zboïng! ...collateral damage

"So the best way to approach this problem is to ask yourself: what are people going to do for fun in..."

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:15:40 -0500

“So the best way to approach this problem is to ask yourself: what are people going to do for fun in 20 years instead of what they do now?”

- Paul Graham: YCRFS 9: Kill Hollywood

"The poorest fifth of the world pays one-fifth of the world’s lighting bill — but receives only..."

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:12:45 -0500

“The poorest fifth of the world pays one-fifth of the world’s lighting bill — but receives only 0.1 percent of the lighting benefits.”

- How solar power can help the billion people without electricity

HTTP Status Cats

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 13:39:44 -0500

HTTP Status Cats:

When the web server coughs up fur balls!

TextMate 2.0 Alpha

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:19:45 -0500

TextMate 2.0 Alpha:

Cue in Händel : “Let us break their bonds asunder, and cast away their yokes form us.” (not quite the end of Part II yet!)

Dieter Rams: ten principles for good design

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:22:16 -0500

Dieter Rams: ten principles for good design:

via @otisyves

"The future is disintermediated."

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:06:52 -0500

“The future is disintermediated.”

- John Gruber, Daring Fireball.

"Une culture généralisée de l’illettrisme produit l’anti-intellectualisme, et le mépris..."

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:59:00 -0500

“Une culture généralisée de l’illettrisme produit l’anti-intellectualisme, et le mépris des idées difficiles.”

- Le Québec analphabète - Jean-Benoît Nadeau

The bottom line

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 03:01:09 -0400

Sit to do computer work. Sit using a height-adjustable, downward titling keyboard tray for the best work posture, then every 20 minutes stand for 2 minutes AND MOVE.

"J’aime le café, surtout lorsqu’il est bon"

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 08:00:22 -0400

“J’aime le café, surtout lorsqu’il est bon”

- Erik Satie … qui aurait beaucoup apprécié ceci 15 Things Worth Knowing About Coffee - The Oatmeal

The Patent Pledge

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:00:21 -0400

The Patent Pledge:

No first use of software patents against companies with less than 25 people.

Why don't they ask this question?

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:20:05 -0400

Why don't they ask this question?:

Should math be taught in the schools?

Hell.

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:39:00 -0400

Hell.

Interactive Exploration of a Dynamical System (by Bret Victor)

Thu, 19 May 2011 18:15:03 -0400

Interactive Exploration of a Dynamical System (by Bret Victor)

«Les deux mains sur le volant», selon l’ambassadeur...

Thu, 12 May 2011 12:20:59 -0400

«Les deux mains sur le volant», selon l’ambassadeur américain

Hai Bo and too much Sichuan food (Taken with Instagram at...

Sun, 01 May 2011 19:08:58 -0400

Hai Bo and too much Sichuan food (Taken with Instagram at Cuisine Szechuan)

The New Center For Digital Art and Contemporary Music «

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:40:59 -0400

The New Center For Digital Art and Contemporary Music «:

The Centre for digital art and contemporary music designed by architect Manual Gautrand opened its doors to the Parisian public last month.

James Turrell · The Wolfsburg Project (English subtitles) (by...

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 08:50:37 -0400

James Turrell · The Wolfsburg Project (English subtitles) (by KunstmuseumWolfsburg)

… usually it’s the other way around! (via Inhabitat)

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 11:38:08 -0400

… usually it’s the other way around! (via Inhabitat)

Sriracha On The Oatmeal

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 10:48:25 -0400

Sriracha On The Oatmeal:

“You are the savior of cheap, crappy asian food.”

"If ever a visiting Martian biologist should ask you what made your species the master of its planet,..."

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 03:31:53 -0400

“If ever a visiting Martian biologist should ask you what made your species the master of its planet, point first to your mother and all her relatives, then to the whites of your eyes, and only lastly to your prominent forehead.”

- Social Development and Weapons Propelled Human Achievement - NYTimes.com