February 2011
18 posts
Tweet-By-Phone From Egypt →
tedr:
parislemon:
This is just all kinds of awesome.
The revolution will be audio-transcribed tunneled from cell to short form text services…
“In this city of everything big, all I have ever done is build really small...”
–
Gabriel Stulman
That moment, before something becomes the next big thing, is pretty special. Can there be this kind of scarcity in a digital world where ubiquity is so highly valued?
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January 2011
29 posts
“The notion that there is a common struggle across the Arab world is something Al...”
– Al Jazeera Plays Galvanizing Role in Arab Protests - NYTimes.com
What's Happening in Egypt Explained | Mother Jones →
“There’s a lot more bad meat out there than good meat,” says A16 and SPQR’s...”
– meatpaper • articles
WatchThe real crisis? We stopped being wise.
“Rules and procedures may be dumb, but they spare you from thinking [and we don’t trust people to think].”
…When things go wrong, as of course they do, we reach for two tools to try to fix them. One tool we reach for is rules. Better ones, more of them. The second tool we reach for is incentives. Better ones, more of them.
...
“Over half the world’s population now lives in an urban area, and 75% will call a...”
– Objectified: A Documentary Film by Gary Hustwit
"The most personal is the most universal" - Carl... →
An album dedicated to the passing of Sonya Cotton’s mother.
“Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because,...”
– Jane Jacobs: The Death and Life of Great American Cities
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"IN THE DAY-TO-DAY TRENCHES OF ADULT LIFE, THERE...
Nathaniel Whittemore highlighted one of the most profound quotes David Foster Wallace left us. His post is reblogged in its entirety below:
David Foster Wallace gave the commencement speech at Kenyon College in 2005, and it’s since gone on to be one of his best known pieces. My favorite passage:
“Because here’s something else that’s weird but true: in the day-to-day...
“There is a dual pride that comes from supporting your friends and neighbors, and...”
– Shareable: Detroit, Community Resilience, and the American Dream (via Instapaper)
“Those who have stayed in Detroit are pioneers. It’s like what happens to a...”
– Shareable: Detroit, Community Resilience, and the American Dream (via Instapaper)
Can you Help Save Patient V?
I’m a non-abusive owner of houseplants, I swear. I provide an emotionally supportive environment, gentle touch, and enough water to grow up big and strong. But something has gone terribly wrong. Patient V started showing yellow in her leaves about a month ago and some of her biggest, healthiest peices of folliage are now browning at the tips. What is a simple man to do? I am no...
“Always make your work be personal. And, you never have to lie.”
– Francis Ford Coppola: On Risk, Money, Craft & Collaboration :: Articles :: The 99 Percent (via Instapaper)
“…recently, a handful of food entrepreneurs across the country — and particularly some concentrated in the Mission — have come along to turn that model on its head.
Some donate proceeds to local charities. Others use cafes as places to teach neighborhood youth about the work ethic and responsibility. Others don’t even charge for their food, letting their customers pay only what they...
“Five years from now on the web for free you’ll be able to find the best lectures...”
– Bill Gates: In Five Years The Best Education Will Come From The Web
I agree with Bill, but Universities are more than the content of the lectures themselves. They also provide a learning community. I’m surprised how few people are effectively wrapping communities around the existing...
“I think that the state of online course design is still incredibly primitive....”
– Einztein: Making Learning Free - Education - GOOD
Watchsiminoff:
via brycedotvc:
There was a lot of noise made several weeks back about the record breaking project on Kickstarter that raised nearly $1M in their quest to build a series of watch kits based on the iPod nano. I didn’t pledge any cash to it; in fact, I never even clicked through to see what it was about. I saw pictures of it plastered all over the web and that’s all I needed to know....
““It’s not just ‘you are what you eat’ anymore,” he said. “You are what you buy,...”
– Etsy, Site Selling Crafts and Vintage, Draws Fans - NYTimes.com (via Instapaper)
