January 2012
24 posts
being wrong does not feel any different from being right. it is the realization that you are wrong, that destroys you.
hey, this is my new number. isaak
– i found a way to motivate people to call. i send them the above message.
they are confused as they have had my number for years. some call back and ask what it is about. then i tell them i thought they did not have my number, because they never use it.
refuse, reduce, reuse, repair, recycle
refuse, if you can do without it
reduce, if you cannot
reuse, if it is possible
repair, when it breaks
recycle, when it is dead
you do not have to be a saint to protect the environment and save resources.
Wenn zwei menschen nebeneinander wohnen, die bei gleichen bedürfnissen, bei...
– adolf loos - ornament und verbrechen (1908)
get this off me!!
listening to podcasts i prefer to have the headphone cord underneath my sweater.
everytime i unplug myself from it, i pull it out to the top, and i feel like neo from the matrix when he gets rid of his feeding tube.
December 2011
8 posts
Eeve: Eeve is going public! →
a friend of mine has developed a social networking app/platform/network.
check it out, if you find the time
jansen5000:
geteeve:
We have some great news today! The time has arrived to release Eeve to the public. With the latest version of Eeve available on the App Store now, we are moving out of closed Beta. Now everyone will be able to join and you can get all your friends on board!
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Steve Jobs 1980 Footage [Computer History Museum] →
aeoliantimes:
This is a video of Steve Jobs in 1980. It is amazing to see how he stayed focused on the company’s goals all these years. He speaks about his saying “computers are like bicycles for our minds” as well as how and why “simplicity is the ultimate sophistication”. He also explains why Apple is named Apple. Incredible footage.
Thank you to the Daring Fireball for posting this.
perfect is repeatable...
…imperfect is perfect.
“Wabi-sabi (侘寂?) represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience. [….] The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is “imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete”. [….] Characteristics of the wabi-sabi aesthetic include asymmetry, asperity (roughness or irregularity),...
November 2011
16 posts
there are 10 books...
…on my shelf.
3 books with personal notes 2 on (industrial) design 1 on propaganda 1 on neuroscience 1 by roald dahl (short stories) 1 cookbook (with own recipes) and a latin dictionary
the rest i deemed unworthy.
a theory i like
ali and tyson, both in their prime are forcibly removed from the boxing world. the former due to resisting to go to war, the latter due to alleged rape.
there are a lot of conspiracy theories out there. i recently heard one that was convincing.
betting
both, ali and tyson, were so dominant that they ruined the betting quotas and made it hard for the mob and others involved in illegal betting...
October 2011
20 posts