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Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:56:44 -0600

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Why is it that they look happy? From not seeing faces? Tell me this. Why are 4 men dressed in black, happy and not sad. Can you tell me this?

Characters for an Epic Tale

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:56:11 -0600

Characters for an Epic Tale

Edit This Page

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:39:04 -0600

Edit This Page:

azspot:

Can you trust Wikipedia? Most of us have stopped asking and simply bookmarked it. That makes sense when you consider the alternatives: you can explore the first dozen or so Google search results, or you can go straight to the occasionally erroneous Wikipedia entry, typically culled from the very same search results. If you are looking for fast, up-to-date information, it is Wikipedia or Google (not Wikipedia or Britannica), and Wikipedia wins on speed.

Wikipedia still has its critics, skeptics who doubt its merits as a reference source. But even they cannot deny the tremendous social innovation unleashed by Wikipedia-the-project. Every professional conference—on topics ranging from entrepreneurship to journalism to philanthropy—now includes the mandatory, impassioned plea for the industry to adopt The Wikipedia Model, as if it were a set of Lego pieces that could be ordered from eBay and assembled in a newsroom or on the trading floor.

The enthusiasm may not always be well-informed, but it is understandable. From the start, Wikipedia was an improbable outcome. According to a popular techie quip, it works in practice, but not in theory. Think about it: a bunch of strangers—and not the world’s most sociable strangers—leveraged the power of the Internet to create a highly functioning, über-productive community that voluntarily creates usable (and frequently used) knowledge for others. How much money would you have been prepared to bet against that result a decade ago?

Celebrity photos by Lorenzo Agius

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:28:39 -0600

Celebrity photos by Lorenzo Agius

A short skateboard video from Salazar Productions

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:26:04 -0600

A short skateboard video from Salazar Productions

"Few people would say, “Yes, we want a culture of death!” But many would freely admit that money,..."

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:21:50 -0600

“Few people would say, “Yes, we want a culture of death!” But many would freely admit that money, power, and sex drive their daily lives. And especially when it comes to money and power, we could say that our whole economic and political systems run on these fuel sources. Perhaps in seeking to address these deeper driving forces as the disease rather than arguing about which symptoms are most important, we can find more productive and truly spiritual ways of bringing about needed social change in the years ahead, as we seek the common good of peace, justice, and joy.”

- Brian McLaren (via azspot)

Men’s Health - 50 Things Women Wish Men Knew

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:20:47 -0600

Men’s Health - 50 Things Women Wish Men Knew

caterpillarcowboy: These are neat. Too bad J and I have about 5...

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:18:47 -0600

caterpillarcowboy:

These are neat. Too bad J and I have about 5 more boxes of books than we have bookshelf space.

Bendit Bookends | Design Milk

catharsis: A note left with forgotten laundry, composed by Eric...

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:15:48 -0600

catharsis:

A note left with forgotten laundry, composed by Eric Willis (via reddit)

dstrelau: Van Canto covers Metallica’s Battery Metal + A...

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:13:47 -0600

dstrelau:

Van Canto covers Metallica’s Battery

Metal + A Cappella. Do I really need to explain why this is awesome?

Maryna Linchuck by Terri Richardson

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:11:47 -0600

Maryna Linchuck by Terri Richardson

"Technology brings ever more metrics. The strange thing is that nothing in them prevents us from..."

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:09:47 -0600

“Technology brings ever more metrics. The strange thing is that nothing in them prevents us from using other lenses, too. But something in the culture now makes us bow before data and suspend disbelief. Sometimes metrics blind us to what we might with fewer metrics have seen.”

- Anand Giridharadas, “Are Metrics Blinding Our Perception?” (via brynnshepherd) (via alexainslie)

How to visit the zoo

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:08:48 -0600

How to visit the zoo:

“A zoo is not a theme park; it’s more like a museum.”

jessicachu: Viva La Love Story

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:04:49 -0600

jessicachu:

Viva La Love Story

Papercraft fashion

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:02:48 -0600

Papercraft fashion

lefan: printedandbound: How Books Got Their Titles is a blog...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:53:06 -0600

lefan:

printedandbound:

How Books Got Their Titles is a blog by Gary Dexter about, well, how books get their titles. Full of interesting, well written little reviews and great internet candy for literature geeks.

Index here

this collection of information is nearly perfect in both its obscurity and breadth. love it.

americansplendor: Mystery Science Theater 3000 takes on...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:35:28 -0600

americansplendor:

Mystery Science Theater 3000 takes on Twilight.

“I wanted to kill you…[for going 45 in a passing zone!]”

"Employed people began to spend their money more carefully when they saw coworkers getting laid off..."

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:08:09 -0600

“Employed people began to spend their money more carefully when they saw coworkers getting laid off in increasing numbers. That is a rational act in the face of an increasing possibility of a loss of income. This is unlikely to change in the near future, so long as large public layoffs remain a news item. Is this a Sentiment factor — or a rational response to changing conditions?”

- The Big Picture (via azspot)

Anti-smoking poster - reads: I WANT TO BREATHE.

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:06:19 -0600

Anti-smoking poster - reads: I WANT TO BREATHE.

"The government is already using technology to talk to citizens. But we’re going to make technology..."

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:00:57 -0600

“The government is already using technology to talk to citizens. But we’re going to make technology that helps government listen to them.”

- Anil Dash

Dash to D.C.! Tech Guru Will Head Gov’t Incubator, Digitize Democracy | The New York Observer

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