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At the beginning of "Walden," Henry David Thoreau makes a concise case against the complexity of modern life. "Our life is frittered away by detail. An honest man has hardly need to count more than…

evernote.com 3min

Growth in Enterprise

Panelists David Barrett, Expensify, @db_expn Alex Malinovich, Github, @demonbane Drew Dillon, Yammer, @drewdil Geoff McQueen, AffinityLive, @geoffmcqueen Tony Huie, Dropbox, @tonyhuie [Moderator]…

blog.prettylittlestatemachine.com 5min

Toxic lies about culture are afoot in Silicon Valley. They spread too fast as we take our bubble money and designer Powerpoints to drinkups, conferences and meetups all over the world, flying premium…

mcsweeneys.net 2min

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.

By Brian Agler

The revolution will not be televised due to our blackout policy. Because the revolution is taking place in your market, you will be unable to watch the revolution. Instead of the revolution, the…

sethgodin.typepad.com 1min

Do the (extra) work

By Seth Godin Oct. 4, 2012

Do the extra work not because you have to but because it's a privilege. Get in early. Sweep the floor without being asked. Especially when it's not your turn. Not because you want credit or reward.…

darmano.typepad.com 2min

Logic+Emotion

Sept. 30, 2012

I'm behind on writing a bit as I've just returned from Norway and before that, Dreamforce in San Francisco. It was my first time attending and speaking at Dreamforce and to be honest, I…

apod.nasa.gov 1min

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2012 September 30 A Galaxy…

theatlantic.com 9min

How Google Builds Its Maps—and What It Means for the Future of…

By Alexis C. Madrigal Sept. 6, 2012

An exclusive look inside Ground Truth, the secretive program to build the world's best accurate maps.Behind every Google Map, there is a much more complex map that's the key to your queries but…

venturebeat.com 5min

Hardware is dead

Sept. 15, 2012

I go to China every four or five months for work. I have to visit all the corporate headquarters in Beijing and Shanghai, but the highlight of every trip is the day I spend at Hua Qiang Road North in…

ghostinthepixel.com 2min

In defense of chrome

By Uday Gajendar

I like visual chrome in UI…and I’m betting many designers secretly do too ;-) In the current (circa 2012) mood of anti-chrome dogma (i.e., skeuomorphism hate, fueled in part by recent…

newyorker.com 38min

Marathon Man

By Mark Singer Aug. 6, 2012

In July, 2010, Kyle Strode, a forty-six year-old chemistry professor from Helena, Montana, ran the Missoula Marathon. Completing the 26.2-mile distance in two hours and forty-seven minutes, he placed…

thenextweb.com 4min

Enterprise software begins its beautification, where design was once…

By Allen Gannett Sept. 1, 2012

Beautiful enterprise software is not the oxymoron it once seemed. While tools such as SharePoint hold market share despite being clunky and obtuse, a startling shift has occurred in the last two…

alistapart.com 7min

Being Real Builds Trust

By Steph Hay Aug. 28, 2012

Tons of products and services are the best, easiest, simplest, smartest, most beautiful, cost-effective, and affordable things ever. They also all increase profits, decrease costs, and save you time.…

thegreatdiscontent.com 25min

Jeffrey Zeldman

About Jeffrey Jeffrey Zeldman is a web designer, author, entrepreneur, and speaker. As one of the first web designers, he has had a pronounced impact on the profession. In 1995, he launched one of…

theatlantic.com 5min

What My Son's Disabilities Taught Me About 'Having It All'

By Marie Myung-Ok Lee

Because of her child's problems, the author will never have a tidy, peaceful life. But none of this keeps her from being happy -- as long as she asks herself the right questions. The author on a walk…

m.alistapart.com 8min

Product Management for the Web

By Kristofer Layon July 31, 2012

Whether we prototype, write, design, develop, or test as part of building the web, we’re creating something hundreds, thousands, or maybe even millions of people will use. But how do we know…

m.wired.com 24min

The Forgetting Pill Erases Painful Memories Forever

Jeffrey Mitchell, a volunteer firefighter in the suburbs of Baltimore, came across the accident by chance: A car had smashed into a pickup truck loaded with metal pipes. Mitchell tried to help, but…

theverge.com 12min

How I hacked my brain with Adderall: a cautionary tale

By Trent Wolbe July 26, 2012

A funny thing happened on the way to The Matrix Evolution is a nice, big idea. It connotes the glacial pace of an unmeditated act unfolding upon species, concepts, and ecosystems. It certainly…

kindlingapp.com 2min

A Faster Vehicle

By Tim Meaney on June 26th, 2012

You’re in a car race, screaming down the track at 200 mph. The pack is in your rearview, gaining ground, and one guy is ahead. You can try to protect your position by redlining to the finish,…

