February 2010
“Some of these guitars are so haunted by the bands that made them famous,...”
– Matthew Bellamy, on Mansom Guitars
January 2010
“There are some good things to be said about walking. Not many, but some. Walking...”
– Edward Abbey (Journey Home) (via athymia)
I definitely love walking to places.
“Do not depend on the hope of results. When you are doing the sort of work you...”
– Thomas Merton (via azspot)
Bloomers
E: does anyone wear bloomers anymore?
R: not anymore,
R: not since the railroad came to town
“I tell my own graduate students the same thing - to invest in books. They are...”
– James Emery White (via azspot)
“Standing on a stage, looking down at his Republican questioners, Obama assumed...”
– Obama Goes To GOP Lions’ Den — And Mauls The Lions (via mikehudack)
The Obama administration is a brilliant real-time example of the difference between strategy and tactics, and why taking the long view is so important to winning short-term skirmishes (in politics, war and business).
(via...
Our Vote: Either Way Kinda Sucks
newsweek:
Begley, on new research into why some people are more upset by emotional infidelity than sexual infidelity:
According to “attachment theory,” how you are raised leaves a lasting impression on how trusting you are in intimate relationships. (Some of the most interesting work on this is by Phillip Shaver of the University of California, Davis.) In a nutshell, people whose parents were...
“I’m not diversifying in terms of selling anything. I’m not selling ‘John Mayer:...”
– John Mayer [Wonderwall/MSN]
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Walking in Holden's Footsteps - Interactive Map →
wrongcharlie:
Via NYTimes
I wonder how fire looks like in zero gravity.
somethingintellectual:
bugsyrafael:
somethingintellectual:
(via bugsyrafael)
Delivered. Gravity fire vs. Zero Gravity.
Serious? it would be amazing to see a video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IJ74IvpBlU
“Fortunately my children have already graduated from college so I don’t have to...”
– Elliot Widaski, A WSJ commenter, on the New York Fed’s 100 cents on the dollar AIG bailout. (via jared)
How to Build Your Dream →
azspot:
In the age of democratized industry, every garage is a potential micro-factory, every citizen a potential micro-entrepreneur. Here’s how to transform a great idea into a great product.
1) INVENT Stop whining about the dearth of cool products in the world — dream up your own. Pro tip: Check the US Patent and Trademark Office Web site to ensure no one else had the idea first.
2) DESIGN...
“The engineers and I handle customer support. When I tell people that, they look...”
– The Way I Work: Paul English of Kayak (via soxiam) (via superamit)
Working at a start-up is definitely an interesting experience.
Local man attempts to eat only Chipotle burritos... →
One man living the dream (for charity)
“This life, therefore, is not godliness but the process of becoming godly, not...”
– Martin Luther (via azspot)
Its not the size of your market, its what you do...
msg:
bryce talks about the motion in the ocean be sure to pay attention:
One of the most pedestrain of questions that arise in many VC meetings is that of market size. How big is your market? Really. I’ve found that should this question arise more than once over a series of meetings, you’re better off looking elsewhere for funding than the blue shirt and khaki MBA staring at you pointedly from...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-24) →
Muse (68)
Nicole Atkins (17)
Gustavo Santaolalla (14)
The Sounds (13)
Metric (12)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
The iState of the Union: Steve Jobs delivers the... →
azspot:
How did we do it? Simple. We made a stimulus package. It had the most features of any package we’ve ever created—more jobs, more money, more everything. We could have stopped there. We could’ve said, Hey, that was great. Let’s go do something else. But you know what? It wasn’t enough. The American people deserve something even better and more revolutionary.
So today, we’re introducing...