Favorites — Readability

fiftyfootshadows

May 7, 2012

I have been reading a lot of talk about iPads and their growing capabilities as creative tools. Most of you reading this know of the “my ipad is my laptop now!” hype. Problem is, I come…

newyorker.com 30min

Offensive Play

By Malcolm Gladwell Oct. 19, 2009

One evening in August, Kyle Turley was at a bar in Nashville with his wife and some friends. It was one of the countless little places in the city that play live music. He’d ordered a beer, but was…

desiringgod.org 5min

15 Tips on Blogging from John Newton

By Tony Reinke May 3, 2012

John Newton, the slave-trade ship captain turned pastor and hymn-writer, wasn't exactly a blogger. Many of his writings, however, fit in the category of we today would call blogging. He wrote mostly…

blogs.hbr.org 3min

Coping with Email Overload

A few weeks ago, I returned from a week-long technology-free vacation with my family. No computer, no phone, no email. When I got to the office and checked my computer, I had hundreds of email…

blog.kylesteed.com 1min

Freelance Week #17

April 30, 2012

On Life This week was pretty much swallowed up by my trip to South Carolina. I was invited by the wonderful Mr. Gene Crawford to come and speak at the Converge conference. But I had no idea when I…

motherjones.com 4min

"Gangbang Interviews" and "Bikini Shots": Silicon Valley’s Brogrammer…

By Tasneem Raja

Quora (left and right); Geeklist (center)At the South by Southwest Interactive festival in March, I attended a talk titled "Adding Value as a Non-Technical No Talent Ass-Clown." It was given by Matt…

blog.braintraffic.com 2min

Our Blog

By Meghan Casey on April 26th, 2012

Employee intranets have traditionally been owned and managed by technology, communications, or human resources. Today, there’s a trend toward employee intranets being owned by teams…

feedproxy.google.com 1min

A Prayer for a Lukewarm Heart

By Jon Bloom April 20, 2012

O Infinitely Passionate Father, You have created me with the capacity for deep affections — to love, to loathe, to desire, to delight, to excite, to grieve, to laugh, to enjoy, to fear, to be…

desiringgod.org 1min

Desperate, Breathless, Dependent Parenting

By Rachel Pieh Jones April 20, 2012

Some people tell me it is brave to raise my kids in Africa. They could get malaria or be bitten by a poisonous snake. They don’t have a Sunday School class. They can’t eat gluten-free…

desiringgod.org 1min

Christ + Something = Insult

By Tony Reinke April 16, 2012

The following excerpt is transcribed from handwritten sermon notes by John Piper from a message he preached at Perlacher Chapel in Munich, Germany on June 24, 1973. Before digging into Ephesians…

blog.braintraffic.com 3min

Our Blog

By Christine Benson on March 29th, 2012

As the structured/adaptive content conversation progresses, metadata and taxonomies will also become more and more important. To participate in the conversation, you don’t need to know…

rmurphey.com 7min

A Baseline for Front-End Developers

By Rebecca Murphey April 12, 2012

I wrote a README the other day for a project that I’m hoping other developers will look at and learn from, and as I was writing it, I realized that it was the sort of thing that might have…

opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com 5min

Fanfare for the Comma Man

By BEN YAGODA April 9, 2012

Draft is a series about the art and craft of writing.Is it safe to talk about punctuation again? Eight years ago, Lynne Truss’s best-selling “Eats, Shoots & Leaves” took, in the words of her…

desiringgod.org 12min

The Father's Cup (Good Friday)

By Rick Gamache April 6, 2012

Jesus is bowed and bloody, 110 pounds of lumber is strapped across his shoulders. The weight of the rough wood proves too much as it grinds against the lacerations left by the Roman scourging. Pain…

a.wholelottanothing.org 1min

A Whole Lotta Nothing

March 16, 2012

Here's my talk from Webstock last month (a conference I loved): I will say humbly that it's a good talk on important subjects I've been thinking about for the past several years, but I should…

desiringgod.org 3min

When the Angel Didn't Come

By Jon Bloom March 30, 2012

Luke says it so quickly, so matter-of-factly: “[Herod] killed James the brother of John with the sword” (Acts 12:2). In the flow of the story this little phrase sets the stage for…

brooksreview.net 2min

Readability and Collection of Money for Others — The Brooks Review

I was chatting with a friend the other day about Readability’s model. The question that he asked was (paraphrasing): “So after 12 months, what happens to the money that is…

