A Reflection Variable
Monthly Archives: August 2012
An Unexpected Ass Kicking | Blog Of Impossible Things
2012.08.19 – 11:22
An Unexpected Ass Kicking | Blog Of Impossible Things “when people use iPads they end up just using technology to consume things instead of making things”
Twitter: @SimonNRicketts
2012.08.19 – 11:15
SimonNRicketts Bloke sits in a coffee shop with Macbook. An old man talks to him. That old man turns out to be amazing. http://t.co/Es2B8jM4 (via @piersb)
Standing Desks on the Cheap: The IKEA Guide
2012.08.17 – 01:03
Standing Desks on the Cheap: The IKEA Guide
The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
2012.08.17 – 01:03
The Disciplined Pursuit of Less Phase 1: When we really have clarity of purpose, it leads to success. Phase 2: When we have success, it leads to more options and opportunities. Phase 3: When we have increased options and opportunities, it leads to diffused efforts. Phase 4: Diffused efforts undermine the very clarity that led […]
Twitter: @cameronmoll
2012.08.16 – 14:17
cameronmoll Simple design tip: Use a black status bar and rounded corners to help improve iOS app usability. http://t.co/QdtYZrVF
Twitter: @hakimel
2012.08.15 – 10:41
hakimel Hacked together another micro UI concept http://t.co/tCTLbHuS
Blog: Dan Ariely: Understanding Ego Depletion
2012.08.15 – 10:20
Understanding Ego Depletion danariely, Dan Ariely
The Importance of Imperfect Models
2012.08.15 – 09:56
The Importance of Imperfect Models Colin Wyers: “All models are wrong. Many are useful. Some are more useful than others. The utility of a model often depends on the question you are trying to answer.”
Blog: Dave Winer: New! New! New! (not yet)
2012.08.15 – 09:43
New! New! New! (not yet) (author unknown), Dave Winer
The Spark File — The Writer’s Room — Medium
2012.08.14 – 23:19
The Spark File — The Writer’s Room — Medium “The Spark File This is why for the past eight years or so I’ve been maintaining a single document where I keep all my hunches: ideas for articles, speeches, software features, startups, ways of framing a chapter
Steve Yegge – Google+ – Notes from the Mystery Machine Bus I’ve spent the past…
2012.08.14 – 23:03
Steve Yegge – Google+ – Notes from the Mystery Machine Bus I’ve spent the past… ‘The crux of the disagreement between liberals and conservatives in the software world is this: how much focus should you put on safety? Not just compile-time type-safety, but also broader kinds of “idiot-proofing” for systems spanning more than one machine.’
Our Creation and Our Redemption: The Direct Relationship « Hard-Core Christianity
2012.08.14 – 22:48
Our Creation and Our Redemption: The Direct Relationship « Hard-Core Christianity When science (God’s physical revelation) is properly interpreted, it will be in agreement with Scripture (God’s verbal revelation) properly interpreted.
Blog: The American Conservative » Rod Dreher: Against The Geographical Cure
2012.08.14 – 13:03
Against The Geographical Cure Rod Dreher, The American Conservative » Rod Dreher “A place cannot save you, for there is no place where you can escape from yourself.”
Twitter: @cwyers
2012.08.13 – 23:40
cwyers Since I actually found it, my favorite color scheme for text editing: http://t.co/HFYMwIdZ
Open-plan Offices Suck — Privacy Makes Us Productive
2012.08.13 – 22:27
Open-plan Offices Suck — Privacy Makes Us Productive ” the best way to master a field is to work on the task that’s most demanding for you personally. And often the best way to do this is alone.”
Blog: Marginal Revolution: Morality and dispassionate analysis
2012.08.13 – 12:57
Morality and dispassionate analysis Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution
Blog: I Love Charts: National Park System as a Subway Map
2012.08.13 – 12:56
National Park System as a Subway Map john-tc, I Love Charts
Blog: Barking up the wrong tree: How much does jet lag affect performance?
2012.08.13 – 07:55
How much does jet lag affect performance? (author unknown), Barking up the wrong tree
Anything But Human – NYTimes.com
2012.08.12 – 15:16
Anything But Human – NYTimes.com “Knowing how my selfish and altruistic feelings evolved doesn’t help me decide at all.”