Month: March 2014
March 29, 2014
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Lockdown
Officially, Google killed Reader because “over the years usage has declined”. 1 I believe that statement, especially if API clients weren’t considered “usage”, but I don’t believe that’s the entire reason. The most common assumption I’ve seen others cite is that “Google couldn’t figure out how to…
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Worth Reading: “Skin Tight Jeans and Syncopation”
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Worth Reading: “The Fastest Rapper in the Game”
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Worth Reading: “The Afterlife of Pia Farrenkopf”
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March 28, 2014
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Sustainable Competitive Advantage
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I didn’t realize it was temperament and not temperment until just now.
March 27, 2014
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Didn’t know about Threes until I read this. Just bought it to pay for all the 2048 I’ve played.
Threes’ Creators Publish An Epic Work Log To Show How Frustrating It Is To Be Cloned
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Amazingly, it’s really possible to play 2048 Numberwang:
http://louhuang.com/2048-numberwang/
March 26, 2014
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LIQUID NITROGEN HOW DOES IT WORK???
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That was shameful and embarrassing. A pox on all their houses.
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The Decline and Fall of the Book Cover — www.newyorker.com — Readability
Getting to design your own book cover is the sort of ultimately maddening power that probably shouldn’t be entrusted to vain mortals. It’s a little like getting to choose your own face. What kind of face would best express your inner self? Maybe more important, what kind of face will make other…
March 25, 2014
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When you’re not playing 2048 you can play with Patatap:
http://www.patatap.com/
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I’m sure I’d remember something as serious as whether I have Alzheimer’s or not.
March 24, 2014
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We went from one overloaded inbox to being overloaded with inboxes.
March 23, 2014
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The tyranny of category
Most of the world is curved. Other than some man made things, everything bends. Rivers, streams, trees, and coastlines are all less than straight. Even the paths we make when we find shortcuts through cities have arcing angles, and rarely run in straight lines. Putting things in order has value and…
March 22, 2014
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Our stupid monkey brains in action. People forget price of house to avoid contemplating losses.
http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2014/03/how-well-do-the-irish-remember-what-price-they-paid-for-their-homes.html
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Worth Reading: “Mindfulness in the Age of Complexity”
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Worth Reading: “Good Riddance, Fred Phelps”
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Crip Walking to The Clancy Brothers:
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Raving to Yakety Sax:
March 21, 2014
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“13 Rock Bands That Have Destroyed Their Legacies”:
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I’m getting frustrated by @asana’s recent lagginess and timeouts.
Put fixing that ahead of new features please – we’re counting on you!
March 20, 2014
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Worth Reading: “The Price of Music”
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My girls are old enough to drink now. In my head that kind of looks like this:
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Why are these caterpillars climbing over each other? The surprising science behind the swarm. | Empirical Zeal
Imagine you’re deep in the Amazon rainforest, and you come across this.. thing. It’s a group of caterpillars, moving in a formation known as a rolling swarm . If you’re anything like me, your first reaction might be to KILL IT WITH FIRE. Once this irrational fear subsides, your second reaction might…
March 19, 2014
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Sad Charlie. pic.twitter.com/6pQzyOge6I
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Upcoming Toronto Area Concerts: Yes, Santana, Deep Purple, Moody Blues, Diana Ross.
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Worth Reading: “Why I Paid $37,100 for One Record”
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March 18, 2014
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Worth Reading: “Space Ripples Reveal Big Bang’s Smoking Gun”
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Same as everyone else.
RT @HarvardBiz: What millennials look for in employers
http://s.hbr.org/NoP1xq
pic.twitter.com/LEtsjTOLiQ