October 2011
32 posts
Amy Rebecca Klein: The Problem With Lana Del Ray →
The problem with Lana Del Ray is that there is no problem with Lana Del Ray.
This seems to be more of a really well written article about the problem of expectation and authenticity in the struggle to pretend artists do what they do for us. Or, put another way, “are artists selfless deities or are they stealing our jerbs?” Or yet another way, “how we let ourselves believe...
WatchYou then know why things are happening [Carter Rosenberg edition] (by Carter Rosenberg)
WatchYou then know why things are happening (by Carter Rosenberg)
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The Weeknd - The Morning (music video)
The Least Offensive Homemade Occupy Wall Street... →
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An Interactive Guide to NPR's List of Top 100... →
“Logic gates are the fundamental building blocks in silicon circuitry that our...”
– Biological computers come closer to reality
Don't forget which one you are….
A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces height and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts: “Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?” The man below says: “Yes, you’re in a hot air balloon, hovering 30 feet above this field.” You must be an engineer” says the balloonist. “I am” replies the...
A quick look at Adobe's Creative Cloud -... →
Single Edition Digital Publishing Suite However, in an iPad exclusive, Adobe also announced a new component of its Digital Publishing Suite for tablet-based publications. The new Single Edition for iPadan offshoot of its professional and enterprise-level editionslets freelance designers and small publishing companies publish one-off publications from InDesign CS5.5 for $395 per application, for...
“A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it,...”
– Antoine de Saint-Exupery Quotes - BrainyQuote
“In 10 years there will be an article titled, ‘The Rise of the Legal...”
– Says me. Can I quote myself? In any case, the same way finance quants scour the market data for that one opportunity for arbitrage, trying to predict future value based on past value by analyzing billions of trades. That, but it will be laws instead of market data, and the goal will be finding...
“Typekit has been acquired by Adobe.”
– Adobe acquires Typekit « The Typekit Blog
If you’re one of our customers, this announcement means things will only get better. Typekit will remain a standalone product, as well as become a vital part of Adobe’s Creative Cloud. Our team will stay together, and we’re excited to start working...
WatchWhen marine biologist Roger Hanlon captured the first scene in this video he started screaming. Hanlon, senior scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, studies camouflage in cephalopods—squid, cuttlefish and octopus. They are masters of optical illusion. These are some of Hanlon’s top video picks of sea creatures going in and out of hiding (via Scifri Videos:...
