July 2010
5 posts
For Jessica →
“A couple of weeks ago, a friend of mine and I were talking about a study she’d just read, which concluded that people without children were happier than people with children; or, to put it more precisely, despite what conventional wisdom holds, the study found that having children did not increase anyone’s happiness.
At which all I could do was burst out laughing. Because, well. Duh.
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The Top Idea →
Solitude and Leadership →
Michigan Rain
June 2010
1 post
Peter Callesen - A Single Sheet of Paper →
May 2010
3 posts
Optimism →
Life is Beautiful →
Watch“Oh Mary” by theresa andersson (via zefrank.com)
March 2010
4 posts
Richard Feynman and The Connection Machine →
I heart Feynman
Christoph Niemann’s Abstract City →
WatchOut Of A Forest
February 2010
2 posts
WatchPivot
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January 2010
1 post
November 2009
3 posts
cyoa →
Impressive analysis of Choose Your Own Adventure books, a fixture of my childhood.
October 2009
3 posts
Cell Size and Scale →
We Could Use More of This
There’s a weekly Tuesday evening Ultimate Frisbee game at a field near my house (sadly, I haven’t gotten out to play in ages). Now that it’s getting dark early, they need the lights on in order to play. The city is usually pretty stingy with the lights, but this just came through on the mailing list:
So here’s the deal with the lights for the lower field….The lady...
A literary appreciation of the Olson/Zoneinfo/tz... →
The Billion Dollar Gram | Information Is Beautiful →
Billions spent on this. Billions spent on that. It’s all relative, right?
August 2009
2 posts
April 2009
1 post
March 2009
2 posts
WatchA strange man builds a world using holographic tools for the woman he loves.
(via Vimeo)
ThruYOU →
Amazing mixes of YouTube videos.
February 2009
2 posts
January 2009
3 posts
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Networks Are Smart at the Edges →
via kd.to_tumblr
December 2008
1 post
September 2008
2 posts
The Cab Ride I’ll Never Forget →
“I don’t think that I have done anything more important in my life…”
- via kottke.org
August 2008
1 post
The Secret to Raising Smart Kids →
Hint: Don’t tell your kids that they are. More than three decades of research shows that a focus on effort—not on intelligence or ability—is key to success in school and in life
July 2008
4 posts
Me and My Girls - David Carr →
“What if I told you I was a fat thug who beat up women and sold bad coke? Now what if I said that I was a recovered crack addict who got custody of my twin girls, got us off welfare and raised them? Both are the story of my life.”
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog →
Joss Whedon’s direct-to-WWW musical with Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion.
2008 CrossFit Games Highlights Video →
Ask the pilot | Salon Technology →
“You ain’t takin’ this through,” she says. “No knives. You can’t bring a knife through here.”
It takes a moment for me to realize that she’s serious. “I’m … but … it’s …”
“Sorry.” She throws it into a bin and starts to walk away.
“Wait a minute,” I say. “That’s...
June 2008
9 posts
When It Sizzles →
WatchBall Girl Makes Incredible Catch (via Break.com)
Good News →
It’s like The Onion, but depressing when you think about why it’s so funny.
