January 2010
30 posts
“Clay Christensen has given us the only serious theory I know of to predict when...”
– Should Apple be more open? cdixon.org – chris dixon’s blog
Unhappy Hipsters →
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– “Citing usage from 1949, the OED calls this mark the dog’s bollocks” — The Secret History of Typography in the Oxford English Dictionary
“SIR – Having read your article about difficult languages (“Tongue twisters”,...”
– Letters to The Economist (via Erin McKean) (via cdixon)
The ascendacy of the "non-private person"
clivethompson:
A fascinating short essay on Boing Boing:
Tiger Woods, described frequently as a “very private” person, was unable to keep his private life private. Why? Because he interacted with non-private people. The reason Kim Kardashian and the Jersey Shore denizens have risen to positions of prominence in popular culture is because they each epitomize the non-private person. They have...
The 4 Big Myths of Profile Pictures →
Ok Cupid analyzes the success of different profile pictures. Nerds discuss on Hacker News.
“I still believe that foreign aid does not raise economic growth rates, on...”
– Tyler Cowen on Haiti and foreign aid. Read the whole post, which qualifies this quote.
WatchAll I Need To Know About Life I learned From Dungeons and Dragons. An IgniteOKC Talk. on Vimeo (via boing boing)
“Money is worth nothing right now; water is the currency,” one foreign aid...”
– Financial Times on Haiti, via Marginal Revolution
“I have the same feeling about journalism today that I had about computer science...”
– Dave Winer, Year Zero for Journalism
First-Person Tetris →
“Kayaks vs Canoes
In the North Pacific ocean, there were two approaches to...”
– George Dyson via @cdixon
What boyfriends and girlfriends search for on... →
Two Gentlemen of Lebowski →
Then entire Big Lebowski script, in the style of Shakespeare. Via mrgan.
Schneier on Security: TSA Logo Contest →
SET Puzzle - New York Times →
A new SET puzzle every day!
The science of surviving a zombie invasion
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WatchDangerous Wands - CollegeHumor video
“Important: if something is important, say why and to whom. Use sparingly.”
– The Economist Style Guide via 37 Signals