February 2012
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“Eric Schmidt once quipped that ‘the Internet is the first thing that humanity...”
– Evgeny Morozov in “Don’t Be Evil,” The New Republic review of Steven Levy and Siva Vaidhyanathan’s Google books. (via mediology)
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“Most days, I feel like most internet writers and editors are engaging in the...”
– Brian Lam, Happiness Takes (A Little) Magic
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“Informationally, we are becoming lard-asses. In the pageview and ratings driven...”
– Brian Lam, Happiness takes a little Magic (Wirecutter)
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“The French, I found, seem to have a whole different framework for raising kids....”
– Why French Parents are Superior, WSJ
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“The seven step, ten minute download process (which will be about ten seconds...”
– Paul Tassi, You Will Never Kill Piracy, and Piracy Will Never Kill You (Forbes)
“The ability to synthesize different perspectives into the big picture is far...”
– Why a Liberal Arts Education Matters - NYTimes.com (via infoneer-pulse)
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“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales.”
– Albert Einstein
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January 2012
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“People once invested in their memories, they cultivated them. They studiously...”
– Joshua Foer (author of Moonwalking with Einstein), on the Cyborg Dilemma
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“The inconsistency of genius is a consistent theme of creativity: Even those...”
– Jonah Lehrer, on How We Identify Good Ideas
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“If all else fails, I drink half a bottle of rum and play a Handel oratorio on...”
– David Ogilvy, on his habits as a copywriter.
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““First—if you are in love—that’s a good thing—that’s about the best thing...”
– John Stienbeck, on how nothing good gets away.
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“During your best years you don’t need a husband. You do need a man of course...”
– Helen Gurley Brown, Former Editor of Cosmopolitan.
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“I’m not articulate or educated enough to comment on the sad state of the world.”
– Alex Moschina, I am the Problem
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“In the entire discussion, I’ve seen no discussion of credible evidence of this...”
– Tim O’Reilly, on SOPA
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“But even if the problems are different, human nature remains the same. And most...”
– Why the Internet is wonderful.
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“Moving on is when you think about him and don’t punish yourself for it.”
– Stephanie Georgopulos, on Moving On
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“The double shock we’re experiencing now—globalization and computer-aided...”
– Maybe I’m the 1%. The Atlantic, Making it in America
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“Moreover, tens of millions of Americans, the uncool as well as the supercool,...”
– Pinterest, Tumblr, Svpply, Twitter.
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“The future has arrived and it’s all about dreaming of the past.”
– Kurt Anderson, You Say You Want a Devolution?