Interesting Links for April 29, 2011
April 29, 2011, 4:00 amI Just Fired My Virtual Assistant Facebook Launches Its Groupon Killer Shittier Shitstorm, Indeed Guy English on the iOS location log: That said and done, no one has yet asked the really interesting question — if this had happened once Apple was shipping an iOS device that backed up… Are You Faking Progress? One of the big [...]
Interesting Links for April 26, 2011
April 26, 2011, 4:00 am813 Is What You Learn in School Really Useless? I’ve heard the claim that, a few years out of college, most of what you’ve learned will be useless. It’s repeated so often it’s taken as fact. Obviously the claim about the value of education varies… Personal Outsourcing Caveats Asian Efficiency has a nice post on personal outsourcing. [...]
Interesting Links for April 22, 2011
April 22, 2011, 4:01 amThe Most Dangerous Thing You’ll Do All Day The Most Dangerous Thing You’ll Do All Day http://t.co/z9yxa5y Verhandlungen: "Lügner verraten sich durch ihre Angst" – e-fellows.net Create. ‘Men must live and create. Live to the point of tears.’ ~Albert Camus Post written by Leo Babauta. It’s amazing how many people I talk to who tell [...]
Interesting Links for April 19, 2011
April 19, 2011, 4:01 amThe internet as envy amplifier Used to be that the only Jones you needed to worry about was the one who lived next door. Now, if you choose, it’s easy to find someone taller, richer, more successful, better liked, with more… All hail the humble component « Snarkmarket The talk about an Apple TV makes me [...]
Interesting Links for April 15, 2011
April 15, 2011, 4:00 am✚ Tweetbot’s Got Personality Using an app by Tapbots feels like a privilege. There is this addictive cleverness and playful uniqueness to the way Mark and Paul build their apps. The sounds, the animations, and graphics don’t… The iPhone Tab Bar « SignificantPixels Books Over Blogs “Books are the new business cards,” I’m told. I also hear [...]
Interesting Links for April 12, 2011
April 12, 2011, 4:00 amOn the Argument That Android Is Taking Over Nice piece by Jon-Erik Storm on Henry Blodget’s and Fred Wilson’s arguments that Android is the new Windows: Really? I can come up with three counterexamples. One, gaming consoles. There are… Old is the New New Trying to describe how I do what I do is hard, since the [...]
Interesting Links for April 8, 2011
April 8, 2011, 4:01 am✚ Great Expectations What do you write as the very first post on the first day of your new job as a full-time writer? I have no idea. Ever since I can remember I have wanted to be a writer. And now that I actually carry … "Artificial Leaf" Might Provide Easy, Mobile Energy: Scientific American [...]
Interesting Links for April 5, 2011
April 5, 2011, 4:00 amCup 32 Person: Wanda Herndon Drink: Grande decaf Americano from Starbucks in Belltown, Seattle Every year since I’ve been in college, I’ve spent spring break visiting my brother. With the turbulence of… Jump-Start Your Career With a Personal Business Model This is a guest post from Tim Clark, an entrepreneur, teacher, and the author or editor of [...]
Interesting Links for April 1, 2011
April 1, 2011, 4:00 amParity Lukas Mathis on Skype 5 for Mac: At the company I work, we use Skype to communicate. A lot of the people here use Windows computers. More than once, a Windows user walked by my Mac, saw my… A slow news day I think you can learn a lot about an organization (and a person’s [...]
