February 2010
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“Disruptions come from all directions. Whereas problems stare at us in the face,...”
– Let’s Hear It for Reckless Enthusiasm! « The Scholarly Kitchen (via interestingsnippets)
According to the Self-Storage Association, there are 2.35 billion square feet in the United States. That’s 7.4 square feet of self-storage for every man, woman and child in the country, meaning all of us could stand inside self-storage units at the same time.
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Fooling Yourself
I once tried setting my watch ahead a few minutes to help me make it to appointments on time. At first it worked, but not because I was fooled. I would glance at the watch, get worried that I was late, then remember that the watch is fast. But that brief flash acted as a sort of preview of how it feels to be late. And the feeling is a better motivator than the thought in the abstract.
But...
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January 2010
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iPad will help us most when it disappears
Alan Kay, the computer visionary who famously declared Macintosh “the first computer worth criticizing,” hasn’t weighed in directly on the iPad as far as I know. It’s hard to imagine that he won’t see it a significant realization of his Dynabook dream, a tool that makes information and communication ubiquitous and makes devices disappear.
In the middle 1980s, Kay visited Alaska for a...
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Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.
In the Star Trek world, computers are utility devices. You don’t use them, you do things and the computer is the device that does them, just like you don’t really “use” the stove, you cook dinner and you might use the stove or the oven or the crock pot or the microwave or the refrigerator. You don’t have to know how to “use” the computer, or...
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“It’s not where you take an idea from, it’s where you take it to.”
– Jean-Luc Godard (via samsaramotel) (via notational)
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“Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have...”
– John Updike
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“The Fire Department has traditionally considered architecture a priority only...”
– Justin Davidson | Quotes on Design
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“Many people aren’t inspired, or inspiring, so college may be for them. Their...”
– I am Maddox, AMA (via giantrobotlasers)
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“There’s never enough time to do all the nothing you want.”
– Calvin and Hobbes. (via flickflickflicker)
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