January 2012
3 posts
“I suspect that the people who say I’m dystopian must be living completely...”
– Paris Review - The Art of Fiction No. 211, William Gibson
Jan 16th
“When I’m writing a book I get up at seven. I check my e-mail and do Internet...”
– Paris Review - The Art of Fiction No. 211, William Gibson
Jan 11th
Jan 7th
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December 2011
6 posts
“don’t buy a jetback, build a peer2peer jetpack factory”
– http://grinding.be/2011/12/30/the-grinders-guide-to-the-next-five-minutes-part-one/
Dec 31st
“I say “it made me” but I made it, too. You get the power by using it. Nobody...”
– The maker makes: on design, community, and personal empowerment – Jeffrey Zeldman Presents The Daily Report
Dec 31st
Dec 30th
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“But how do you optimize for creating? Cease input – turn your cellphone off,...”
– The Dangerous Effects of Reading | Certain Extent
Dec 30th
Dec 17th
“As William Gibson remarked, if he’d tried to sell “Zero...”
– World building 201: Heuristics - Charlie’s Diary
Dec 5th
November 2011
3 posts
Nov 27th
“you need to start thinking about all of your purchases as LONG-TERM events, not...”
– Getting Started #3 – Eliminate Short-Termitis, the Bankruptcy Disease | Mr. Money Mustache
Nov 12th
“This file contains the individual troubleshooting tools and help files. It does...”
– Sysinternals Suite
Nov 12th
October 2011
3 posts
“Naturally, the occurrence of a record early-season snow storm will lead to cries...”
– Dr. Jeff Masters’ WunderBlog : Rare October snowstorm hammers Northeast U.S. : Weather Underground
Oct 31st
“Explaining the results, lead researcher, Franck Zenasni, argued tolerance for...”
– Uncertainty, Innovation, and the Alchemy of Fear :: Articles :: The 99 Percent
Oct 6th
“Amazon can give away the razor because they’re already in the business of...”
– Daring Fireball: Amazon’s New Kindles
Oct 1st
September 2011
2 posts
Sep 25th
“… [U]ndoubtedly I will say controversial things. Controversial only...”
– 16 Failures out of 17 Attempts Altucher Confidential
Sep 5th
August 2011
2 posts
Aug 24th
Aug 4th
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July 2011
3 posts
Jul 30th
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June 2011
3 posts
“like Douhet’s mass bombardment of cities from the air, terrorism...”
– Obsolete existential threats #1: The Bomb - Charlie’s Diary
Jun 29th
“the real value for us all is in solving real problems.”
– Meanwhile, just East of Silicon Valley, in Tupelo Mississippi… - humbledMBA
Jun 10th
Jun 8th
May 2011
3 posts
May 22nd
“There are two massive implications to protecting yourself from failure. The...”
– The #1 defining characteristic of entrepreneurs - humbledMBA
May 4th
“Writing is basically a job for people who like punching themselves in the face,...”
– Warren Ellis » Boring Work Notes Yes
May 4th
April 2011
6 posts
Apr 29th
Apr 28th
Daring Fireball Linked List: 'It's Going to Take A... →
For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit.
Apr 27th
In Between The Big Stuff: Help Make 5/10/11 Shun A... →
stevemarmel: #Tcot #P2 #Trump #Palin #SHUNABIRTHER Birthers. Ew. Seriously, just… ew. They want to see the President’s papers. And no amount of logic makes them stop harping on the issue. You may even know a few of these people. You have to put up with them, because you work with them, or they’re…
Apr 27th
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“The Chaos Monkey’s job is to randomly kill instances and services within our...”
– Coding Horror: Working with the Chaos Monkey
Apr 25th
Apr 1st
March 2011
15 posts
Mar 31st
“It’s a scam. The pundits need something to talk about. The media needs something...”
– Was Greece Just Nuked? Altucher Confidential
Mar 24th
“In fact, modern reactor designs have solved that very problem, by feeding water...”
– The other nuclear power: The reactors we have aren’t the only option - Boing Boing
Mar 24th
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Mar 23rd
“In chronic diseases the clinician’s first contact with the patient comes late in...”
– Geoffrey Rose
Mar 22nd
“A slow change in the public’s attitude toward AIDS victims began to emerge....”
– (not sure of source, sorry…)
Mar 20th
“I asked Jacobs why DuPont, with its wealth of excellent research chemists,...”
– Herbert Needleman
Mar 17th
“If you try to build something the size of an iPad that tries to work kind of...”
– iPad 2 release spells a bleak 2011 for other tablet makers - Chicago Sun-Times
Mar 16th
Mar 13th
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“So if you’re serious about deficits, you shouldn’t be pinching pennies now; you...”
– Dumbing Deficits Down - NYTimes.com
Mar 12th
wow, I have over 1000 posts in my tumblr. How’d that happen?
Mar 8th
Mar 7th
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Mar 5th
"The Four Agreements" by Don Miguel Ruiz →
laurenzettler: “don’t make assumptions” and “don’t take anything personally” are always the harder ones for me. natashanicoleponomaroff: 1. Be Impeccable With Your Word Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love. 2. Don’t Take Anything...
Mar 2nd
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Mar 1st