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sufficientlyantique:
The dark and dangerous Mantis Shrimp
Officially amazing.
staff:
Don’t let this happen to your internetThe internet belongs to all of us. It’s an open, fair, democratic place that we’ve all helped to create, together. On February 26, the FCC is going to decide whether to leave the internet in our hands…or whether to turn it over to the cable companies.You don’t want them to pick the cable companies. Join everybody on the internet and help the FCC do the right thing.This is it, guys. We’ve been been fighting this fight together for a long time now. You did a sensationally good job back in September, making 135,343 calls in a single day and shifting the political momentum back toward real internet freedom. You been pulling more and more policymakers—including the president himself—over to the side of internet freedom. We’re almost there. Let’s bring this one home.
How to play Cuban dominoes? by 3 Guys from Miami.
Great summary of an awesome game. :)
Marissa Mayer (an ex-Googler and now Yahoo! CEO) interviews Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg of Google about their book: “How Google Works”.
Fun talk, and heavy emphasis on the importance of hiring the right people and managing them well.
Wooowww…
(via katykelley)
<h1>Personal qualities not measure by tests:</h1>
katykelley:
Creativity Resilience Motivation Curiosity Question Asking Humor Endurance Relatability Enthusiasm Civic-Mindedness Self-Awareness Self-Discipline Empathy Leadership Compassion Courage Sense of Beauty Sense of Wonder Resourcefulness Spontaneity Humility
Happiness Hacks: The 10 Most Unexpected Ways to Be Happy
Being prevented from being born, makes the debates about other rights hypotheticals. — yours truly
There are houses, and then there’s Ricardo Bofill’s house: a brutalist former cement factory of epic proportions on the outskirts of Barcelona, Spain. A grandiose monument to industrial architecture in the Catalonian town of Sant Just Desvern, La Fabrica is a poetic and personal space that redefines the notion of the conventional home. […] Rising above lush gardens that mask the grounds’ unglamorous roots, the eight remaining silos that once hosted an endless stream of workmen and heavy machinery now house both Bofill’s private life, and his award-winning architecture and urban design practice.
This aesthetic strikes me as insightful. Two points that stuck out to me from the video: (a) that the space isn’t organized functionally, but by mental and psychological activities, and (b) that luxury is in a space and lifestyle, rather than displayed in the things which adorn your house. I wasn’t as thrilled by the part of the design of keeping people disconnected and only letting them cross paths when they wanted to. Great closing line: “Beauty is what moves me, and after that intelligence.”
(via haydenhunter, via In Residence: Ricardo Bofill, Albert Moya for Nowness)
That you exist…is comfort enough…
HomeAway.
“At HomeAway, our mission is to make every vacation rental in the world available to every traveler in the world through our online marketplace. With over one million live vacation rental listings in 190 countries, we’re committed to helping families and friends find the perfect vacation rental to create unforgettable travel experiences together.”
I recently saw HomeAway featured in a WSJ article in which the CEO contrasted their model to that of AirBnB by saying: “HomeAway lists whole units rather than rooms, focuses on vacation destinations, and caters more to families and groups, rather than singles and couples.”
I’ve recently used AirBnB and had a positive experience, but also seems like there’s a market for this as well.
by yours truly; the iPhone HDR can produce some neat results
Choosing Better Work Over More Tools
“As Few Points of Failure as Possible”
by yours truly
How to you play Cuban Dominos?
The only caveat within the sustainability of this trend toward niche product categories is that by living a life surrounded by only the best things for any one need then eventually we will have enough of what we need and clever ideas start to seem redundant once we give ourselves permission to feel satisfied with things we already own. ..The thrill of the hunt and staying hip and relevant is a carrot that will forever be just out of reach. —
I had noticed my shoe collection has expanded over the years. Some degree of that was probably good, but I definitely agree that there’s a line at some point. There is so much good in the universe, but by trying to have it all, we end up with none. I admonish myself to choose my part.
Moon on the Water; by yours truly
