December 2010
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"Think of all the logical, far-sighted, data-based...
—Jason Eppink
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♫ NPR Planet Money #235: A Giant Stone Coin at the... →
…”A few months back, we bought a tiny gold coin. The idea was to understand gold and its role in the history of money. That coin got us thinking about this really basic question: What is money? The question led us to Yap: a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, where for hundreds of years people used giant stone discs as a form of money. As it turns out, those stone discs say...
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"I just always feel if you can make something from...
—Ricky Gervais, via odannyboy
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Jason Francisco: Photoworks & Writings » →
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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
– Aristotle
vYou: Conversational Video » →
”We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a...
– Aristotle
Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can...
– Schopenhauer
Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can...
– Schopenhauer
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♫ This Week: →
Top5 Most-Played this week (12/12-19), via Last.fm Tumblr:
R.E.M. (16)
Joni Mitchell (12)
The Magnetic Fields (10)
Morphine (10)
Billy Joel (9)
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HopStop.com: NYC Subway/Bus Directions » →
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Balancing Economy, Equity, and Ecology Through Design, by William McDonough .
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Balancing Economy, Equity, & Ecology by Design, by Will McDonough.
One regret that I am determined not to have when I am lying on my death bed is...
– Hafiz
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The design of good houses requires an understanding of both the construction...
– Peter Morville, 2002
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