January 2011
26 posts
My profession can so often be completely frivolous, which is one of its virtues....
– Colin Firth, With Vulnerability and Fortitude | Cultural Conversation by David Mermelstein - WSJ.com
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO AROUND 10 DEGREES IN MOST LOCATIONS MONDAY...
– National Weather Service Watch Warning Advisory Summary
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“Tumblr Is Growing By A Quarter Billion... →
FYI, I love using Tumblr…
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The stormy intrigue of hit app 'Strange Rain' →
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The reason why people tell stories and read stories and see films is to feel...
– Colin Firth, With Vulnerability and Fortitude | Cultural Conversation by David Mermelstein - WSJ.com
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Microsoft: Users want choice. Google: Users want open. Apple: Users want things...
– Mike Lee (bmf) on Twitter
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…focusing on building a great product is the best strategy for succeeding...
– Four Lessons From Evernote’s First Week On The Mac App Store
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Denver Big Air! →
Skiers, snowboarders hope to jumpstart careers at... →
This ramp looks amazing!
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There’s never been a scientific study of hip-hop ever.
– Dr. Charles Limb in Study: This Is Your Brain On Improv - TIME Healthland - StumbleUpon
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Song hacked together a solar cell, a lithium-ion battery, an Arduino board...
– Alpha Geek: Hojun Song, DIY Satellite Builder | Magazine
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The researchers say they hope to produce a baby mammoth within six years.
– Scientists trying to clone, resurrect extinct mammoth – This Just In - CNN.com Blogs
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NPD notes that kiosk rentals are now in second place at 31%…
– Movie Rental Kiosks Now More Popular Than Retail Stores [STATS]
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Decrease PDF resolution on a Mac
To decrease the resolution of a PDF on a Mac, open the PDF in Finder, click File/Save As, and adjust the drop down menu of the Quartz Filter to “Reduce File Size.”
#LessAmbitiousMovies Got Over 364K Tweets →
Interesting Postmortem of a Meme!
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Statewide snowpack is 159 percent of last year’s Jan. 1 readings and 136...
– Mountain snowpack raising fears of spring floods - The Denver Post
Forecast for Monday: A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 18.
– 7-Day Forecast for Latitude 39.78°N and Longitude 104.88°W (Elev. 5278 ft)
Homeless man with 'golden voice' lights up Web,... →
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To solve a problem, first draw a picture
http://is.gd/k1LOI
Clive Thompson’s approach to problem-solving is a great strategy for addressing complex systems.
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But dynamic, complicated problems—like global warming and economic reform—often...
– Clive Thompson on the Power of Visual Thinking | Magazine