September 2010
“I cannot conceive of a God who rewards and punishes his creatures, or has a will...”
– Albert Einstein - The World as I See It (via mnmal)
“Si la tiroidez… ¿la levantoidez?”
– Armando Hoyos
teehee.
(gabrielayuso: Awesome! Eugenio Derbez == instant Reblog)
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WatchSebastian Seung: I am my connectome | Video on TED.com
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - Linda Ellerbee Dispels... →
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Come and get to know Mexico.
WatchiPad App Demo of the Day: Jason Schwartzman demos The New Yorker’s iPad app in a short film by Roman Coppola.
thedailywhat:
Best watched with an extra-hot, double-tall, non-fat, no-foam, with-whip chai latte in hand.
[newyorker.]
Twitter, Facebook, and social activism by Malcolm... →
What Is Consciousness? - Big Think →
Why We Sketch →
Interesting article about the ways we use sketch and the power this practice has.
I am a very visual person. When I am coding I always like to draw a quick class diagram or other kinds of doodles that help me shape my idea and then code it.
(via Instapaper)
WatchSteven Johnson: Where good ideas come from | Video on TED.com
I loved the little story at the end.
The Fighter with Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale and Amy Adams looks very good.
http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/thefighter/
Facebook is not worth $33,000,000,000 -... →
David makes some great points. How can a company be a successful business if they’ve been at it for 7 years, just reached 500m users and aren’t making that much of a profitable? When did user base become a new currency?
New York Times Bits Blog: Instapaper Goes From... →
Can’t wait to see what sort of things Marco has planned for Instapaper. It’s one of the services I use the most and one of the iPad apps I use the most as well.
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This happened.
“Content precedes design. Design in the absence of content is not design, it’s...”
– Jeffrey Zeldman (via mnmal)
WatchBioShock: Infinite Video Demo - BioShock: Infinite Videos - X360 - IGN
I haven’t played anything in a few months but this looks awesome!
“Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the...”
– Margaret Lee Runbeck (via quote-book)
“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.”
– J.R.R Tolkien
“Why does Twitter work better for news than Google Reader? Simple, Twitter gives...”
– Dave Winer: How to reboot RSS
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The Nerd? Geek? or Dork? Test →
Joe Normal
43 % Nerd, 35% Geek, 30% Dork
Apparently I’m normal… LOL!
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WatchBjarne Stroustrup | Creator of C++ | Big Think
“He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.”
– Elbert Hubbard (via quote-book)
“In contrast to ‘normal’ people, engineers have rational objectives for social...”
– Scott Adams, Dilbert Principle (via grantjonah)
WatchChris Anderson: How web video powers global innovation | Video on TED.com
Google Adds Instant To Chrome Labs In Chromium... →
Now this is interesting. I don’t care much about Google Instant but this being a browser feature will be amazing. The best feature to come to a browser in a while (sorry Firefox 4, you have cool ideas but I’m sticking with Chrome).
Best Buy CEO: iPad Is Cannibalizing Laptop Sales... →
(via mnmal)
I wonder why…
I pointed out before and after the iPad was launched that the simplicity of the device and the OS was rye future of home-targeted and everyday devices. In my opinion, a lot of people seem to agree.
My iPad replaced my laptop in all but the coding. I don’t carry a laptop anymore, it’s a magical device.