Chris Anderson’s feature article in Wired for his new book Free (unabridged audiobook here) includes this great nugget from Cory Doctorow:
The dandelion doesn’t want to nurse a single precious copy of itself in the hopes that it will leave the nest and carefully navigate its way to the optimum growing environment, there to perpetuate the line. The dandelion just wants to be sure that every single opportunity for reproduction is exploited!∞
Schulze and Webb are all kinds of awesome (which is the best kind of awesome). Here & There is a horizonless projection of Manhattan that shows both street-level detail and satellite-level scope on the same frickin’ map. Bucky Fuller would be proud.
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Maira Kalman on Thomas Jefferson. Phenomenal. Time Wastes Too Fast - And the Pursuit of Happiness Blog - NYTimes.com
∞Tim Kreider in Reprieve - Happy Days Blog - NYTimes.com
David Brooks in an op-ed piece riffing against the premise of Outliers and talking about why control of attention is the ultimate individual power. Lost in the Crowd - NYTimes.com
Atari founder Nolan Bushnell (whose name I thought was Noah Bushnell until just two seconds ago) in A Serial Entrepreneur’s Perspective (via msg)
Fred Wilson (via betaworks)
The Case for Working With Your Hands. Adapted from Matthew Crawford’s new book, Shop Class as Soulcraft
After losing his job, Damien Katz sold his house in Massachusetts and moved with his wife to North Carolina, living off just his savings to work on his own software.
Even if you don’t work with code or technology, Damien’s heartfelt presentation is inspiring to watch.
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Here come the B-BOTs: A new customizable avatar iPhone app by Tristan Eaton (creator of the Munny and Dunny). $1.99.
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