January 2012
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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?
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Twitter is all about what you’re consuming, except it’s not food, it’s content....
– Noah Brier, on Tweeting What You’re Eating
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It seems to me that Facebook and Twitter and YouTube—and just so you don’t think...
– -William Deresiewicz, Solitude and Leadership
Kicking off the New Year with a whole new low. http://t.co/aZyroWBy
December 2011
Young, Black and Frisked by the N.Y.P.D. - http://t.co/pwG99bLk http://t.co/KXN3gb8s
Haven’t checked my email in days and I can’t yet figure out if the feeling is freeing or overwhelming.
Drinking Tea, listening to Sidney Bechet, planning all of my holiday shopping at a Barnes and Noble. I might be 85 years old.
RT @oliviaabtahi: RT @tedmakarewicz ☑ Kim Jong Il
☑ Khaddafi
☑ Osama Bin Laden
☑ Saddam Hussein
☐ Internet Explorer
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When you buy a book, you establish a property right in it, just as you do in...
– How To Read A Book, Mortimer Adler
Only three more days until finals are over, and then I can finally catch up on all the Video Games, TV Shows and RSS feeds that I want.
Hacking NetFlix : Netflix Launches Portal for Open Source Netflix Projects http://t.co/QdCBQ8Mn
Why is it when I have to do everything, that all I want to do is nothing?
November 2011
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Problem two is the look and feel of advertising. Web publishers have fallen into...
– Roger Black, The shitty state of advertising
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There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been....
– Issac Asimov
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The next Steve Jobs will totally be a chick, because girls are No. 2 — and No. 2...
– Louis C.K, on Female Culture
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There is no such hand in touchscreen computer devices. The touchscreen has no...
– Edward Tufte, on Touchscreens
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To me, ideas are worth nothing unless executed. They are just a multiplier....
– Derek Sivers
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Our version of a perfect customer experience is one in which our customer...
– Jeff Bezos on Amazon’s Customer Service
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