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"Evolved individuals know that people who are not intuitive can be dangerous to work with, since they..."

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:08:28 -0400

“Evolved individuals know that people who are not intuitive can be dangerous to work with, since they are guided solely by the current appearance of things that are in reality, changing. Evolved individuals seek out others who have intuition and vision - a form of intelligence that comes from cultivating the instincts, observing the direction of change, apprehending the evolution of ideas.”

- Lao Tzu (via swissmiss : carolynannahall: supernice: somethingchanged)

on e-friends

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:41:25 -0500

sbz:

is it strange that there are specific tumblrs with whom i can imagine doing a keg stand? or shopping? or making out? or having a long insightful talk? so many people have admitted to feeling foolish to have made friends “from the internets”; rather, i am proud to have been introduced to so many creative beings.

"Why compose works that have to be re-created every time they are performed? Because definitive,..."

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:58:29 -0500

“Why compose works that have to be re-created every time they are performed? Because definitive, once-and-for-all developments seem no longer appropriate to musical thought as it is today, or to the actual state that we have reached in the evolution of musical technique, which is increasingly concerned with the investigation of a relative world, a permanent ‘discovering’ rather like the state of ‘permanent revolution’.”

- Pierre Boulez, “Sonate, que me veux-tu?” (via bryanmckay)

"ARPA succeeded because they basically funded people instead of projects. They didn’t really care..."

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:46:28 -0500

“ARPA succeeded because they basically funded people instead of projects. They didn’t really care what the people were doing. They figured neat people would do neat things.”

- Alan Kay (via azspot) (via somethingchanged)

"Postsecret is so much smarter, funnier, and more poignant than the tripe on most user generated..."

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:20:00 -0500

“Postsecret is so much smarter, funnier, and more poignant than the tripe on most user generated content sites. I think this is because it is so difficult and time consuming. You have to cut things out of magazines, print up text, buy stamps, and actually send your post in the mail. There are a lot of people trying to make publishing to the web easier. How many are trying to make it more difficult?”

- Bits Of Nick (via aja)

"I was once told (by a poet) that poems are like photographs: people only get interested if they’re..."

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:59:21 -0500

“I was once told (by a poet) that poems are like photographs: people only get interested if they’re in ‘em. This may not apply directly to every contributory project, but I think it is good food for thought. Personalization impacts a project in three ways: First it can create desire and inspiration, second it connects the contributor to the contribution (throughout the life of the project), and third it creates another lens through which the project can be browsed/appreciated.”

- Installment #2 of “Simple questions to ask when planning a contribution-based project” the explicit (via somethingchanged)

"[Change.gov’s] new media team is also showing its peers across the government web community that..."

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:47:44 -0500

“[Change.gov’s] new media team is also showing its peers across the government web community that it’s OK to built the plane while you’re flying it, and that small errors are easily corrected online when everything is understood to be in “beta” as opposed to perfect from the start.”

- techPresident: Kudos to the Change.gov New Media Team (via somethingchanged) (via buyhercandy)

miss-r: Occasional artwork: Britney Spears Redacted. “This...

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:52:26 -0500

miss-r:

Occasional artwork: Britney Spears Redacted.

“This is rumination on the potential isolations of money and fame.

This series also represents a confluence of factors pushing “new” photography: digital instant million frame capture from every angle, a “skin of images”/constant surveillance/instant and constant digital dissemination/flood of images devaluing each one but increasing the value of the potential “get”/path to fame by visual association alone.”

(via redorangeorangeonred) (via claytoncubitt):

Prefunded, crowdmanaged music festival - Springwise

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:07:31 -0500

Prefunded, crowdmanaged music festival - Springwise

"Communities need anchors, the one guy who’s going to e-mail everyone to come out every week, or..."

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:05:42 -0500

“Communities need anchors, the one guy who’s going to e-mail everyone to come out every week, or those two guys who’ve been friends forever and are going to be there if no one shows up.”

- brandnewlow on news.yc (via iamdanw + fluffynotes)

"Despite the downturn, there’s a tangible optimism in the start-up community. One of the most..."

