January 2010
64 posts
Steve Jobs and the Economics of Elitism →
infoneer-pulse:
“Real innovation in technology involves a leap ahead, anticipating needs that no one really knew they had and then delivering capabilities that redefine product categories,” said David B. Yoffie, a professor at the Harvard Business School. “That’s what Steve Jobs has done.”
» via The New York Times
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were...”
– Thomas Edison via @zappos
Four Great Quotes By Howard Zinn (RIP)
1. “Dissent is the highest form of patriotism”
2. “There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people”
3. “Remember this: Even if you win the rat race, you’re still a rat”
4. “Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.”
mikehudack:
justinday:
Last night our President made an impassioned plea to Congress, to the media, to corporate and special interests. He asked them to stop lining their pockets with wealth and power, just for a moment, and do what’s right for the people they’re supposed to be serving. They sat and listened politely, stood and clapped at the appropriate times, and then went back to business...
“The world in which you were born is just one model of reality. Other cultures...”
– Wade Davis (via) (via rahmin)
iPad more like iBad
mikehudack:
doublethink:
No Flash support? No multitasking? No widescreen videos? No camera (this thing had the potential to REVOLUTIONIZE cam whoring)?
The no multitasking thing is a dealbreaker, 100%. I have no idea what they were thinking, they basically blew up the iPhone and left all the software in the same crippled state.
And don’t get me started on that bezel made for people with...
“So cool. I can’t count the number of times I’ve said, “If only this iPhone...”
– Daniel Radosh on fb (via danielholter) (via apsies) (via evangotlib) (via mikehudack)
“I guess that explains why the market is up 16% since Obama took over, and it’s...”
– Jon Stewart in response to Wall St. “hating” Obama’s economic policy (via soupsoup) (via mikehudack)
“*64 percent of Americans would pay higher taxes to guarantee health care for all...”
– via (via brooklynmutt)(via frothyparadise)(via robot-heart-politics) (via abcsoupdot) (via mikehudack)
Ten Updated Colloquialisms For The Modern Age →
infoneernet:
Hindsight is always 1080p.
One #hashtag does not a trending topic make.
Too many hosts spoil the podcast.
That’s a hard act to unfollow.
140 characters to the wise is sufficient.
The bandwidth is always greener on the other side of the firewall.
Email, Twitter, and Facebook are three best friends and three worst enemies.
People who live in glass houses...
“Just one, the best one.”
– Cuban world chess champion José Raúl Capablanca in response to “How many moves ahead can a grandmaster see?”
Kudos to @cdixon for pointing out this great article by Garry Kasparaov.
(via gbattle)
“The South Korean Supreme Court made a ruling stating that online games’ virtual...”
– South Korea Rules Virtual Currency On Par With Real Money (via kingsley2)
Abe Sez:
That is so interesting! It takes this debate about the value/impact of the social web/gaming on a nations economy to a new level. I am not sure how I feel about it but it is certainly interesting.
“Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you...”
– Conan’s final ‘Tonight’ tops Friday ratings (video) — The Live Feed | THR
I really like this quote. If you didn’t see the final show, this video is worth a few minutes to watch (if you were a Conan fan). It seems like such a genuine moment. Or maybe the realization that he’s about to get paid out...
“Obama should make the centerpiece of his presidency mobilizing a million new...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - More (Steve) Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, Jobs - NYTimes.com (via rahmin)
Watchhiten:
Facebook Connect Design Patterns and Metrics, a presentation by me (@hnshah)
Great content!
The brick approach →
matthendrick:
Unexpected wisdom from Will Smith talking with Charlie Rose on approaching tasks:
You don’t set out to build a wall. You don’t say I’m going to build the biggest, baddest, greatest wall that’s every been built. You don’t start there. You say I’m going to lay this brick as perfectly as a brick can be laid. …. You do that every single day, and soon you have a wall. (~23:00)
I’ve...
“No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single experiment can...”
– Albert Einstein (via reluctantbuddha) (via infoneernet)
“‘Most people make the mistake of thinking design is what it looks like,” says...”
– New York Times
Published: November 30, 2003
(via spencerfry)(via giantrobotlasers)
(via caterpillarcowboy)
Funny that every time you get to speak about the design of a web service or product people immediately start to imagine and suggest colors. For fun, I always switch to a more technical...
“Libraries are great places to run your businesses. Smart libraries let you take...”
– Carl Schramm on the importance of libraries to entrepreneurs (via somewhatfrank)
Abe says:
I agree! I think libraries are under valued by many people.
"Verizon stealthily installed a BING search app on... →
rafer:
nickdouglas:
Consumerist: Verizon Reportedly Forces Smartphone Users To Exclusively Search Via Bing
Suddenly grateful to be on AT&T.
“The vast majority of people who visit your site will be casual visitors. It’s...”
– http://www.paulgraham.com/startuplessons.html (via syutbai) (via femmebot) (via viiv) (via mikehudack)
Stewart Brand: "the unwitting father of Massive...
bmdesign:
GROW UP, GREENS! Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto By Stewart Brand (Atlantic Books 316pp £19.99)
In 1968 Stewart Brand produced the first edition of the Whole Earth Catalog. It had a picture of the earth seen from space on the cover and inside were lists of useful tools for transforming the planet by distributing power to the people. I remember seeing it in...
“Action is the real measure of intelligence.”
– Napoleon Hill (via hiten)
“Men succeed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for their...”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson (via fuckfailgoawesome)