feedproxy.google.com 1min

Joshua Blankenship

Earlier this week I wrote this on Twitter: Random late night thought: a huge part of stewarding a brand well is defending consistency against the boredom of insiders. It hit enough of a nerve to…

tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com 3min

Ristretto | We Are the 5 Percent

By OLIVER STRAND March 21, 2012

Mike WhiteA few of the espressos consumed and then documented by Mike White on his Tumblr “My Daily Coffee.” If you want to order the most unconventional, unexpected drink at an espresso bar, ask for…

desiringgod.org 3min

Our Tears Are Being Undone

By Tony Reinke March 27, 2012

Tears sum up everything gone wrong in this fallen world. Grief, frustration, pain, disappointment, loss, stress, tragedy, disaster, regret, mourning, depression, lament, brokenness, abandonment…

solidfoodmedia.com 19min

Heaven & Hell: Why You Should Care

Posted 8/07/2011 | By: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) | Length: 41 minutes Tweet "So the difference it seems then between eternal life and eternal judgment comes down to one…

shiflett.org 1min

Svbtle Versus Obtvse

I just read a post by Daniel Howells about these two stories on Hacker News: Codename: Svbtle by Dustin Curtis Codename: Obtvse Before I make my small point, let me give you the quick synopsis.…

chrisbowler.com 5min

Frictionless Publishing: It’s Just Text, Except That It’s Not

This tutorial was originally posted on my second blog, The Log. It has been included here for the sake of unification. Over the past couple of weeks, there has been a decent amount of discussion on…

marco.org 2min

The Feature

March 22, 2012

As the first version of Instapaper was gaining popularity four years ago, I realized that most people didn’t have their own constant supply of great articles to read. To address that demand, I…

desiringgod.org 5min

Keep Both Eyes Peeled for Jesus

By David Mathis March 20, 2012

An essential mark of a solid seminary experience is continually being stunned by how everything relates to Jesus. When we look long enough, press hard enough, and feel deeply enough, we discover…

theindustry.cc 2min

Design Your ‘How’

March 17, 2012

Last week we talked about the importance of having predictable ‘office hours.’ They’re important for your productivity and for your sanity. But they’re only important for…

pandodaily.com 3min

Good Dad, Good Entrepreneur, Good Husband

Feb. 5, 2012

“I’m sorry, sweetie. I just need a few more minutes on the computer; then I can play with you.” I felt terrible. My four-and-a-half year old daughter, Madeline, was literally…

desiringgod.org 3min

Be a Real Husband and Dad

By Jonathan Parnell March 13, 2012

It was nearly 8 PM — that means bedtime for the kids. I pushed my books aside and met them in their room, where they were already lying down. The lights were off, and the stage was set for me…

randsinrepose.com 5min

Hacking is Important

March 13, 2012

Back in the early 90s, Borland International was the place to be an engineer. Coming off the purchase of Ashton-Tate, Borland was the third largest software company, but, more importantly, it was a…

shawnblanc.net 2min

Regarding Benjamin Franklin’s Daily Schedule

March 12, 2012

You’ve probably seen a hundred times. I have too. And I love it. It’s Benjamin Franklin’s daily schedule: I regularly come back to my own daily schedule to re-evaluate it and see…

fiftyfootshadows

Offensive Play

15 Tips on Blogging from John Newton

Coping with Email Overload

Freelance Week #17

"Gangbang Interviews" and "Bikini Shots": Silicon Valley’s Brogrammer…

Our Blog

A Prayer for a Lukewarm Heart

Desperate, Breathless, Dependent Parenting

Christ + Something = Insult

Our Blog

A Baseline for Front-End Developers

Fanfare for the Comma Man

The Father's Cup (Good Friday)

A Whole Lotta Nothing

When the Angel Didn't Come

Readability and Collection of Money for Others — The Brooks Review

Joshua Blankenship

Ristretto | We Are the 5 Percent

Our Tears Are Being Undone

Heaven & Hell: Why You Should Care

Svbtle Versus Obtvse

Frictionless Publishing: It’s Just Text, Except That It’s Not

The Feature

Keep Both Eyes Peeled for Jesus

Design Your ‘How’

Good Dad, Good Entrepreneur, Good Husband

Be a Real Husband and Dad

Hacking is Important

Regarding Benjamin Franklin’s Daily Schedule

Readability for iOS

Readability for Android