March 2010
103 posts
February 2010
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It's Getting Harder to Hate Wal-Mart →
Tuesday | Today’s idea: It’s getting harder to hate Wal-Mart, recent articles suggest. Its shift to locally grown organic crops now yields produce to rival Whole Foods’, one says, while another says…
The Crime Waves in Our Heads →
Thursday | Today’s idea: Even though crime rates have consistently declined over the years — even in this recession — most Americans believe they are rising. Blame cognitive biases that are prone…
The Post-Text World →
Tuesday | Today’s idea: Since written language is merely a technology for storing and transferring information, it’s likely to be replaced by a newer technology that performs the same function more…
OkCupid scores by teaching →
whatconsumesme:
You’re an online dating site. You’re going up against much bigger competitors, like Match.com, PlentyOfFish and eHarmony. You could spend big bucks on advertising and marketing. But what you’ve…
ChatRoulette →
“…it seems to me that its allure is inseparable from its unpredictability. Will this new person be a masturbator or a friendly stranger? Will we be rejected or will we do the rejecting? It all reminds me of Vegas, where people are willing to endure big losses for the occasional thrill of a surprising gain. (According to the data of Wolfram Schultz, an unexpected reward generates a...
Sprite Recast as Spark in a Bottle →
Video: New Media Saving Old →
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Ryan McGinley for NY TIMES
blaaahg:
Ryan McGinley, shot several US Olympic athletes wearing Rodarte for the NY Times. They are absolutely BEAUTIFUL!
See video and the rest of the photos HERE
VIAbaileybeckstead:
How to make a rap song:
Step 1: Play this and this at around the same time.
Step 2: Enjoy.