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:38:26 -0500

“Despite the downturn, there’s a tangible optimism in the start-up community. One of the most powerful technology trends of 2008 was the shift from sites as destinations to open, sharing platforms. Rivals including Google, Yahoo and MySpace all partner on the OpenSocial initiative, a shared set of standards for developing social networking applications across their sites. The benefits are more applications, as it is less work for developers to build for multiple sites, and crucially a more uniform experience for users.”

- What’s yours and mine is ours, The Guardian. (via kripy)

"BusinessWeek’s Steve Hamm declares the death of Silicon Valley, which he says has become a land of..."

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:38:08 -0500

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BusinessWeek’s Steve Hamm declares the death of Silicon Valley, which he says has become a land of get-rich-quick dreamers with the attention span of gnats. One of Steve’s first stops: A member of a dying breed known as Andy Grove. What really infuriates him is the concept of the “exit strategy.” That’s when leaders of startup companies make plans to sell out to the highest bidder rather than trying to build important companies over a long period. “Intel never had an exit strategy,” he tells me. “These days, people cobble something together. No capital. No technology. They measure eyeballs and sell advertising. Then they get rid of it. You can’t build an empire out of this kind of concoction. You don’t even try.”

“These Web 2.0 companies are surfing on the old wave. They’re not creating the next one,” says analyst Navi Radjou of Forrester Research (FORR), which studies the tech market.

”

- Andy Grove On Web 2.0 And The Valley: Slackers

HAHAHAHA, it’s funny because it’s true

(via catbird)

"I think the problem is that traditional platforms are too much for most people. They are confusing..."

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:29:57 -0500

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I think the problem is that traditional platforms are too much for most people. They are confusing and odd in many ways. And they put this heavy expectation on the writer to come up with a long form post.

The magic of Tumblr is that it gives you a hall pass to share short form posts or whatever you care about. And it does so with grace.

”

- bijan commenting on Paul Buchheit’s though after an 8month break from blogging.

"Global networks of trusted relationships working within ecosystems/platforms […] will make up our..."

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:28:25 -0500

“Global networks of trusted relationships working within ecosystems/platforms […] will make up our socio-economic and political worlds. It is already underway. The concept of “Transformation” takes these changes much further. It implies radical transformation of our systems—education, health-care, economic growth, transportation, defense, political representation. It puts the focus on people, designing networks and systems off their wants and needs. It relies on humanizing technology, not imposing technology on humans. It approaches uncertainties with a methodology that creates options for new situations and sorts through them for the best quickly.”

- “Innovation” is Dead. Herald The Birth of “Transformation” as The Key Concept for 2009. BusinessWeek (via somethingchanged)

StoryCorps

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:54:55 -0500

StoryCorps:

A nationwide initiative to instruct and inspire citizens to record each other’s stories in high-quality audio.

Matching Books and Readers: Publishers Need Better Websites

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:47:11 -0500

Matching Books and Readers: Publishers Need Better Websites

"Creating content is expensive. The cost of the tools may have dropped considerably, but the value of..."

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:26:17 -0500

“Creating content is expensive. The cost of the tools may have dropped considerably, but the value of your time increases every minute you live past the age of 25, or move out of your parents’ house, whichever comes later. At some stage in your life, you reach a point where Mac and Cheese and free food at happy hour and buying used clothes are disappointments rather than choices. At some stage in your life, asking your friends to work for free is no longer “hanging out”, its imposing or freeloading. It’s at that point you are going to realize that you are working really hard and scared shitless about whether you will be able to make a living doing what you love. Then it will hit you that you are subsidizing the cost of video advertising inventory for Google or MySpace or whoever, while not being able to make ends meet.”

- Mark Cuban

babybitch: “the global is local / the local is global.”

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:56:33 -0500

babybitch:

“the global is local / the local is global.”

"Be transparent. Share your work constantly. Solicit feedback. Appreciate critiques. Let other people..."

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:55:17 -0500

“Be transparent. Share your work constantly. Solicit feedback. Appreciate critiques. Let other people point out your mistakes. You are not your code. Do not be afraid of day-to-day failures — learn from them…”

- iBanjo » Programmer Insecurity (via atmos + drawohara)
not just programming :) (via nikography)

"Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little..."

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:54:56 -0500

“Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. … Because it’s only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.”

- Barack Obama (via livejamie)