January 2012
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November 2011
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Excellent article about managing a team →
“I wanted a happy culture. So I fired all the unhappy people.” —A very successful CEO (who asked not to be named)
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America in Primetime: PBS
What an amazing piece of public television. Watch this.
“America in Primetime is structured around the most compelling shows on television today, unfolding over four hours and weaving between past and present. Each episode focuses on one character archetype that has remained a staple of primetime through the generations – the Independent Woman, the Man of the House, the Misfit, and...
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“As time goes on, you’ll understand, what lasts, lasts; what doesn’t, doesn’t....”
– Haruki Murakami (via soubresaut)
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Notions & Notations of a Novice Cook: Making Berry... →
peegaw:
First world problems for food bloggers: pricey ingredients. I thought I’d never come across blueberries in the time I’m spending in my home country after fruitless attemps at searching for them (and raspberries) in the available supermarkets. But this all changed when I looked into the…
What a delicious idea!
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Tea Adventures: Harvest Party at Teance →
teaadventures:
Will be taking place on Nov 18 at 7pm, please email info@teance.com if you wish to attend
Will be tasting all the new Winter teas, including limited edition, pre-orders, and interesting examples from other regions
Not to be missed in general, as we only do a couple or so a year, but the winter…
October 2011
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“I think the big downfall for independent publishers is the difficulty in...”
– From a really nice Interview with Ernie Smith from ShortFormBlog; see the whole thing here (via markcoatney)
Noteworthy.
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Tea Adventures: The last of the literati →
teaadventures:
The final, educated, trained and knowledgeable few, in in-depth Chinese culture and art, are all from my parents’ generation. Those born and educated before the Cultural Revolution, that is, who have suffered tremendously for their education, and who have decided to bravely carry on the mantel of…
Tea Adventures: Mr. Cheng Goes to China →
teaadventures:
The one and only, renowned Fu-Tung Cheng is the creator of what many of you experience as Teance before you even get to the tea: the environment and context, the proper esthetic for tea. That soothing, beautiful timelessness, that alertness to detail that heightened senses. When you walk into…
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Handsome Coffee: The Handsome Coffee Web Store... →
handsomecoffee:
LOS ANGELES — Howdy, folks. The day has come to offer our coffees to the big, wide world. Thanks in no small part to our First Forty and Second Fifty of the Handsome Wager, we know our coffees are great. That led to our first wholesale partners. So now we’ve got the wind at our backs and a…
September 2011
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Watchlaughingsquid:
Don Draper Presents Facebook Timeline
Poignant.
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Just watched Buddy Guy kill it. Next up: BB King!
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BRYCE DOT VC: For Whom Is This Service Built? →
brycedotvc:
I don’t use Facebook.
Yeah, I have an account and yes I’ve used my account to sign up for other services I do use, but I’ve not used it on a daily or weekly basis in a couple years.
So I was intrigued when a friend walked into my office last week to show off the new profiles and timelines they…
Thoughtful.
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“Facebook has a connection purpose, but Tumblr is about me!”
– #Tumblr vs. #Facebook: Ask a Teen if You Want to Know the Difference
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Still Not Going To Do This Every Day: Government... →
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In late 1983 the Soviet Union shot down a Korean Airlines 747 over the North Pacific Ocean. Through a series of errors both human and machine, compounding one another, commercial jetliner had strayed off its course while flying from Anchorage, Alaska to Seoul, South Korea….
The funding of GPS can be found HERE. Funding is being cut.
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“Don’t let others set your mood. Be upset because you want to, be mad or sad or...”
– Something I voiced tonight, truer words have never come so easy. (via thatkindofwoman)
— QFT
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Watchbrycedotvc:
I really, really, really wanted to be at the Open Source Hardware Summit in NYC last week. But my daughter really, really, really wanted me at her first birthday party. Ultimately, she won out.
Some of the content from the show has been leaking out over the last few days including this presentation from Massimo Banzi, co-founder of the popular Arduino Project. It’s a wonderful talk...
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Instagrahams!
nutritionista:
If you ever have some time, a soft spot for Instagram, a hankering to bake, and a craving for graham crackers, now you know where to channel your energy…
(via Bakerella)
I don’t I’ve ever (or will ever) have any of those things, but these Instagrahams were too cute not to share (thanks, Rach!)
Cute.
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Still Not Going To Do This Every Day: Tumblr, That... →
stoweboyd:
Trumblr keeps growing astronomically, but meanwhile even the tech mavens don’t have a clear niche defined for Tumblr.
Jennifer Van Grove, Tumblr Tops 13 Million U.S. Uniques in July
Tumblr, the simple sharing service and blog alternative, continues to attract a record…
August 2011
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Coffee in SF →
A review of coffee in the Bay Area, courtesy of 7x7 magazine.
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USGS Earthquake →
Lately, this has been a handy website to refresh every few hours…
