out of the country. GM should be run like Nike, which is a US based marketing company that exports production to the cheapest producers. The American future is about owning brands, not PP&E (power, plant and equipment). It’s far beyond a psychological -...
“Black Swans are now as common as pigeons.”
– My friend Chad Patel’s GTalk away message (via gbattle)
“There’s no such thing as alternative medicine. If it’s based on evidence then...”
– Twitter / Stephanie (via lkm) (via chartier)