vulture.com 29min

‘I Just Want to Feel Everything’: Hiding Out With Fiona Apple,…

By Dan P. Lee June 17, 2012

Fiona Apple was upstairs, alone, stalking the small suite of her boutique hotel in Soho. It was noon, in May, and she had arrived in New York, the city where she grew up, a few days earlier from…

theverge.com 1min

How to measure the universe

By Aaron Souppouris June 16, 2012

Have you ever wondered how we know the distance between Earth and Proxima Centauri? What about the furthest reaches of the universe — how do we know they're the furthest? The Royal Observatory…

worrydream.com 103min

Magic Ink

This draft was released March 15, 2006. Please email comments to bret worrydream.com . You can also download the PDF . Information Software and the Graphical Interface by Bret Victor Abstract The…

blog.arc90.com 2min

Introducing Readlists: Your Reading, Unbound and Remixed

By Jeffrey MacIntyre May 22, 2012

Split spines: An occupational hazard of the old reading. (Credit Alice Volth.) Quick, think back to the first time you cracked a paperback wide open. Not a guide book, not a novel, but a…

technologyreview.com 6min

Why Publishers Don't Like Apps

By the time Apple released the iPad in April of 2010, just four months after Steve Jobs first announced his "magical and revolutionary" new machines in San Francisco, traditional publishers had been…

newyorker.com 5min

Peace, Adam

By Sasha Frere-Jones May 4, 2012

I first met Adam Yauch in 1982, in Brooklyn, when I was fifteen. I was sitting on the red steps in the lobby of St. Ann’s, where I was a sophomore in high school. His bandmate, Michael…

xkcd.com 1min

xkcd: Duty Calls

By About

Archive Forums Blag Store About Duty Calls Permanent link to this comic: http://xkcd.com/386/ Image URL (for hotlinking/embedding): http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/duty_calls.png [[A stick man is behind…

blog.readability.com 2min

Introducing Iris: A Big Leap Forward in Drawing Meaning from the Web

By Chris Dary April 16, 2012

Today we’re incredibly proud to be launching the next generation of our content normalization engine, codenamed Iris. It’s live right now and you’ll start to see improved results…

blog.arc90.com 1min

My Type of E-Book

By Tim Meaney May 7, 2009

I’m a voracious reader, of analog books, magazines and hypermedia. When I want to focus on a particular topic and shut out the world, there’s nothing like a long form paper book: no…

jacksonfish.com 3min

Software is a Conversation

By Hillel March 21, 2012

Software is a conversation with your users. And yet historically, the “person” talking to you when you use most software is a passive aggressive asshole. Let’s take one of the…

dashes.com 12min

Readability, Instapaper, the Network and the Price we Pay

April 1, 2012

This is a long-ass post. In summary: Readability and Instapaper are two awesome reading tools that actually aren't in competition since Readability is mostly a network and Instapaper is mostly an…

Timothy's Favorites

When Simplicity Is the Solution

Growth in Enterprise

What Your Culture Really Says

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.

Do the (extra) work

Logic+Emotion

Astronomy Picture of the Day

How Google Builds Its Maps—and What It Means for the Future of…

Hardware is dead

In defense of chrome

Marathon Man

Enterprise software begins its beautification, where design was once…

Being Real Builds Trust

Jeffrey Zeldman

What My Son's Disabilities Taught Me About 'Having It All'

Product Management for the Web

The Forgetting Pill Erases Painful Memories Forever

How I hacked my brain with Adderall: a cautionary tale

A Faster Vehicle

‘I Just Want to Feel Everything’: Hiding Out With Fiona Apple,…

How to measure the universe

Magic Ink

Introducing Readlists: Your Reading, Unbound and Remixed

Why Publishers Don't Like Apps

Peace, Adam

xkcd: Duty Calls

Introducing Iris: A Big Leap Forward in Drawing Meaning from the Web

My Type of E-Book

Software is a Conversation

Readability, Instapaper, the Network and the Price we Pay

When Simplicity Is the Solution

Growth in Enterprise

What Your Culture Really Says

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.

Do the (extra) work

Logic+Emotion

Astronomy Picture of the Day

How Google Builds Its Maps—and What It Means for the Future of…

Hardware is dead

In defense of chrome

Marathon Man

Enterprise software begins its beautification, where design was once…

Being Real Builds Trust

Jeffrey Zeldman

What My Son's Disabilities Taught Me About 'Having It All'

Product Management for the Web

The Forgetting Pill Erases Painful Memories Forever

How I hacked my brain with Adderall: a cautionary tale

A Faster Vehicle

‘I Just Want to Feel Everything’: Hiding Out With Fiona Apple,…

How to measure the universe

Magic Ink

Introducing Readlists: Your Reading, Unbound and Remixed

Why Publishers Don't Like Apps

Peace, Adam

xkcd: Duty Calls

Introducing Iris: A Big Leap Forward in Drawing Meaning from the Web

My Type of E-Book

Software is a Conversation

Readability, Instapaper, the Network and the Price we Pay

Readability for iOS

Readability for Android