February 2011
34 posts
January 2011
25 posts
“this is what the evolution of a high-profile Android product might often look...”
– Apple Calls Android Tablets ‘Vapor’ - and It Isn’t Just Hot Air | News & Opinion | PCMag.com (via Instapaper)
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“…we didn’t earn our customers’ trust in December, so we didn’t earn their...”
– How to Turn Disaster Into Gold (via Instapaper)
“We tend to think that design is a function of good process, well-structured...”
– [Subtraction.com: This Could Be Google’s Design Moment](http://www.subtraction.com/2011/01/25/this-could-be-googles-design-moment)
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What Your 16-Hour Workday Says About You!
jessiechar:
You’re a really hard worker
Your time is poorly managed
You don’t know what to do with your life
Your boss knows you’re gullible
At least 40% of your diet consists of pre-packaged food
You send out work emails at inappropriate hours
You have no perspective on life
You don’t sleep enough for proper brain function
You have very little self-respect
Your salary should be higher,...
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bobulate:
Charlie Rose asks Warren Buffet in a 2008 interview, “Should wise people have known better?” regarding what we can learn from the economic mess. Bill Taylor summarizes:
See also: All shareholder letters from Warren Buffet; Farnam Street recommends them over an MBA program
Of course they should have, Buffet replied, but there’s a “natural progression” to how good new ideas go badly...
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I Don't Want to Live in a Transit Ghetto
Because apparently those people are poor.
Taking a quick look at this blog post by the Martin Prosperity Institute (because skimming blog posts is how I understand important issues in my society) seems to say that’s the result of having little access to public transit.
I see a blog post like that one day, and then the next see impending TTC Bus service cuts come up in the news, and I ask...
Four Japanese Brainstorming Techniques a-small-lab →
“all you get when you wait for permission is a whole lot of regret.”
– Quote of the Day: Merlin Mann — The Brooks Review
“So if you’re an expert, be proud: You’ve learned to perceive the world in a...”
– The Cognitive Cost Of Expertise | Wired Science | Wired.com (via Instapaper)
“As better mobile experiences become more accessible to more readers, this...”
– Is Mobile Affecting When We Read? « Read It Later Blog
Just like Scott Belsky said the other day at CES, business takes its cues from consumer tech. So look at this trend and think: If everyone is doing their favorite reading outside of work on mobile devices, how might that start to bleed...
“This is a new model for organizing things on computers, but it actually much...”
– The Death of Files | Dustin Curtis (via Instapaper)
The Hidden Cost of Free: Problems with the... →
This short article is the first I’ve read that has made me think about personal data in a new way. h/t @mmilan.
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“What if America approached innovation with more than just technology? What if,...”
– On Meaningful Observation § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM (via Instapaper)
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“without that inexplicable desire that people get when they pick one up and play...”
– Marco.org - There really isn’t much of a “tablet” market (via Instapaper)
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“Reflection, which defeats the tendency to take the obvious for granted, is what...”
– Roger Martin