June 2009
Big Head Stevenson →
Holy smokes you won’t believe the gems you’ll find on this music blog. Get it while you can!
A different kind of Massive Change featured on... →
May 2009
DM Stith - Isaac’s Song
Animation by Charles Huettner
SF Gadgets Examiner: Google ready to ride Wave... →
Colour: A fun way to enhance user experience →
TERRY TALKS →
independant TED talks from UBC…
http://www.bing.com/ →
Watch this space on Thursday
All peoples are cultural options.
– Wade Davis
It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent,...
– Darwin
Percentage change since 2001 in U.S. government spending on paper shredding:...
– Harper’s Index: A retrospective of the Bush era (Harper’s Magazine)
Spectra Visual Newsreader | msnbc.com →
These peoples are not failed attempts at being modern, quaint and colourful and...
– Wade Davis on endangered cultures | Video on TED.com
I absolutely love this quote. The same idea can be applied to every form of human destruction. As a statement it inspires hope and responsibility. A glimmer of optimism in our darkest actions.
Wade Davis on endangered cultures | Video on TED.com
Doors Open Toronto! →
On May 23rd and 24th, 175 buildings of architectural, historic, cultural and/or social significance open their doors to the public…
No Blue, No Green. Amazing.
Sylvia Earle’s TED Prize wish to protect our oceans | Video on TED.com
A story about a young optimist in this month’s Atlantic.
“…a...
– What Makes Us Happy (Atlantic, June 2009)
Toronto Town Buttons - from spacing →
from spacing, the lovely people who brought us the toronto transit buttons.
Toronto Hydro is Announced as one of the First... →
Our initial partners include utilities with millions of customers as well as smaller ones. They are rural and urban, privately held and municipally run. Some are in the United States, others in Canada and India. They all have one thing in common — a desire to serve their customers by providing access to detailed information that helps save energy and money. For now, Google PowerMeter is only...
people have to value getting at the truth so badly that they are willing to...
– From the employee handbook at Bridgewater.
The world’s biggest hedge fund (pg. 3) - Mar. 19, 2009
The Eyeballing Game →
“Some people are bothered by pictures on the wall hanging slightly crooked. Others may not even be aware that something may be amiss.”
And some people can spot a 0.3 pt difference in type size…
Science Prize: Innovation or Stealth Ad? →