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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

A VC: Mobile Is Where The Growth Is

A VC: Mobile Is Where The Growth Is “Mobile does not reward feature richness. It rewards small, application specific, feature light services.”

Twitter: @SamMillerBP

SamMillerBP Baseball is a game of success. Even the worst pitchers record outs 6 out of 10 times.

Blog: ScienceNOW: A Shotgun for Blood Clots

A Shotgun for Blood Clots (author unknown), ScienceNOW

Technology – Robert Wright – What This Higgs Boson Thing Really Means – The Atlantic

Technology – Robert Wright – What This Higgs Boson Thing Really Means – The Atlantic “So, as for the question of what this Higgs boson thing ultimately ‘means’: It means we should all try to have some intellectual humility, especially when opining on grand philosophical matters, because the thing we’re using to try to understand […]

Twitter: @TheMarkTwain

TheMarkTwain Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

The Miracle and the Moment (Michele Kerr) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

The Miracle and the Moment (Michele Kerr) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice “Implicit in the expectations for all students is the belief that truck drivers, manicurists, retail clerks, fire fighters, and all other occupations that aren’t driven by intellect, simply aren’t good enough. They don’t matter. These aren’t lives that might […]

Higgs Boson Explained by Cartoon

Higgs Boson Explained by Cartoon

Twitter: @dcurtis

dcurtis Moderate success is the worst place for a startup. It’s worse than failure. There’s some validation, but no growth. Endless paralysis.

Are the stories you tell yourself the key to happiness? – Barking up the wrong tree

Are the stories you tell yourself the key to happiness? – Barking up the wrong tree ‘According to the psychologist Michele Crossley, depression frequently stems from an “incoherent story,” an “inadequate narrative account of oneself,” or “a life story gone awry.” Psychotherapy helps unhappy people set their life stories straight; it literally gives them a […]

Blog: Barking up the wrong tree: Why do some smart people lack common sense?

Why do some smart people lack common sense? (author unknown), Barking up the wrong tree