December 2010
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Ricky Gervais - Why I'm An Athiest →
So many bits of this I would quote. Instead I’ll just post the whole thing.
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40 Percent Of Americans Still Believe In... →
This is a horrifying statistic.
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Charitable Donations and the iPhone: What the App,... →
Seriously Apple?
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“A concave stomach and matchstick arms are stupid reasons for lifting a...”
– On Warped Beauty Standards, and Embracing the Buff | BlogHer
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Designing Movement
I’d love to design experiences, particular those which push the human body to new potentials, new limits, new expressions of self. Those which invigorate us to move, to strike out for a new edge.
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A Brief Message →
Fascinating site with short form expressions on design.
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A primer for the punctuation of heart disease →
bobulate:
Jonathan Safran Foer:
~ Placed at the end of a sentence, the “pedal point” signifies a thought that dissolves into a suggestive silence. The pedal point is distinguished from the ellipsis and the dash in that the thought it follows is neither incomplete nor interrupted but an outstretched hand. My younger brother uses these a lot with me, probably because he, of all the members of my...
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“Because you can take the same person, and if you just move them to a city that’s...”
– A Physicist Turns the City Into an Equation - NYTimes.com
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For the first time in history, a man is cured of... →
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You Can’t Shut WikiLeaks Without Shutting... →
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“the right kind of talk can fix our broken mind, helping us escape from the...”
– In Defense Of Therapy | Wired Science | Wired.com
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WONDER-TONIC - 4chan Declares War On Snow →
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WatchThe Legion of Extraordinary Dancers on Conan last night.
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“No great friendship or brainstorm to change the world ever happened because two...”
– Shareable: World’s Best Walking Cities for Travelers
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“To focus only on WikiLeaks is to miss the big picture of what’s happening with...”
– Why WikiLeaks Matters More (And Less) than You Think - Umair Haque - Harvard Business Review (via taylordavidson)
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“In the art of kung fu, there is what Herbert Fingarette calls “the magical,” but...”
– Kung Fu for Philosophers - NYTimes.com
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“Only by going beyond conceptual descriptions of reality can one open up to the...”
– Kung Fu for Philosophers - NYTimes.com
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“I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states. I cannot...”
– Letter from a Birmingham Jail [King, Jr.]
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“I think it’s bad to always have the same habit, because you tend to re-do...”
– Concept artist David Levy on Tron design process - Core77
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“That Senator Liebermann & Co were able to pull Wikileaks from Amazon and...”
– Building an Independent Internet - broadstuff
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“Trees have solar panels. They are called leaves.”
– Ah, what a wonderful example of framing. · From the Do Lectures’ Twitter (via viafrank)
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“Boston’s freeway system was insane. It was clearly designed by a person...”
– The Lost Continent by Bill Bryson
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“The greatest threat we face right now from WikiLeaks is not the information it...”
– Why WikiLeaks Is Good for America | Threat Level | Wired.com
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Wikileaks and the Long Haul « Clay Shirky →
One of the most insightful takes on the Wikileaks freakout by, no surprise, Clay Shirky.
“Over the long haul, we will need new checks and balances for newly increased...”
– Wikileaks and the Long Haul « Clay Shirky
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“It is a fact of the current media landscape that the chilling effect of...”
– The Shameful Attacks on Julian Assange - David Samuels - International - The Atlantic
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Workout 4.12.10
This workout was on top of eight miles bike riding and two hours of Parkour training in City Park which made for quite the full day.
Warmup
False Grip Pullups: 8 reps
The other day I felt a breakthrough in my false grip and it has made all the difference as I work towards a proper unassisted muscle-up.
Dips: 8 reps
Handstand Pushup: 8 reps
Rather than just doing handstand pushups on the...
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“Having fun, helping the world and focusing on doing what you want seems to be...”
– The Rise Of The Gentleman Hacker
Part of me interprets this to mean that as much as we may think there is an early-stage Internet and web tech bubble, if there is this much room for people to “play” and “just build stuff”, there is still a lot of room for a lot more competition in the industry.
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“There is no salvation in becoming adapted to a world wich is crazy.”
– Henry Miller - The Writers on the Behance Network
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A physical-digital design future
I look forward to the day where building digital objects is more akin to working in a woodshop than typing on a typewriter.
As non-traditional user interfaces move out of the experimental stages and into production devices, like Microsoft’s Kinect and the BendDesk, we are moving away from the interfaces which constrain us to desks and chairs.
The typical creation of digital objects,...
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“Just remember that there’s no such thing as a wrong note; what makes it wrong is...”
– Quote by Art Tatum - Your Dancing Sucks But This Post Isn’t About That « Wandering & Pondering
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Omeka | Home →
Intrigued by this rich media open source CMS used by libraries, archives, etc.
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Skillshare →
Another teaching related website to help set up in person classes.
Like the clean user experience.
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Workout 11.23.10
A bit of a late post on this workout after a week in San Francisco training dance and Thanksgiving sidetracking.
Warmup on Rings
False Grip Pullups 10 reps, 10 reps
Dips 10 reps, 10 reps
Rows 10 reps, 10 reps
Pushups 10 reps, 10 reps
Ring Series 1 3 reps
Dip -> L-Sit -> Dip -> Planche: 3 reps
Pullup -> Inv. Hang -> Skin the Cat -> Inv. Hang -> Pike Down: 3 reps
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Ryan Doyle - Webster Progression →
Includes kip-up, front hand spring and webster tips.
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Udemy - Academy of You →
Fascinated by the potential for this online course website.