May 2012
44 posts
“That is the value of truth. It lays a bedrock of certainty that the sand of...”
– Remarks of OPM Director John Berry
“It’s all based on a philosophy that runs counter to prevailing thought in...”
– Tyler Brûlé: the man who sold the world | Media | The Observer
“And in the midst of this national nightmare, all too many members of the...”
– Egos and Immorality - NYTimes.com
“People who understand how Apple works and who comment upon it regularly should...”
– kickingbear» Blog Archive » Three Things That Should Trouble Apple
Bobcaygeon.
WatchBrené Brown: “Listening to shame”
“Working news organizations are much more valuable than most people think. You...”
– Scripting News: Buffet is brilliant
I’m not at all surprised Buffet is buying news organizations. Curation, editorial, sifting, production. New media and data companies are the film production companies of yesteryear. Think Disney Animation when it started and led or Pixar today…then...
“The realization is that my happiness is something that is in my control to...”
– A Moment of Clarity in the Pursuit of Happiness
“What’s interesting is that the heritage of the Internet and the Web is one of...”
– Ways Not Places | Phil Windley’s Technometria
“Investment in our collective institutions and opportunities is the only way to...”
– Do You Want the Good News First? - NYTimes.com
How Did I Find A New Song Today?
I was listening to the Monocle 24 online radio broadcast out of London. They played “Foster The People.” Ryan recommended I give Path a try as a social network (so impressed). Path lets you listen to a song and identify it (Shazam like) and then posts that I was listening to “Pumped Up Kicks.” My cousin sees that post from Path on my Facebook timeline, likes that and tells...
BATDOG
You belly-flopped a postman dickhead. I can’t stop laughing at “Text From Dog”.
I love Kindle free previews of books. Nicely done @amazon. Makes me much more willing to try new books (and also give up on them if I don’t like them). Overall though I think I’m reading way more content and variety.
“And make no mistake about it, you are dumb. You’re a group of incredibly...”
– Remarks by Aaron Sorkin ‘83 at Syracuse University’s 158th Commencement and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry’s 115th Commencement
“In the spirit of conservation, Joe Smith shows us how to use a paper towel...”
– How to use a paper towel
Shake. Wow this works.
“But code is art that does something. It is the assembly of something brand new...”
– How Yahoo Killed Flickr and Lost the Internet
Le Changement
Moi, Président de la République by francoishollande
Portraits of Greece in Crisis - In Focus - The... →
The economic collapse in Europe (and elsewhere) is ultimately about people. What sad and powerful pictures.
“I mean: what do Republicans call a gay man with neoconservative passion, a...”
– The Lonely Plight Of The Gay Republican - The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Beast
Money, Power and Wall Street | FRONTLINE | PBS →
Watching this right now. It’s hard to remember we lived through (are living through) this. This is great TV.
“As long as you think of programmers as employees and not creative people, or see...”
– Scripting News: They still want to make me a CEO
“2001: A Space Odyssey” is likewise a stand-along monument, a great...”
– The greatest films of all time - Roger Ebert’s Journal
April 2012
38 posts
“So this is not remotely a budget bill, despite its name. It is what is known as...”
– Andrew Coyne: Bill C-38 shows us how far Parliament has fallen | Full Comment | National Post
“Church leaders behave like adolescent boys, blinded by sex. That’s the problem...”
– Bishops Play Church Queens as Pawns - NYTimes.com
WatchHere’s a modified 747 that is used to bring parts in for the 787 Dreamliner (which they build in 3 days). We just happened to be in the parking lot a few minutes before this behemoth landed and a friendly plane spotter tipped us off.
“…the route to the enterprise now goes through the user, not the IT...”
– Enterprise 2.0: Freemium first, enterprise second (Part 1 of 3) — Tech News and Analysis