December 2011
29 posts
“Permaculturists maintain that, where vastly differing systems meet, there is an...”
– Permaculture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via noahcates)
“He refers to Hokule’a as both a sacred canoe and the spaceship of the...”
– Wade Davis - The Wayfinders
“Designers can’t wait to be “hired” to enhance or improve these offerings. We...”
– via thoughtyoushouldseethis
Our Shortcomings | GiveWell →
Wish public reporting of mistakes was common practice for all organizations.
Dear Congress, It's No Longer OK To Not Know How... →
“Key members of the House Judiciary Committee still don’t understand how the internet works, and worse yet, it’s not clear whether they evenwant to…. When the security issue was brought up, Rep. Mel Watt of North Carolina seemed particularly comfortable about his own lack of understanding. Grinningly admitting “I’m not a nerd” before the committee, he nevertheless went on to dismiss...
“This is how it always is when I finish a poem. A great silence overcomes me, and...”
– Rumi
(via nirvikalpa)
“Offering any kind of investment opportunity is an activity that is highly...”
– Shareable: Crowdfunding and the Law
In Oakland, Awaken Cafe is trying to raise awareness about this very issue, meanwhile still raising money through donations that come with perks over at IndieGogo.
(via noahcates)
While these protections are critical, the way they’re structured, and the...
Playcate or Recess? Which is better?
I’m opening a new cafe in San Francisco, it’s called Playcate or Recess, it’s an indoor playground system scaled for adults, with knock-your-socks-off organic artisanal versions from your classic school lunch days. There’s an open plan coworking space with the best rates in the city. Wednesday and Saturday nights are local handmade flea markets. Thursdays and Fridays, the...
Brent Simmons On the Tab Labels in the New Twitter... →
dbreunig:
Well said:
Connect and Discover are the ones I like least, since they sound as if they weren’t decided upon by designers but by a murder of marketing executives perched around a big table. Both are too-abstract Latin words with the blood sucked out of them.
I would have gone with Mentions and Find. Those words may not encompass everything you can do on those tabs, but they’re close...
“The underlying rationale is that attempting to do what is not a crime is not...”
– Impossibility defense - Wikipedia
“Fortune named Enron “America’s Most Innovative Company” for six consecutive...”
– Wikipedia
Enron was only around for 16 years. It would be wise not to forget this fact.
(via dbreunig)
I feel like a lion who wants to be a hawk, but is trapped inside a bear that is trapped inside a human. This is strange because never before, have I felt bear precedes human.
“As I grew older, I understood that instructions came with this voice. What were...”
– Leonard Cohen’s acceptance speech for Spain’s highest award | ouno
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