February 2012
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WatchCheck out this new video I made. It’s been a while since I last had a creative project…my last one was a sunset too, so I figured I’d start there.
“A Pacific Sunset”
Music: “It Never Changes to Stop” by The Books
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The psychological poverty trap →
Shafir has proved that anyone faced with adverse conditions will consistently make bad economic decisions. An experiment he conducted with Mullainathan and Zhao placed financially-savvy Princeton students from prominent families under the stressful and rushed conditions that poor people face every day. They were given questions to answer in a series of timed rounds, but were permitted to...
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WatchDoug Engelbart’s 1968 Demonstration will blow your sock off one foot and put it on the other. Just remember this is 1968 folks…punchcards, they were working with punchcards…
(by Nathan Garrett)
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Watchtheatlanticvideo:
NASA’s Documentary About the First American to Orbit Earth
John Glenn and the other astronauts who manned the Friendship 7 mission 50 years ago give a play by play description of the effort in this documentary from NASA, including stunning archival footage. For more images from the project, don’t miss Alexis Madrigal’s reconstruction of Glenn’s experience in orbit, in “What...
The Latest Market Craze: Stock Trading Robots... →
It appears that while we were busy over the past month spreading the Greek pre- and post-bankruptcy balance sheet, and otherwise torturing Excel (something we urge other financial journalists to try once in a while - go ahead, it doesn’t bite. In fact, it is almost as friendly as your favorite Powerpoint) our peer at such reputable financial publications as Forbes, and many others, were laying...
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WatchWell this is delightful.
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“Where does our value reside? What need do we fulfill, and what problem do we...”
– Jeff Jarvis in this article in the Gardian
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car·di·o ca·tal·y·sis: Vitamix... Day 6 →
My Dad is doing a juice cleanse…he’s on Day 6 and has already lost 10 lbs…Amazing!!!
jtcardwell:
As of today I have lost 10 lbs, no more headaches and getting used to the juicing&Vitamixing combo. In addition to the vegetable and fruit combo drinks, we have added beef broth for protein taste/fix. Tonight’s supper was simply a cup of broth and was quite filling since...
WatchSimon Sinek is an author and staff member of the RAND Corporation. Here’s his talk why people buy not what you do, but why you do it.
“The way we think—our attitudes and outlook on life—strongly affects our physical...”
– How Do Our Thoughts Influence Our Physical Sensations?: Scientific American
“designers have a responsibility to use their work to afford users with the...”
– -Younghee Jung, designer at Nokia Research in Bangalore, India
4 Elements That Make A Good User Experience Into Something Great
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“Lifestyle Mirror, on the other hand, sees a future in the editorial voice and...”
– Lifestyle Mirror: A Clickable Fashion Mag Shows What Vogue Could Be | Co.Design: business innovation design
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“Warren Buffett says, “Generally speaking, investing in yourself is the best...”
– 5 Ways to Make Your Dollars Make Sense by Michael Shuman — YES! Magazine
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Coldewey's Curiosities: Vocabulary: Smooth... →
coldewey:
purly: Anglicization of “purlieu,” meaning outskirts of forest or city (esp. hunting) deliquium: in chemistry, melting or dissolution; elsewhere, a faint or swoon adust: dried, burned, or darkened by heat, or gloomy in look or manner myrachial: no definition. Apparently a synonym for…
Watchvimeo:
Aqua by Gints Zilbalodis Aqua follows one cat as it fights for survival on the open sea. We’re huge fans of 17-year-old animation wunderkind Gints Zilbalodis. And not just because we love cats!
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WatchI love Moonbot.
faketv:
These guys are pretty amazing.
theatlanticvideo:
The ‘Pixar of the iPad Age’ Goes to the Academy Awards With Its Short Film
Moonbot Studios has been turning heads with its imaginative and exquisitely crafted iPad applications for kids, and now a spinoff of one of these apps, a short animated film, has been nominated for an Academy Award.
In “How to Build...
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