Intellectually Promiscuous

Apr 01

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Mar 31

The Top Seven Fast Food Items That Will Kick Your Ass (and yes, those are Krispy Kreme cheeseburgers.)

The Top Seven Fast Food Items That Will Kick Your Ass (and yes, those are Krispy Kreme cheeseburgers.)

Mar 30

The Seven Needs of Real-Time Curators -

“This is a guide for how we can build “info molecules” that have a lot more value than the atomic world we live in now. First, what are info atoms? A tweet is an atom. A photo on Flickr is an atom. A conversation item on Google Buzz is an atom. A Facebook status message is an atom. A YouTube video is an atom. Thousands of these atoms flow across our screens in tools like Seesmic, Google Reader, Tweetdeck, Tweetie, Simply Tweet, Twitroid, etc. A curator is an information chemist. He or she mixes atoms together in a way to build an info-molecule. Then adds value to that molecule.”

Mar 25


Street Art of the Day: Katie Sokoler’s Pac-Man goes hunting for humans (100 points!) on the streets of Brooklyn. More photos here.
[Via craft & thedailywhat]

Street Art of the Day: Katie Sokoler’s Pac-Man goes hunting for humans (100 points!) on the streets of Brooklyn. More photos here.

[Via craft & thedailywhat]

Anyone ever see this message in Gmail before?

Anyone ever see this message in Gmail before?

Mar 20

Best copy in a SXSW promo this year

Best copy in a SXSW promo this year

Mar 18

15 Google Interview Questions That Will Make You Feel Stupid -

Not particularly different from other consulting interview questions. They didn’t include one that I was asked though: “How does the Facebook News Feed work?” No joke.

ilovecharts: The Genealogy of Pop/Rock Music

ilovecharts: The Genealogy of Pop/Rock Music

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The Gong Show: Design at the Board Level -

Whether you’re a VC, independent board member, or member of senior management, one subject that’s particularly tricky to discuss at the Board level is interface design.
Some board members will say, “I don’t like X about the site’s design, and we should change it to Y.”

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The danger of designing from the Board room is that you end up with a product that’s optimized for the Board members instead of your target audience. This is especially dangerous for products that are designed for mass-consumer appeal. Board feedback represents a tiny fraction of the population, and is fraught with sample bias in terms of socio-economic status.

From thegongshow via mikehudack

Mar 17

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Mar 13

I think “Everything is oversized in Texas” is a much more accurate saying.

I think “Everything is oversized in Texas” is a much more accurate saying.

Mar 12

Apparently the Chevy Volt comes standard with a chassis … and that’s it.

Apparently the Chevy Volt comes standard with a chassis … and that’s it.