E8 Theory + Yantra
Just something to consider: Is the E8 Theory of Everything proposed by Garrett Lisi related or connected in any way to the ancient Yantra?
Indie Film iPhone Apps — The New Distribution Frontier?
From the WSJ Speakeasy
When Apple first announced the launch of its iPad digital tablet on January 27, many media and technology experts immediately focused on the device’s applications for video games, e-books and other digital media. Finnish filmmaker Kimmo Kuusniemi, however, saw the iPad as the perfect distributor of his independent documentary, “Promised Land of [...]
Love This Rube Goldberg Thang!
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via Steve Snyder!
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Are Your Web Sites Down as of March 1st?
Well you can thank VeriSign:
If your site has stopped working, you might be affected by a recent change to .com, .net, and .edu domain names. This change from VeriSign® requires that the NS records for a domain name have associated A records.
Thanks for the heads up on this one. I've just blown 4 hours working [...]
Focus Focus Focus
Tim Cook at Apple: “This is the most focused company I know of, am aware of, or have any knowledge of… We say no to good ideas every day.” Cook then pointed out to analysts that every single product the company makes would fit on the single conference table in front of him. “And we [...]
Socialization Doesn’t Scale.
Check out Clive Thompson's piece: "In Praise of Obscurity" from Wired.
"When it comes to your social network, bigger is better. Or so we’re told. The more followers and friends you have, the more awesome and important you are. That’s why you see so much oohing and aahing over people with a million Twitter followers. But [...]
Relevance and Intelligence
Steve Rubel posted this morning that your address book is the next great social network. I couldn't agree more.
I believe over the next three years social networks will be turned inside out. You will be at the center. You will be able to use all kinds of social objects to interact with your friends the [...]
When Computers Disappear (pssst they just did)
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The Power of Less: How doing less can produce better business results.
"Minimalist design has been in vogue for decades. But when did we become enamored of the stripped-down business practice? When did business really start to leverage the power of less?"
"Google has led the way here. Remember the first time you landed on that spare, slightly dorky page, with just a multicolor logo and an [...]
