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Paul Graham on addiction

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:10:35 +0000

That is, addiction in general and information/Internet addiction in particular. The world is more addictive than it was 40 years ago. And unless the forms of technological progress that produced these things are subject to different laws than technological progress in general, the world will get more addictive in the next 40 years than it [...]

Above the fog

nobody@flickr.com (bob) — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:56:16 -0700

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Custom candy bars

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:34:24 +0000

Thank you internet.

Giant cardboard robot suit

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:53:46 +0000

Yes please. A great example of what my dad always called “using CAD: Cardboard-aided design. If you can make it out of cardboard, you might be able to make it out of metal. But if you can’t make it out of cardboard, you definitely won’t be able to make it out of metal.”

The Global Lives Project and virtual ethnography

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:05:37 +0000

The Global Lives project is an effort “to collaboratively build a video library of human life experience that reshapes how we as both producers and viewers conceive of cultures, nations and people outside of our own communities.” They started with an exhibit of 10 people at the Yerba Buena Center. I missed that unfortunately but [...]

Rise and shine

nobody@flickr.com (bob) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:28:03 -0700

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I missed this when it launched, but apparently now Google shows sunrise and sunset times directly in the results.

These are probably my most common searches, now that I have to fit in rides before and after work!

Kent Trail with Dad

nobody@flickr.com (bob) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:16:08 -0700

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Together at last!

nobody@flickr.com (bob) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:13:01 -0700

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Comes with island

nobody@flickr.com (bob) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:11:00 -0700

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Realtors are getting desperate...

Urban crop circles?

nobody@flickr.com (bob) — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 06:34:28 -0700

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Multimedia Message

Morning on Canada Rd

nobody@flickr.com (bob) — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:01:26 -0700

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Taken by my friend Heath.

It’s July already!

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:17:08 +0000

Know Thy Audience

nobody@flickr.com (bob) — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:20:28 -0700

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On Portola Valley Road, where hundreds of cyclists ride every Sunday.

Bob Dylan’s Theme Time Radio Hour

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:50:50 +0000

Those who listen to XM Radio may have heard Bob Dylan’s Theme Time Radio Hour. This three-year show explored a ton of Dylan’s favorite music and got rave reviews. Those who missed it (like me) may enjoy the Theme Time Radio Hour Archive, which hosts most of the music and links to commentary on each [...]

Strap it down

nobody@flickr.com (bob) — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:25:07 -0700

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Good morning West Alpine

nobody@flickr.com (bob) — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:31:56 -0700

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On our second big climb at 8am.

Montebello

nobody@flickr.com (bob) — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:31:57 -0700

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IMG_20100526_200214

nobody@flickr.com (bob) — Wed, 26 May 2010 20:03:56 -0700

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It's free!

nobody@flickr.com (bob) — Wed, 26 May 2010 09:13:01 -0700

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"You still have to pay for it though."

ToC spectators

nobody@flickr.com (bob) — Wed, 19 May 2010 18:44:01 -0700

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At Star Hill and Tunitas Creek Rd

Rowbike

nobody@flickr.com (bob) — Wed, 19 May 2010 18:42:50 -0700

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Speed Huffy

nobody@flickr.com (bob) — Wed, 19 May 2010 18:11:58 -0700

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Comic Sans + gradients = Crazy delicious!

nobody@flickr.com (bob) — Sat, 15 May 2010 15:32:14 -0700

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A friend sprained his ankle on this trail...we should have known it was evil from the font...

Candied strawberries

nobody@flickr.com (bob) — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 03:31:23 -0700

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...that my wife wouldn't let me eat. She was right, of course.

Highlights from Andy Kaufman's wrestling career - a truly epic...

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:03:57 -0800

Highlights from Andy Kaufman's wrestling career - a truly epic stunt.

YouTube - Amazing Indoor Skydiving - I tried this once...wasn't...

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:27:49 -0800

YouTube - Amazing Indoor Skydiving - I tried this once...wasn't quite this good.

Calligraphy in light - beautiful....

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:25:35 -0800

Calligraphy in light - beautiful.

The history of the Earth in 60 seconds - to...

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 18:32:16 -0800

The history of the Earth in 60 seconds - to scale, natch!

The Homer Simpson metric: "Homer is not going to use...

