February 2012
3 posts
I didn’t make that up and that’s a fact. It came from a small...
– Though always unique in their own horror, each school shooting always makes me think of this interview with Eddie Vedder.
The demand for online content globally is virtually limitless. In some cases...
– Insight from Peter Francese at OPA Summit 2012
January 2012
4 posts
There’s a period in your 20s when everyone’s partying and having fun. Then a few...
– Craig Finn talks to Paste Magazine
If you look at your Facebook newsfeed you’ll see stories about cute...
– PC Mag interviews Jonah Peretti.
December 2011
2 posts
November 2011
3 posts
That night I met you I wrote: It is possible i have imagined my entire life.
– Sarah Manguso, Address to an Absent Lover (via kellybergin)
What a beautiful thought to have about someone.
(via moorehn)
Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or...
– Jim Jarmusch (via redvelvetteacake)
October 2011
5 posts
Emptyage: Generation X Doesn't Want to Hear It →
Earlier generations have weathered recessions, of course; this stall we’re in has the look of something nastier. Social Security and Medicare are going to be diminished, at best. Hours worked are up even as hiring staggers along: Blood from a stone looks to be the normal order of things “going…
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One of the best pieces of advice I ever got, back when I was 23 and newly out of...
– John Lilly (via parislemon)
So over the last two years, we entered a wacky age when, finally, everybody got...
– Wise words from Choire Sicha
With few exceptions, the only instances in which mainstream firms have...
– Clayton Christensen in the Innovator’s Dilemma, quoted in this Slate story on why the Netflix-Qwikster split may make sense. (via corybe)
September 2011
2 posts
When people say dad rock, they actually just mean rock. There are a lot of...
– Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy Defends ‘Dad Rock’ (via johnness)
Sometimes I think that if the Internet had been invented first, then the...
– “In A Post-9/11 World, TV Is Still King” by Gary Holmes
August 2011
4 posts
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July 2011
7 posts
Beautifully shot.
June 2011
14 posts
Standing next to Clarence was like standing next to the baddest ass on the...
– Bruce Springsteen’s eulogy for Clarence Clemons.
Development @ msnbc.com - Organization Wide... →
2105:
Imagine a team that bypasses any upfront planning and dutifully delivers the next highest priority every two weeks for the next 6 months. If the team (including business folks) has neglected the real work associated with product vision and requirements, all of those done-done user stories delivered every two weeks will not add up to a compelling product.
Scrum does not mean you can...
I’m not really opposed to self-promotion; what I’m opposed to is the casual way...
– The Washington Post’s Gene Weingarter in a comment responding to a blog post about his latest column, “How branding is ruining journalism.” It beautifully illustrates how old-school journalists are completely oblivious to the changing economics of the business. Branding, distribution and marketing...
Brian Williams for President →
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I now inhabit a life I don’t deserve, but we all walk this earth feeling we are...
– David Carr (via rubenfeld)
emmaosborn:
My first family vacation… Hilton Head Island! Sooo fun!
May 2011
2 posts
You never trust a millionaire quoting the sermon on the mount.
I used to think...
– Arcade Fire, City With No Children (via nathanjohnson)
April 2011
2 posts
Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us...
– Ira Glass (via nefffy)
March 2011
2 posts