January 2012
35 posts
Varsity Bookmarking: In Praise of Quitting Your... →
(Alternate title: The New Work Ethic) I wrote this email to a friend a few weeks ago, and then the topic came up again last night with an old buddy who was frustrated with his work. He seemed to appreciate what I had to say, so I figured it might be worth sharing: - - - Thinking about your…
My new sounds:
Whoa, guys, they just shut down Megaupload and... →
The Federal Bureau of Investigation moved against a group of suspected online pirates Thursday, targeting the popular file-sharing website megaupload.com a day after Washington lawmakers were besieged by complaints about legislation designed to crack down on the online sharing of pirated copies of music, movies and other material, people familiar with the matter said.
Investigators said there was...
“Designers need to deploy microprocessors and displays, actuators and sensors....”
– Why Design Education Must Change - Core77
“It’s time for the country to realize that something is dangerously out of...”
– Occupy Oakland and the Militarization of America’s Police - Esquire
“And why shouldn’t the police be militarized? After all, we keep handing them...”
– Occupy Oakland and the Militarization of America’s Police - Esquire
My new sounds:
“Occupy is bringing things to light, the pigs can’t hide in the tunnel quite so...”
– “If Ocuppy Fails, The Terrorists Win” | GonZoville.com
December 2011
29 posts
Frontiers through the Ages
dbreunig:
Water, 1400
Land, 1840
Gold, 1850
Wire, 1880
Air, 1900
Celluloid, 1920
Plastic, 1950
Space, 1960
Silicon, 1980
Networks, 1990
Data, 2000
