July 2011
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“There’s a lot of confusion about what identity, on the internet, is. I contend...”
– Your Email Is (Practically) Your Identity « Kevin Montrose
Agreed
“Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world...”
– Thich Nhat Hanh (via zenhabits)
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The Auteur Myth →
I certainly don’t meant to disparage the genius of Hitchcock or Steve Jobs. But it’s also important to remember that nobody creates Vertigo or the iPad by themselves.
(via Wired Science)
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Coding with a whiteboard marker →
I grabbed my trusty whiteboard marker and started simulating downloads and database tables with numbers and sticks.
I could also have title the post: Coding while half asleep
(via programmista)
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“Either can work, both do, but don’t confuse them.
The...”
– Seth’s Blog: Building a job vs. building a business
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I’m already thinking about the gelato I’m going to eat after work. Just thinking about it brings a smile to my face. The power of the brain.
Videos Posted by Peter Jackson: THE HOBBIT,... →
The Dwarfs look amazing! Game of Thrones is very good but The Hobbit is in a completely different realm. I’m sad that after The Hobbit there won’t be any more JRR Tolkien movies. Unless they go with the other side tails but I doubt it.
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How To Drink Gatorade | Wired Science | Wired.com →
[…] the human mouth contains carbohydrate receptors that respond to foods independently of their taste. Once a hint of carbohydrate is detected, these receptors immediately send a sensory report to the brain, telling it to expect a lovely rush of calories. Nothing has been swallowed, but that doesn’t matter: The sugar still makes us happy.
Is Google Ruining Your Memory? →
[…] we’re wise enough to outsource a skill we’re not very good at. Because while the web enables all sorts of other biases – it lets us filter news, for instance, to confirm what we already believe – the use of the web as a vessel of transactive memory is mostly virtuous. We save hard drive space for what matters, while at the same time improving the accuracy of recall.
“It takes a lot of focus and practice to get good at doing one thing, but I’ve...”
– Do One Thing Well - Zen Habits
The Problem With Silicon Valley Is Itself - TNW... →
At a BBQ last week with a group of Y Combinator graduates, the conversation went predictably back and forth, sounding something like this: What batch were you in? How many times did you pivot? How much did you raise? From who? How many users have you got now? What’s your growth rate? Who’s going to acquire you? It’s never about the technology or impact it’s having, it’s about the game of...
I asked:
People of the world (or a very small subset of them)!
Does anyone know a site which simply shows you a pretty table of >colors with different hues based on a color you select?
And the answer is: 0to255.com !!!
Thanks ayaros
Was going to code just a bit this evening but ended up coding the whole evening. Now I shall watch The Lincoln Lawyer
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People of the world (or a very small subset of them)!
Does anyone know a site which simply shows you a pretty table of colors with different hues based on a color you select?
I thing the URL was kind of a hex color or something.
?
“Your vices will swallow up any amount of time.”
– Seneca, “On the Shortness of Life” (via)
I think I just saw a German Anne Hathaway.