Sam Gerstenzang – Knowledge units “There is, of course, something fundamentally missing when we only have on demand knowledge. It is related to an anti-technology argument I call the “calculator argument.” There are two components: * You shouldn’t rely on calculators to do math because one day you might not have a calculator. * A […]
Monthly Archives: March 2015
YouTube: Brene Brown on The Power of Being Vulnerable
2015.03.07 – 19:39
Brene Brown on The Power of Being Vulnerable Jonathan Fields
Quote from Tumblr
2015.03.07 – 19:39
What I’ve seen in my experience in talking to businesses […] is they don’t trust in the process that brought them success. They start to trust in the product of the process that brought them success. Brené Brown kenarneson.tumblr.com
*The Paradox of Liberation*
2015.03.07 – 10:47
*The Paradox of Liberation* from: March 7, 2015 at 10:38AM
Tweet by AMLG23
2015.03.07 – 07:48
Reading about history of telephone;easy to forget that all these UI solutions had to be invented. Feels like VR today pic.twitter.com/iNzvZRLXm8 — Alice Lloyd George (@AMLG23) March 6, 2015 via https://twitter.com/AMLG23
Tweet by azeem
2015.03.07 – 07:48
Deeply profound for parents, CEOs and product people. pic.twitter.com/9gcXI2Yezw — Azeem Azhar (@azeem) March 5, 2015 via https://twitter.com/azeem
Death Is Optional
2015.03.06 – 23:22
Death Is Optional “We don’t think like that today. People never die because the Angel of Death comes, they die because their heart stops pumping, or because an artery is clogged, or because cancerous cells are spreading in the liver or somewhere. These are all technical problems, and in essence, they should have some technical […]
Complex Societies Evolved without Belief in All-Powerful Deity – Scientific American
2015.03.06 – 17:15
Complex Societies Evolved without Belief in All-Powerful Deity – Scientific American
The Gangsters of Ferguson
2015.03.05 – 18:18
The Gangsters of Ferguson from: March 5, 2015 at 06:07PM
YouTube: Silicon Valley’s Favorite Video Maker Is Also Its Latest Venture Fund
2015.03.05 – 17:42
Silicon Valley’s Favorite Video Maker Is Also Its Latest Venture Fund Forbes
The rise of explorable explanations
2015.03.05 – 17:40
The rise of explorable explanations In other words, Montessori apps
Top Blue Jays prospect Daniel Norris lives by his own code
2015.03.05 – 13:19
Top Blue Jays prospect Daniel Norris lives by his own code “For almost 80 years, his father and grandfather owned and operated a small bicycle shop in car-dependent Johnson City, and their store was not only a place to sell bikes but a way to spread their family values and popularize a belief system. Play […]
YouTube: Neil Gaiman at the Douglas Adams Memorial Lecture 2015
2015.03.05 – 10:11
Neil Gaiman at the Douglas Adams Memorial Lecture 2015 Save the Rhino International
Skydiving versus drinking, gambling, sex.
2015.03.05 – 07:12
Skydiving versus drinking, gambling, sex. from: March 5, 2015 at 07:04AM
In mobile, disruption comes from above — Benedict Evans
2015.03.04 – 17:31
In mobile, disruption comes from above — Benedict Evans “But right now the tech industry is being reset by the mobile, and in mobile, disruption tends to work the other way around. The new thing tends to arrive looking like an expensive luxury for rich people, doing far more than any normal person would need. […]
Why Procrastinators Procrastinate
2015.03.04 – 16:55
Why Procrastinators Procrastinate Instant gratification monkey, rational decision-maker and panic monster meet at the Dark Playground.
What scares the new atheists
2015.03.03 – 18:38
What scares the new atheists from: March 3, 2015 at 06:21PM
The Web’s Grain by Frank Chimero
2015.03.03 – 13:48
The Web’s Grain by Frank Chimero “But this is not a technological response. It is an explicit act of will—an individual’s choice to change their behaviors about what to use, where to work, what to adopt, what to pay attention to. It is simple mindfulness, that thing which needy technology makes so hard to practice. […]
“Brothers of the same mind, unblind.”
2015.03.03 – 12:28
“Brothers of the same mind, unblind.” from: March 3, 2015 at 12:22PM