January 2012
Jan 26th
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"Why Samsung Is The Next Apple" →
This is easily among the top ten dumbest stories I’ve read in tech news. Cognitive dissonance to new heights.  “While many would argue that Samsung specializes in meh and me-too, 60 million cellphones sold in 2011 can’t be a fluke.” Because Samsung’s mobile device strategy of mimicking other companies is definitely reminiscent of Apple. Remember the pink-plastic Apple...
Jan 12th
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“Once upon a time in the dead of winter in the Dakota Territory, Theodore...”
– David McCullough (via englishprof)
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“Most commentary on social media ignores an obvious truth—that the value of...”
– Social media provides huge opportunities, but will bring huge problems, says our Schumpeter columnist. Everyone will need better filters—editors, analysts, middle managers and so on—to help them extract meaning from the blizzard of buzz. (via theeconomist)
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December 2011
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The Walkmen discuss and perform “We’ve Been Had”
Dec 22nd
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Music, 2011
“Bon Iver” by Bon Iver “Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming” by M83 “Jesus Fever” by Kurt Vile “Angles” by The Strokes “Take Care” by Drake “The King Is Dead” by The Decemberists “The War on Drugs” by Slave Ambient “James Blake” by James Blake “Mylo Xyloto” by Coldplay “The...
Dec 16th
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November 2011
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“SIR – Thanks for the story nine years ago on the benefits of office clutter (“In...”
– A letter from Australia. (via theeconomist)
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“I mean, it’s round, how difficult can it be?”
– The front-desk attendant at the Renaissance Hotel in Carmel, exasperated, when asked whether visitors struggle to navigate the town’s many roundabouts. Carmel now has 70—all safer, faster and more efficient than the traffic lights they have replaced.
Nov 22nd
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“There’s an unformed thought I’ve had bouncing around in my head since I first...”
– lonelysandwich: Human-computer-human interaction  
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Sugar, and candy, do not make kids hyper →
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October 2011
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We are concentrating on the good news, telling... →
Oct 13th
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Giant, Super Intelligent 'Kraken' May Have Eaten... →
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“By this point in my life, I’d also had enough experience with government,...”
– Siracusa
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“In most people’s vocabularies, design means veneer. It’s interior...”
– Steve Jobs
Oct 6th
“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever...”
– Steve Jobs, 2005
Oct 6th
STEVEN P. JOBS, 1955-2011 →
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