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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Twitter: @bokardo
2012.02.08 – 13:59
bokardo Good stuff: How Pinterest solved an image size & paging problem in their interface: http://t.co/cFhZHjjw
Blog: ScienceNOW: Meet ‘Amasia,’ the Next Supercontinent
2012.02.08 – 13:24
Meet ‘Amasia,’ the Next Supercontinent (author unknown), ScienceNOW
The making of gay marriage’s top foe – Gay marriage – Salon.com
2012.02.08 – 12:19
The making of gay marriage’s top foe – Gay marriage – Salon.com Interesting portrait of someone who takes a correlation in a small sample size of 1 and extrapolates those SSS conclusions to the entire population.
YouTube: Clayton Christensen Why some people are more innovative
2012.02.08 – 09:55
Clayton Christensen Why some people are more innovative czobrist1
Twitter: @alexismadrigal
2012.02.07 – 14:12
alexismadrigal Yup, @Salon cut the number of stories they post, increased their quality, and got a 40% traffic boost. http://t.co/XdHcxKTZ
Blog: kottke.org: The lessons of Steve Jobs
2012.02.07 – 10:56
The lessons of Steve Jobs Jason Kottke, kottke.org
Why French Parents Are Superior by Pamela Druckerman – WSJ.com
2012.02.05 – 15:32
Why French Parents Are Superior by Pamela Druckerman – WSJ.com “Cadre means that kids have very firm limits about certain things—that’s the frame—and that the parents strictly enforce these. But inside the cadre, French parents entrust their kids with quite a lot of freedom and autonomy.” I don’t think that’s unique to France.
Blog: The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan: What We Talk About When We’re Dying
2012.02.05 – 13:37
What We Talk About When We’re Dying Andrew Sullivan, The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
We’re ripe for a great disruption in higher education – The Globe and Mail
2012.02.04 – 13:32
We’re ripe for a great disruption in higher education – The Globe and Mail “But do we really need 10,000 professors in 10,000 classrooms lecturing on the same subject? Why not let students watch the best explainer in the world explain calculus or physics – online, on their own time – and use local professors […]
Blog: Rod Dreher: Welborn Griffith, Hero of Humanity
2012.02.04 – 10:52
Welborn Griffith, Hero of Humanity Rod Dreher, Rod Dreher
Blog: Ideas Market: Being Ranked Can Reduce IQ
2012.02.03 – 11:39
Being Ranked Can Reduce IQ Christopher Shea, Ideas Market
Blame Marriage Rates on the Family Values of the 1% » New Deal 2.0
2012.02.03 – 11:04
Blame Marriage Rates on the Family Values of the 1% » New Deal 2.0 “Here’s a statistic we don’t understand…not sure why this statistic is like this, but in conclusion, we’re confident that our policy preferences will solve whatever the problem is.”
Kling on Charles Murray, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
2012.02.03 – 11:04
Kling on Charles Murray, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
YouTube: Milk Man: World’s Worst Superhero
2012.02.03 – 10:27
Milk Man: World’s Worst Superhero freddiew
How to Fight The Man – NYTimes.com
2012.02.02 – 23:02
How to Fight The Man – NYTimes.com Thomas Kuhn and Clayton Christensen probably disagree. You don’t create disruptive innovation by taking sides in ancient battles. You attack from an unexpected angle.
Blog: Rod Dreher: The utilitarian value of tradition
2012.02.02 – 22:37
The utilitarian value of tradition Rod Dreher, Rod Dreher
The Case for Tea Party Opposition to Software Patents – Forbes
2012.02.02 – 19:49
The Case for Tea Party Opposition to Software Patents – Forbes
Jonathan Haidt Decodes the Tribal Psychology of Politics – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education
2012.02.02 – 19:49
Jonathan Haidt Decodes the Tribal Psychology of Politics – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education