June 2010
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hurry sickness →
n. A malaise where a person feels chronically short of time, and so tends to perform every task faster and to get flustered when encountering any kind of delay.
[via lane becker & jane mcgonical]
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Rocketboom: 125 Million Served
This is a big deal. Rocketboom’s been going strong, what, six years? And keeps growing, evolving, launching new sites and shows, and finding new audiences, and it’s served at least 125 million views (I’m sure it’s much more, and Andrew’s being modest and conservative). That said, Andrew’s right: it’s not the number of your views that counts as much as the...
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As fiercely liberal and sharp-eyed an observer as Jon Stewart can be, getting...
– The Daily Show’s Woman Problem (Jezebel), via Soup.
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How do you pronounce moleskine?
Answered.
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The Gulf oil crisis: worst case scenario? →
One of the most sobering things I can remember reading: over on energy forum The Oil Drum, a knowledgeable-sounding commenter speculates a nightmare scenario: that BP’s sometimes puzzling actions are consistent with what they would do in the event that the pipes far beneath the seafloor are irreparably broken, and that we may only have one chance to prevent a “bleed-out” of the...
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For Tumblr Tuesday: Texturism →
I’ve been enjoying Maura’s Tumblr for a while now. Great music, lovely photos, cool reblogs. Go on and recommend Texturism, too, or if you’re so inclined, it’s always appreciated if you recommend shey.net. Thanks!
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Watch The #Promise live now. →
The one-day conference on social good through online media is streaming live all day. Presenters include representatives from Twitter, IBM, PepsiCo, and GE, penalists like Caterina Fake and Andrew Rasiej, and presentations by Edward Norton, charity:water, and Douglas Rushkoff.
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Where to find us at Internet Week NY →
The Next New blog has a rundown of the events Next New will be at this Internet Week, including a couple of my own speaking gigs today / tomorrow.
You are water. I’m water. We’re all water in different containers....
– Yoko Ono
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Stefan Sagmeister’s List of “Things I...
Complaining is silly. Either act or forget.
Thinking life will be better in the future is stupid, I have to live now.
Being not truthful works against me.
Helping other people helps me.
Organizing a charity group is surprisingly easy.
Everything I do always comes back to me.
Drugs feel great in the beginning and become a drag later on.
Over time I get used to everything and start taking it...
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