May 2010
1 post
April 2010
1 post
“Our inherited mode of thought today tells us that things produce movement. The...”
– NetFuture #180
March 2010
2 posts
“The daily activities most associated with happiness are sex, socializing after...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - The Sandra Bullock Trade - NYTimes.com
“It seemed at least as likely as the story I believed for so many years.”
– Modern Love - A Family Label, Ungarbled - NYTimes.com
February 2010
3 posts
“The iPad as a particular device is not necessarily the future of computing. But...”
– stevenf.com - I need to talk to you about computers. I’ve been…
January 2010
2 posts
“This movement in the direction of emptiness is profoundly difficult for...”
– The Burj Dubai and architecture’s vacant stare | Culture Monster | Los Angeles Times
December 2009
3 posts
“The point is that my living without money is to allow for the possibility of...”
– Living without money - Times Online
What matters is that you produce things that are... →
What matters is that you want to see and make and do, on as grand a scale as you want, regardless of what the tiny voices of tiny people say. Do not be critics, you people, I beg you. I was a critic and I wish I could take it all back because it came from a smelly and ignorant place in me, and spoke with a voice that was all rage and envy. Do not dismiss a book until you have written one, and do...
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October 2009
8 posts
“Cynicism is obedience”
– Worldchanging: Bright Green: Transition Towns or Bright Green Cities?
“I realized that how an economy functions is not just about a market anonymously...”
– How an Economist’s Cry for Ethical Capitalism was Heard | Page 3 | Fast Company
Mind in the Forest →
“In the margins of the page… we become who we are… individuals just...”
– Dehumanized: When math and science rule the school—By Mark Slouka (Harper’s Magazine)
Be lucky - it's an easy skill to learn →
Lucky people try to introduce variety into their lives. For example, one person described how he thought of a colour before arriving at a party and then introduced himself to people wearing that colour. This kind of behaviour boosts the likelihood of chance opportunities by introducing variety.
Rituals for Lover Earth →
“Our success in bringing health care costs under control ultimately depends...”
– Op-Ed Contributor - Big Food vs. Big Insurance - NYTimes.com
September 2009
1 post
Pictures from space on a $150 budget →
August 2009
7 posts
“In a millisecond, our body has undergone ten times more processes than there are...”
– Falling Whistles | Blog
We watch them on the bus. At work. At play. We... →
The narrative is simple:
Insurance company plans have failed to care for our people. They profit from denying care. Americans care about one another. An American plan is both the moral and practical alternative to provide care for our people.
The insurance companies are doing their worst, spreading lies in an attempt to maintain their profits and keep Americans from getting the care they so...
“At this point, I don’t want things to “compete for my attention.” I’d like for...”
– Ross Mayfield (via ambivalence)
WatchIf a house were dreaming
July 2009
5 posts
“I notice I’ve been chasing the same thoughts like dogs around
the same...”
– Buddha’s Dogs — Susan Browne
“Russian scientists, meanwhile, conducted sleep studies on J. J. and found the...”
– Watching Whales Watching Us - NYTimes.com
“I hereby waive all claim of copyright in this work; it may be used or altered in...”
– Open Source Blogging: Feel Free to Steal My Content
June 2009
11 posts
“My dad had told me it was the iPod of its day.”
– BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Giving up my iPod for a Walkman
“I’ve been making a list of things they don’t teach you in school. They don’t...”
– Neil Gaiman (via creampuff, ttrialanderror, ambivalence)
The US State Department has revealed it asked... →
“Data centers worldwide now consume more energy annually than Sweden.”
– The Architecture Issue - Data Center Overload - NYTimes.com
Dipped in Original Wisdom →
“Not counting nuts and bolts RepRap can make 60% of its parts; the other parts...”
– WebHome < Main < Reprap
A triumph of physics over policy →
“But “motherness” is such a high concept that it is almost stupid to think a bird...”
– How Niko Tinbergen Reverse Engineered the Seagull | Dustin Curtis
May 2009
11 posts
Is the Internet sustainable? It's complicated. →
Soy Tu Aire →
Some Thoughts on the Lost Art of Reading Aloud →
