January 2010
27 posts
Your Questions: Amy, how do you learn? →
Amy Hoy describes herself as an info-pig, me too … me too.
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WatchComixology iPad app on the way, check out the concept video. I’d love for my longbox to go digital.
via newsarama
“When the Mac first came out, Newsweek asked me what I [thought] of it. I said:...”
– Alan Kay (via azspot)
So the problem is that Jobs didn’t make the screen 5” x 8”?
(via newsweek)
onesmartblackboy:
G-Dep Feat. GhostFace, Keith...
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“Bennito Mussolini invented a new form of government where corporations ran the...”
– Thomas Hartmann via iangstermain
Hatey →
Good read. I liked the bit about differences in conservative and liberal thought, but this is about Haiti. The outpour of sympathy to Haiti in the wake of this earthquake is the exception, but why is animosity and indifference the rule for Haitians? Why no love for Haiti?
I’m coming across a lot more mixtape and free music on tumblr, like I used to do on Okayplayer.
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Marvel vs DC: What’s Beef? →
Funny! Marvel is offering comic book shop the opportunity to trade unsold DC comics for copies of issues of Siege #3 with rare variant cover. Wonder what will be DC’s response. Anyway, make mine Marvel!
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Open Source Flash Runtime Written in JavaScript →
Cool, it works on the iPhone, but the 1st demo is a little slow.
via daringfireball
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Hey Proce55ing hackers,
What’s the cleanest way to typeset exponents in a sketch? Am I going to have to create a smaller sized font object and play with text positioning?
The Truth About iPhone Screen Repair
minorjive:
benjaminstein:
My wife’s iPhone G3 screen shattered a couple weeks ago. It was still usable, but tough to read the screen.
I set out to fix / get it fixed. What I found was so much misinformation that I just want to set the record straight.
Here are your current options for fixing a screen:
iPhone screen repair by Apple costs $199.
A myriad of 3rd party vendors who will...
Hurry Up and Wait
roomthily:
According to Maeda, STEM and IDEA are necessary complements, just like other classic pairings, like, say, Bert and Ernie. “STEM alone is Bert, and IDEA is Ernie. Bert is kind of uptight and has to get things done all the time; Ernie’s a creative guy, in the tub with a rubber ducky, steeping in the moment and preparing to think about the general implications of his actions. Where Bert...
“I feel like there are two facets to differentiate between: Christianity, which...”
– Sufjan Stevens
I really like the distinction between spirituality of religion and institutionality of religion. i’m with sufjan 100%
ecbp
(via fred-wilson)
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Edward Tufte: one of the most successful... →
roomthily:
austinkleon:
From a great article in BusinessWeek:
Unimpressed with the deal offered by a university press to publish his first book, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, in 1983, Tufte instead chose to launch his own imprint. He had to remortgage his house—at nearly 18% interest—but the decision to launch Graphics Press gave Tufte unprecedented control over production,...
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“Rem Koolhaas said some time ago that, in the future, museums would open stores...”
– Bruce Sterling - State of World 2010
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On Imortality
I wouldn’t want to live on Earth forever, but I’d want any wisdom I’ve gained to be available for those who remain.
Perhaps that’s a realistic goal for people trying figure out how to encode conciousness.
See, This is What We've Been Saying All Along
newsweek:
From Vanity Fair’s Interview with Rashida Jones:
Do we all deserve a little of the blame for Jackson’s death?
Nobody wants to take ultimate responsibility for why something like that happens, but it starts with just one person, one businessman who buys a US Weekly at the airport. Just don’t do it. Don’t support that kind of storytelling. It’s eating away at us. And I think it’s only...
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John,
afrojr:
andhegetsthegirl:
afrojr:
andhegetsthegirl:
Keep your head up little homie!
Trying to man, this shits getting rough.
I feel you. you are young, you are going to make mistakes and you cannot be perfect at everything… i am still learning this as well. dont worry.
Preciate it bro
Yeah like andhegetsthegirl said, just keep moving forward. It shows character to take a more...
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Yes, I Realize I Have Locks.
darthdream:
Yes, I Realize I Do Not Smoke Weed.
No, I Am Not Jamaican.
You Seem Not To Realize That They Don’t Always Go Together.
I’m Just A Black Kid With Long Ass Hair.
Amen, brother. Thought I was the only one. Well, my lil brother has locks too, and I’d be surprised if he smoked.
I set up twitterific to work with my tumblr account. This is a test tumblr/tweet.
“We have now shown that DNA is absolutely the information-coded material of life...”
– J. Craig Venter (via azspot) (via 2020)