Monthly Archives: January 2012

Twitter: @dillardsarah

dillardsarah why are so many consumer web apps better than their sites? Eg @twitter, @kayak, @amtrak. Forced simplicity?

Blog: The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan: Why Would Aliens Be Tech-Savy?

Why Would Aliens Be Tech-Savy? Andrew Sullivan, The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan

Why Sea Turtles cross the Atlantic to lay eggs

Why Sea Turtles cross the Atlantic to lay eggs

Jeff DeChambeau » Behavioral economics and facebook conspiracy theories

Jeff DeChambeau » Behavioral economics and facebook conspiracy theories the smartest people in the world are working hard to come up with ways to get you to click on ads

Capitol South, Station domination, and Lobbying Effectiveness | Matt Glassman

Capitol South, Station domination, and Lobbying Effectiveness | Matt Glassman

Blog: I Love Charts: nevver: Pleated Jeans Tonight.

nevver: Pleated Jeans Tonight. joberholtzer, I Love Charts

Twitter: @paulg

paulg Request for Startups: Kill Hollywood. http://t.co/wdchmDLy

Blog: TED Blog: The beautiful math behind the ugliest music: Scott Rickard on TED.com

The beautiful math behind the ugliest music: Scott Rickard on TED.com tedstaff, TED Blog

YouTube: Where the Wild Things Are (as read by Christopher Walken)

Where the Wild Things Are (as read by Christopher Walken) Randumbify

equity – Forming a new software startup, how do I allocate ownership fairly? – OnStartups – Stack Exchange

equity – Forming a new software startup, how do I allocate ownership fairly? – OnStartups – Stack Exchange

A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: Oakland Athletics – Beyond the Box Score

A Graphic Look at the Window to Win: Oakland Athletics – Beyond the Box Score

Blog: FREE KRAUT!: The unspoiled continent – Part III – In which words (mostly) give way to pictures

The unspoiled continent – Part III – In which words (mostly) give way to pictures elcroata, FREE KRAUT!

Blog: Marginal Revolution: Simulations and the Fermi paradox

Simulations and the Fermi paradox Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution

Paris Review – The Art of Fiction No. 60, P. G. Wodehouse

Paris Review – The Art of Fiction No. 60, P. G. Wodehouse

Blog: Brain Pickings: Woz on Creativity: Work Alone

Woz on Creativity: Work Alone Maria Popova, Brain Pickings

It’s a girl: The three deadliest words in the world

It’s a girl: The three deadliest words in the world

Quote from Tumblr

I’ve often thought maybe my life has been a waste, that I might have been a Russian scholar by now at some university. But if I were, I might be thinking my life was a waste because I had never been out into the real world. I suppose I will always be asking myself what […]

Blog: kottke.org: Working in solitude on the decline

Working in solitude on the decline Jason Kottke, kottke.org

Blog: Rod Dreher: Have you gone ‘Facebook sober’?

Have you gone ‘Facebook sober’? Rod Dreher, Rod Dreher

Back To Its Roots: This Is AN – Athletics Nation

Back To Its Roots: This Is AN – Athletics Nation This is, um, interesting.