January 2012
21 posts
WatchLast night at Chairlift’s album release show at Bowery Ballroom, one fangirl went a bit nuts…watch Caroline’s reaction while singing “I Belong in Your Arms,” one of the better tracks on the new record Something. Also, buy their album; it might be one of the best released in the last 6 months.
Chairlift at Bowery Ballroom
WatchPlants not only as “extraordinary travelers in Space, but as incomparable travelers in time…
Thanks for the Gem from The BBC on a Magnolia seed and tree found in a bronze-aged Japanese village.
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WatchThese people fuel the cool kids (i.e. some of my friends) companies! Boom.
collaborativefund:
Our friend Max Joseph created this first-year-anniversary video for the fund (a preview of more fun stuff to come). The year whipped by, but one thing remains constant: our support of companies that value creativity, transparency, responsibility, and accountability to one another.
Bon appetit!
Found on Reddit: an urgent letter from Rep Zoe...
I directly quote from the letter posted here (originally sourced from Alexis Ohanian’s twitter):
“Yesterday was important. Emails and phone calls poured into the US Capitol. The message in opposition to SOPA/PIPA was clear. As I was on the floor of the House yesterday, I can assure you that the actions taken were noticed by the Representatives. For myself, I was inspired that millions...
Trying out a sweet new widget from Appinions...the...
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Susans, my new favorite Japanese lady band at...
Aww shucks! I like our Tumblr too.
thelaurenproject:
So, I said to myself, I said, “Dang. I really wish The Economist had a tumblr and I wish that it was all charts.”
And then I decided to quit being so lazy and look into it.
And then everything was beautiful and nothing hurt.
A reflection on focus and freedom.
Today was both a culmination and a beginning, all wrapped up tightly into 17 hours. My team and I finally launched a product on which I’ve been hyper-focused for the last 6 + months. My heart rate has been measurably higher, and my left eye is twitching. I should be in bed, but I can’t fall asleep.
There’s something funny about focus. It can be utterly liberating, knowing...
“For the past sixty years, TV executives have been making the decisions about...”
– Will Robert Kyncl and YouTube Revolutionize Television? : The New Yorker (via thisistheverge)
Finally, I'm teaching a Skillshare class. Come...
I’m only one of their biggest fans, and I’m friends with most of their employees. It’s embarrassing that it’s taken this long to post a class. Come learn how to turn that hobby of yours into your rent check on February 2nd at the Skillshare HQ in Soho!
WatchJimmy Fallon is too good (and I don’t even watch TV). This makes me want to work on his show. Happy Friday!
rand0mflora:
spiffypop:
monkeyaround92:
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isagrimorie:
falulatonks:
the casts of Parks and Recreation and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
6bee - We’re Not Gonna Take It
Most fun I’ve ever seen!
Reblogging this because it’s super delightful.
The moment...
The New York Tech Meetup last night and why the...
At the New York Tech Meetup last night, 2 projects demo’d that proved in my and many other’s minds why the Alley is better than the Valley…at solving real world (not just first world) problems.
Deaftel is a service that helps the way deaf people communicate. It’s a phone service that turns one person’s speech into text which is subsequently relayed to the deaf...
Help fund my new friend Ari's record project on... →
