May 2012
Interactive Art and Computational Design, Spring... →
“while selling out in most other fields of creative endeavor is frowned upon,...”
– How Yahoo Killed Flickr and Lost the Internet (via iamdanw)
“WHY are we thinking so much about thinking these days? Near the top of...”
– The Amygdala Made Me Do It - NYTimes.com (via futuramb)
“I’m constantly being surprised by the strength of a field. Turning on a blender...”
– IAmA 24yo electrical engineer with magnets implanted in my fingertips. AMA. : IAmA (via iamdanw)
“The idea of giving up your citizenship to realize tax benefits is being hailed...”
– Facebook co-founder gave up his U.S. citizenship to evade taxes | Technology News Blog - Yahoo! News
“If someone doesn’t value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide to...”
– Sam Harris (via soxiam)
“If you’re interested in the truth, it turns out the worst thing to do is to...”
– Why Your Brain Avoids Information It Doesn’t Agree With | Farnam Street
“An easy verbal cue to watch for is people resorting to formal, rather than...”
– How To Spot A Liar | Farnam Street
“We think liars won’t look you in the eyes, but it turns out an honest person...”
– How To Spot A Liar | Farnam Street
Stowe Boyd: Tympathy: Getting Into a Shared Tempo... →
stoweboyd:
So I am proposing tympathy for this purpose (‘tym’ for time (sort of), and ‘pathy’ for sensing). (Note that I considered and rejected ‘tempothy’.)
Tympathetic people can naturally get into a groove with an established group, they find the natural rhythms of cooperation, and seem to sense the right time to ask a question, offer some insight, or shift course. And when this scales up to...
