April 2009
30 posts
Ira Glass at Gel Conference 2007. It’s about storytelling. (via Anthony Casalena)
We only do three things. First, we build great software. Second, we take great...
– Cameron Purdy (via Anthony Casalena)
What’s missing from the article is that for every 10,000 goofy websites...
– Seth Godin. Something to keep in mind with regard to websites and many other aspects of life.
Google Chrome →
An enchanting little promo video for Google’s new browser. Superbly art directed. (via yewknee)
Companies committed to a culture of antidesign (also consultants like Jakob...
– Joe Clark (via DaringFireball)
[W]hen it comes to actual goods and services—which hybrid automobile...
– Joe Klein via Andrew Sullivan.
The fundamental unit of the new economy is not the corporation but the...
– Thomas Malone (via Blankenship).
It is impossible to buy a toaster that has a one-in-five chance of bursting into...
– Elizabeth Warren is fast becoming my new favorite person. (via squashed)
Elizabeth Warren is a capable, intelligent person. I feel very relieved to know that she is helping to solve this mess.
This is a picture I did not take of the most optimistic homeless man in America,...
– Michael David Murphy
If men learn this, it will implant forgetfulness in their souls; they will cease...
– Plato (via azspot)
Wow. This pretty much encapsulates my experience with the education system. Telling instead of teaching.
Re: Pledge Drives
Every time NPR conducts a pledge drive, I get a bug up my butt. And you, gentle reader, are now subject to my rant.
Basically I have a problem with the current pledge drive system. I’m not against a publicly-funded institution asking for donations but I do think they might find a better way to go about it.
One thing that drives me crazy is the constant, nerver-ending prattle. Honestly,...
“You’re in the minority, it’s supposed to taste like a s*** taco.”
Take some risk. Make mistakes. You will know when you have found the right thing...
– http://www.talentzoo.com/news.php?articleID=1950