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 18:11:34 -0800

The Homer Simpson metric: "Homer is not going to use his body for anything. ThatÂs the American value system in a nutshell. And thatÂs what we who are trying to design alternative transportation are fighting against. We've got to make something that's clean, cheap and mechanically efficient without the individual feeling the physical consequences. ThatÂs tough."

I'm late to view the Siftables demo, but it really...

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:15:52 -0800

I'm late to view the Siftables demo, but it really is inspiring.

First-person video of a bike race finish - can't believe...

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:55:29 -0800

First-person video of a bike race finish - can't believe I never thought to do this (the filming, not the near-crash).

Flow chart of where our emissions are really coming from...

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:41:07 -0800

Flow chart of where our emissions are really coming from - interesting that land use change (deforestation, etc) is as significant as transportation.

The Long Now Foundation - Store - Books - great...

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:48:54 -0800

The Long Now Foundation - Store - Books - great book recommendations from the Long Now Foundation. Love the <10-word reviews; I should try that.

"The gospel is not primarily a set of facts but...

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:32:37 -0800

"The gospel is not primarily a set of facts but a way of seeing and a way of being in the world because of God." - Richard Rohr

YouTube - Are Violent Video Games Preparing Kids For The...

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:51:03 -0800

YouTube - Are Violent Video Games Preparing Kids For The Apocalypse? - I'm pretty sure this was what Kenneth Boulding was talking about.

"The future will always surprise us, but we must not...

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:20:17 -0800

"The future will always surprise us, but we must not let it dumbfound us." - Kenneth Boulding

"The vice president began to tremble with rage. He shouted,...

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:41:32 -0800

"The vice president began to tremble with rage. He shouted, 'The telephone system was destroyed last night and you had better believe it. If you don't by noon, you'll be fired.'" - Idealized Design: How Bell Labs Imagined -- and Created -- the Telephone System of the Future. Great example of prototyping future experiences to inspire innovation.

Google finally solves the age-old question of the ideal crank...

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:09:35 -0800

Google finally solves the age-old question of the ideal crank length: 87 minutes

"In his first week in office, President Obama requested that...

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:16:25 -0800

"In his first week in office, President Obama requested that he see 10 letters a day 'representative of people's concerns, from people writing into the president,' recalls Gibbs, 'to help get him outside of the bubble, to get more than just the information you get as an elected official." - ABC News. Very cool way of tapping into real people's needs.

Coolest commute ever - kids in Colombia riding a zip...

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:24:32 -0800

Coolest commute ever - kids in Colombia riding a zip line over a 1200-foot valley to get to school.

"If called, I will certainly serve," he said. "But if...

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:41:29 -0800

"If called, I will certainly serve," he said. "But if not called, I will probably serve anyway." - Carl Malamud, who works to make government documents easily available. Love the attitude.

For all those times you've said "I wish I could...

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:49:50 -0800

For all those times you've said "I wish I could invest in that person": Swayam: Education Funding, people investing in people - "We offer ordinary people the opportunity to become angel investors in the education of talented students, in exchange for a share of their future income."

Informing Ourselves To Death - a good counterpoint to the...

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 9:34:09 -0800

Informing Ourselves To Death - a good counterpoint to the "inforevolution": "I believe you will have to concede that what ails us, what causes us the most misery and pain -- at both cultural and personal levels -- has nothing to do with the sort of information made accessible by computers. The computer and its information cannot answer any of the fundamental questions we need to address to make our lives more meaningful and humane."

Christopher Columbus @ All About Explorers - Librarians sabotage the...

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 9:32:55 -0800

Christopher Columbus @ All About Explorers - Librarians sabotage the internet to teach kids that you can't trust online information. Great.

Kevin Kelly reports on Amish technology adoption - "One Amish-man...

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:47:16 -0800

Kevin Kelly reports on Amish technology adoption - "One Amish-man told me that the problem with phones, pagers, and PDAs (yes he knew about them) was that 'you got messages rather than conversations.'"

Imagining the Internet - good list of books and resources...

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:46:20 -0800

Imagining the Internet - good list of books and resources for forecasting and concept design

Saul Griffith expands on his previous analysis of the energy...

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:40:31 -0800

Saul Griffith expands on his previous analysis of the energy we need and use as a planet. Really compelling stuff; who wants to start an energy company?

"It's not bad to own fine things that you like....

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:44:06 -0800

"It's not bad to own fine things that you like. What you need are things that you GENUINELY like. Things that you cherish, that enhance your existence in the world. The rest is dross." - Bruce Sterling