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Monthly Archives: October 2013
Notes From the Blue Period – Ta-Nehisi Coates
2013.10.08 – 10:55
Notes From the Blue Period – Ta-Nehisi Coates “Weakness, misery, does not always elicit sympathy. Perhaps that is because the weakness reminds of what we we fear for ourselves. Or perhaps it reminds us of our own complicity in some broad crime, and more, our presumed helplessness for it to be any other way.”
How To Make People Like You: 6 Science-Based Conversation Hacks
2013.10.08 – 09:08
How To Make People Like You: 6 Science-Based Conversation Hacks
Tweet by ThanksBilly
2013.10.07 – 20:20
@kenarneson Reverse introvert prejudice? — Roman (@ThanksBilly) October 8, 2013 via http://twitter.com/ThanksBilly
Tweet by jay_jaffe
2013.10.07 – 18:51
I'll tuck into one of those later. busy right now celebrating @emmaspan's well-earned promotion to Senior Editor at @SportsonEarth — Jay Jaffe (@jay_jaffe) October 8, 2013 via http://twitter.com/jay_jaffe
Vimeo: Darwin Deez – Free (The Editorial Me)
2013.10.07 – 17:23
Darwin Deez – Free (The Editorial Me) Lucky Number Music
Vimeo: Darwin Deez “You Can’t Be My Girl”
2013.10.07 – 17:05
Darwin Deez “You Can’t Be My Girl” Keith Schofield
Tweet by hbryant42
2013.10.07 – 15:34
I cannot wait for Dwight Howard and Kobe Bryant to retire. Then, and only then, will my Google alerts actually have a chance to be about me. — Howard Bryant (@hbryant42) October 7, 2013 via http://twitter.com/hbryant42
Tweet by cshirky
2013.10.06 – 10:30
I've come to think the core problem of daily journalism is that the deadline doesn't care if you understand the story. — Clay Shirky (@cshirky) October 5, 2013 via http://twitter.com/cshirky
Understanding marginal cost
2013.10.05 – 23:32
Understanding marginal cost “Industries with zero marginal-cost products and services are inherently unstable until someone figures out how to become the king of the hill”
Religious Authority In An Age Of Authenticity
2013.10.05 – 22:37
Religious Authority In An Age Of Authenticity “This… is what it means to live in a secular age: we are inescapably aware that to believe in God is a choice. This puts a great deal more responsibility on the shoulder of the individual believer than in ages past. As a general matter, it is much […]
YouTube: How To Be Creative | Off Book | PBS Digital Studios
2013.10.05 – 12:32
How To Be Creative | Off Book | PBS Digital Studios PBSoffbook
Tweet by doingitwrong
2013.10.05 – 03:50
The iPhone that Jobs stage demo'd in 2007 was a buggy mess. The presentation was a labyrinth of hacks & workarounds. http://t.co/zd89zBqvkS — Tim Maly (@doingitwrong) October 4, 2013 via http://twitter.com/doingitwrong
Tweet by sippey
2013.10.05 – 03:33
Golden hour, rear view mirror edition. pic.twitter.com/Qt1PKThJle — Michael Sippey (@sippey) October 5, 2013 via http://twitter.com/sippey
Cockblocked by Redistribution: A Pick-up Artist in Denmark
2013.10.02 – 15:49
Cockblocked by Redistribution: A Pick-up Artist in Denmark Jantelagen FTW!
The shutdown is the Constitution’s fault
2013.10.02 – 11:33
The shutdown is the Constitution’s fault “The parties are polarized, and they’re only getting more so. American politics is beginning to exhibit the exact symptoms scholars have seen in other presidential systems: highly disciplined, highly unified parties that both believe they truly represent the people and that both control crucial levers of power at the […]
8 Common Thinking Mistakes Our Brains Make Every Day and How to Prevent Them
2013.10.02 – 07:55
8 Common Thinking Mistakes Our Brains Make Every Day and How to Prevent Them Pretty good summary of the most common biases and fallacies.
How to Make Your Own Luck
2013.10.01 – 11:32
How to Make Your Own Luck “…the 21st century career is more like a broad rock face that we are all free-climbing … lucky people take advantage of chance occurrences that come their way … the single most important motivator: palpable progress on meaningful work.”