January 2009
21 posts
Bruno Argento: The True 21st Century Begins →
Bruce Sterling: 2009 Will Be a Year of Panic →
“You find peace by coming to terms with what you don’t know.”
– Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“Mr. Obama seemed to exude an “Aloha Zen”.”
– White House Unbuttons Formal Dress Code - NYTimes.com
A Little Dirt Is Good for You →
“If you open up and share your real self with the world, you will indeed be...”
– Judge Not
“We’re really close to the point where non-specialists will be able to find data...”
– Where the oil comes from: Not from where I thought « Jon Udell
Top Hunger News →
“To say that the industrial world’s technological progress proves the superiority...”
– The Archdruid Report: History, Meaning, and Choice
“Picture [the Arctic] as a woman,” says Hadow. “As her coats are...”
– Pen Hadow, explorer
“Twitter presents their audience with a challenge - if you don’t like what we’ve...”
– Greg Battle.
More Greg: “Twitter chose wisely in that they have used the platform to export all interface innovation (the most mutable and therefore, costly part of every web application).”
Had not thought about this angle, but really insightful. In a way, I would say MySpace has done the same. ...
Sustainable happiness →
1983: Cliff Young shows up for 543-mile... →
“For 50 or 60 years, we have let ourselves believe that as long as we have money...”
– Op-Ed Contributors - A 50-Year Farm Bill - NYTimes.com
“Sure, there are some things that should remain private, but not nearly as many...”
– Fred Wilson (via betaworks)
Regulation of the US financial industry is a joke,... →
“If market prices of financial and real estate assets rise a lot but there is no...”
– Was whole economy a Ponzi scheme? - International Herald Tribune