Monthly Archives: July 2012

Blog: Swedish Language Blog: IKEA Furniture – Cultural Differences?

IKEA Furniture – Cultural Differences? Marcus Cederström, Swedish Language Blog

‘Stereotype Threat’: Why Women Quit Science Jobs : NPR

‘Stereotype Threat’: Why Women Quit Science Jobs : NPR

Twitter: @JasonAGross

JasonAGross Pretty much how every company should use Twitter. http://t.co/NVwtafew

How long does it take to get pregnant? « 4D Pie Charts

How long does it take to get pregnant? « 4D Pie Charts

Flickr: Tire Fire, San Carlos, Ca (June 2012)

Tire Fire, San Carlos, Ca (June 2012) by Alexis Gerard – back, WAY behind

Whodunit? Part I: Rocket Scientists On Wall Street | In The Mix | Minyanville.com

Whodunit? Part I: Rocket Scientists On Wall Street | In The Mix | Minyanville.com

Human Rights, and Wrongs – Damir Marusic – The American Interest Magazine

Human Rights, and Wrongs – Damir Marusic – The American Interest Magazine “America, of course, neither can nor should become a Machiavellian great power. Natural law first principles reside in its DNA; completely ignoring them, as some realist thinkers counsel, is neither realistic nor likely to succeed politically. We still require the wise stewardship of […]

Is Meritocracy A Sham? | Via Meadia

Is Meritocracy A Sham? | Via Meadia “The new elites don’t feel guilty about their power; they didn’t inherit it. They earned it. They are smarter than everybody else and they deserve to rule — and in their own minds at least, they also deserve the perks that power brings. Money, fame, access: bring it […]

Blog: The American Conservative » Rod Dreher: Meritocracy and Humility

Meritocracy and Humility Rod Dreher, The American Conservative » Rod Dreher

Blog: Dan Ariely: Disclosure? Not Good Enough.

Disclosure? Not Good Enough. danariely, Dan Ariely

Blog: Letters of Note: Letter to a Young Poet

Letter to a Young Poet Shaun Usher, Letters of Note

Blog: Barking up the wrong tree: 5 tips for improving your startup company

5 tips for improving your startup company (author unknown), Barking up the wrong tree

late bloomer, not a loser. (I hope) by Dave McClure

late bloomer, not a loser. (I hope) by Dave McClure ‘I’m still betting my epitaph will read “late bloomer”, and not “failure”.’

Blog: The American Conservative » Rod Dreher: Andersen: ‘The Sixties Ruined America’

Andersen: ‘The Sixties Ruined America’ Rod Dreher, The American Conservative » Rod Dreher

Blog: Journal of a Programmer: A troubling article on scientific careers

A troubling article on scientific careers Bryan Pendleton, Journal of a Programmer

Blog: Seth’s Blog: Art fears business fears art

Art fears business fears art Seth Godin, Seth's Blog

New like on tumblr: teenarcher

Liked on Tumblr: teenarcher

YouTube: How big is a billion? – Numberphile

How big is a billion? – Numberphile numberphile

» The EMs have it: Proportional Media Queries FTW! Cloud Four Blog

» The EMs have it: Proportional Media Queries FTW! Cloud Four Blog “As I zoom in, that is, make the text larger in my browser, I’m no longer at a 14pt/16px baseline. 100%/1em in my world is now a different number, maybe 18pt, maybe 32px. Pixel-defined content holders no longer have comfortable amounts of words […]

YouTube: Yosemite Nature Notes – Episode 9 – Frazil Ice

Yosemite Nature Notes – Episode 9 – Frazil Ice yosemitenationalpark