February 2012
14 posts
“In all our stories, especially matters of controversy, we strive to consider the...”
– From NPR’s recently updated Ethics Handbook. Bravo.
Missed.
donaldtetto:
tylr:
I’m pretty sure craigslist missed connections are the most poetic thing going on in modern culture.
“A fellow will remember a lot of things you wouldn’t think he’d remember. You take me. One day, back in 1896, I was crossing over to Jersey on the ferry, and as we pulled out, there was another ferry pulling in, and on it there was a girl waiting to get off. A white dress...
“Spread and participate in culture. Remix, reuse, use, abuse. Make sure no one...”
– Peter Sunde
“The recurring metaphor in The Inmates are Running the Asylum is that of the...”
“Computational processes are abstract beings that inhabit computers. As they...”
– The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
“The acts of the mind, wherein it exerts its power over simple ideas, are chiefly...”
– John Locke - An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1690)
“On the one hand information wants to be expensive, because it’s so valuable. The...”
– Information wants to be free - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via slantback)
“And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the...”
– ― John Steinbeck, East of Eden (via zenchronicles)
“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the...”
– Roald Dahl (via zenchronicles)
“Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did...”
– Steve Jobs (via putorti)