May 2010
31 posts
topherchris: As it happens, there was one creature... →
BAM. Roasted.
As it happens, there was one creature on Earth who had figured out the solution to all the environmental problems we’d ever face. She was a small dinosaur (Fruitadens haagarorum) named Meredith who turned into fossil fuel several million years ago after a long life of hunting, gathering, and…
“A group of BP executives were on board the platform celebrating the project’s...”
– Deepwater Horizon oil spill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via zachrose) (via readmorewikipedia)
Wired on iPad: Just like a Paper Tiger →
cameronmoll:
Oliver Reichenstein’s review of the Wired iPad app is anything but positive. Concluding with a quote from Adobe that “the future of magazines is now” comes Oliver’s closing remarks:
No, it’s not. The future is never now. And the future of journalism is definitely not a stack of banners spiced with videos, exported from a paper layout program. You need to try harder.
I can’t...
Why Creatives Are Always Confused →
Definitely spot-on.
cameronmoll:
Bob Hoffman, CEO of Hoffman/Lewis Advertising:
When their friends like it, their clients hate it. When their clients like it, their friends hate it. They are encouraged to be collaborative. But the more people touch their work, the worse it gets. They are counseled against becoming prima donnas. But they see that the people who get good jobs are often...
WatchDammit, I knew something felt off.
maniacalrage:
Unanswered LOST Questions (via erik)
See, I was going to write a post about my thoughts on the show and how I actually didn’t mind the ending that much, but then this one video reminded me just how many inconsistencies and issues there were with the show over the years.
Marco.org: A Verizon reality check →
It’s easy to glorify Verizon as an iPhone owner, because AT&T is so awful. But Verizon sucks, too — just in different ways, for the most part.
I’ve been a Verizon Wireless customer since 2004: phones for the first 4 years, and data via tethering and EVDO modems for the entire time. I recently…
NoteFromTyler: I’d comment on this but it’s already perfect. Just read it...
"When I work..."
lynneaannmidland:
“When I work, I work very fast, but preparing to work can take any length of time.”
-Cy Twombly
“Microsoft—in a nutshell—is a company that had one successful product that we are...”
– Mike Lee (via caseyliss) (via marco, peroty)
NoteFromTyler: So what exactly, then, explains the Apple-like love many people have for Gmail, Google Reader, Chrome, Voice, Maps, Earth, and Analytics? And how exactly, then, did Google ruin YouTube and FeedBurner? Mike Lee is exaggerating this...
“And then came the hardest, most brain-straining paper of all – the one simply...”
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My word was “Miracles”. Other words have included Bias, Style, Chaos, Mercy, Innocence, Novelty, Morality and Water. A L Rowse (1903-97), the waspish Shakespearean scholar, won his Prize Fellowship by writing on “Possessions”.
The Essay is an exceptional test of intelligence. Ask someone when the...
Project Prevention →
readmorewikipedia:
Project Prevention (founded and formerly known as Children Requiring a Caring Kommunity [sic] or C.R.A.C.K.) is an American non-profit organization which pays drug addicts cash for volunteering to receive long-term birth control or sterilization. Since January 2006, Project Prevention offers $300 to each participant. As of February 8, 2010, Project Prevention had paid 3,242...
“In the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of...”
– Bertrand Russel (Dunning-Kruger effect) (via readmorewikipedia)
A List Apart: Habit Fields →
cameronmoll:
Jack Cheng, describing the habits we associate or exhibit with certain objects:
Thanks to the computer’s ability to multitask, sometimes these habit fields actually become oriented around the act of switching programs! If you’re conditioned to alternate between different modes of working every few seconds, it’s no wonder you have a tough time staying focused on one thing.
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List of countries by pornography industry revenue... →
(via readmorewikipedia)
List of Guantanano Bay detainees accused of... →
readmorewikipedia:
Because of its claimed use in terrorism, possession of a Casio watch, specifically a Casio F91W, was listed in Guantanamo Bay Combatant Status Review Tribunal reports and other government documents as a reason for these detainees’ continued detention.
“NoteFromTyler: Overlooked fact of the decade (previous decade’s overlooked...”
– Some Assembly Required (via AZspot) (via marco)
Tastes like chicken →
Motion seconded.
topherchris:
readmorewikipedia:
Animals that are said to taste like chicken:
Alligator/Crocodile
Bullfrog
Goose
Iguana
Pigeon
Quail
Rabbit (especially domestic rabbit)
Snake
Turtle
I love Wikipedia. When I’m in the mood to relax with some light reading these days, I head to Wikipedia and search for something I don’t know much about. Two hours later it occurs to me...
DIY Marketing Blog: Search Engines don't create... →
NoteFromTyler: Every word below is dripping with knowledge small business marketers need to know to be extremely dangerous.
I was watching an excellent presentation by Dropbox founder Drew Houston the other day and he crystallized something for me that I hadn’t been able to put into words before.
Watch live video from Startup Lessons Learned on Justin.tv
Drew shares how Dropbox had...
Current Logo Trends for 2010 →
cameronmoll:
Compiled by Bill Gardner every year since 2003.
/via HOW
When is it Time to Ditch Your Home Office? →
NoteFromTyler: This couldn’t have appeared in my Tumblr feed at a better time. I’m leaving for San Fransisco next week to find a job/living situation. Time to give up the work-at-home-and-be-my-own-boss schtick (for a little while, at least). I need to be around PEOPLE. And IDEAS. And INSPIRATION.
cameronmoll:
Pamela Slim:
Thirteen years of ‘living the dream’ as a self-employed...
The Entire Layer Tennis Season in 130 Seconds →
NoteFromTyler: Holy awesome, Batman.
cameronmoll:
Fun to watch. (YouTube video link for when they remove it from the LT home page.)
“The notion that you’re trying to control the process and prevent error screws...”
– I love you, Ed Catmull. (Catmull’s the president of Pixar.) (via viafrank)
