January 2011
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“Imaginary evil is romantic and varied; real evil is gloomy, monotonous, barren,...”
– Simone Weil
December 2010
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BBC "Dimensions" Tool →
lettersfromhere:
Dimensions takes important places, events and things, and overlays them onto a map of where you are.
“Kindness covers all of my political beliefs. No need to spell them out. I...”
– Roger Ebert
I will repost this always.
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“Focus on ideas instead of tools (technology). Anyone can learn to use the tools,...”
– Secrets shared « Keri Smith
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AUSTIN KLEON: Don't wait until you know who you... →
austinkleon:
There’s a video of Rainn Wilson (the actor who plays Dwight on the office) going around of him talking about “creative block” and how to get over it. His advice:
If you don’t know who you are or what you’re about or what you believe in it’s really pretty impossible to be creative.
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Principles of Digital Communications I – Profs Gallagher and Zheng, MIT
Search Engines: Technology, Society and Business – Marti Hearst,...
WatchJohn Gerzema says there’s an upside to the recent financial crisis — the opportunity for positive change. Speaking at TEDxKC, he identifies four major cultural shifts driving new consumer behavior and shows how businesses are evolving to connect with thoughtful spending.
November 2010
1 post
““I can’t believe that!” said Alice.
“Can’t...”
– Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass