September 2012
August 2012
“In Greek mythology, Cassandra was the daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of...”
– Cassandra - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“Consider the hypothetical case of a man who can have anything he wants just by...”
– Industrial Society and Its Future
“The survey found that 51 percent of respondents believe that stormy weather can...”
– Americans Think Cloud Computing Comes From Actual Clouds | WebProNews
“Ta’arof can be particularly disorienting for Americans, who tend to prize...”
– Talk Like an Iranian — www.theatlantic.com — Readability
perfectly stated
“Ta’arof comes from an Arabic word denoting the process of getting acquainted...”
– Talk Like an Iranian — www.theatlantic.com — Readability
“In my work with online community owners, I often talk about the three Cs of...”
– Why Is Jeff Bezos Always Talking To Me? | Fast Company
“Two recent opinion articles cite my research to support their claims that...”
– The Importance of Dads - NYTimes.com
“Nothing’s decided ‘til it’s written in code.”
– Twitter / elsigh: Nothing’s decided ‘til it’s …
“Imagine if one musical instrument company owned the patent on the piano...”
– Are Apple’s innovations inside us now? - CNN.com
“Imagine that we were just developing spoken language for the first time. And...”
– Are Apple’s innovations inside us now? - CNN.com
“While everyone else out there is looking for Photoshop skills and interaction...”
– cap — blog.capwatkins.com — Readability
“Most Golden Gate Bridge jump survivors (30+) have said afterward that they...”
– Don’t Jump « Danger & Play
“Design is, does it improve people’s lives? Are you solving a problem that...”
– Ben Blumenfeld (via stormka)
WatchSAMSARA The Concept (by Baraka & Samsara)
“Our findings add to a growing body of evidence suggesting that energy...”
– Debunking the Hunter-Gatherer Workout — www.nytimes.com — Readability
“In short, physics has discovered
that there are no solids,
no continuous...”
– Bucky Fuller is pretty cool, too.
R. Buckminster Fuller (via ecohouses)
1 tag
“I don’t like this expression ‘First World problems.’ It is false and it is...”
– Teju Cole (via semperes)
“Economic research shows that doubling a community’s population density tends to...”
– The Cheapest Generation - Derek Thompson and Jordan Weissmann - The Atlantic
“If young people invest less in physical things like houses, they’ll have more to...”
– The Cheapest Generation - Derek Thompson and Jordan Weissmann - The Atlantic
“You no longer need to feel connected to your friends with a car when you have...”
– The Cheapest Generation - Derek Thompson and Jordan Weissmann - The Atlantic
“Zipcar conducted a survey of Millennials,” Mark Norman, the company’s president...”
– The Cheapest Generation - Derek Thompson and Jordan Weissmann - The Atlantic
“If success is a catalyst for failure because it leads to the “undisciplined...”
– The Disciplined Pursuit of Less - Greg McKeown - Harvard Business Review
“Ask three questions: “What am I deeply passionate about?” and “What taps my...”
– The Disciplined Pursuit of Less - Greg McKeown - Harvard Business Review
“Why don’t successful people and organizations automatically become very...”
– The Disciplined Pursuit of Less - Greg McKeown - Harvard Business Review
“I actually attack the concept of happiness. The idea that - I don’t mind people...”
– Hugh Mackay (via naomijade)
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“I think the reason I first failed at computer science was it represented a tool...”
– Codecademy and the Future of (Not) Learning to Code
“The cycle in American households seems mostly to run in the opposite direction....”
– Why Are American Kids So Spoiled? : The New Yorker
“With the exception of the imperial offspring of the Ming dynasty and the...”
– Why Are American Kids So Spoiled? : The New Yorker
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