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fUSION Anomaly. Autodidact

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:53:15 -0500

fUSION Anomaly. Autodidact

Winfield (via Jubru)

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:00:59 -0500

Winfield (via Jubru)

Richard Baraniuk on open-source learning | Video on TED.com

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:23:21 -0500

Richard Baraniuk on open-source learning | Video on TED.com

College Education for $20 a Month | PSFK

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:58:38 -0500

College Education for $20 a Month | PSFK

iTunes University & Open Source Learning: Is College Obsolete? | PSFK

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:54:50 -0500

iTunes University & Open Source Learning: Is College Obsolete? | PSFK

Index of Learning Styles

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:37:48 -0500

Index of Learning Styles

Great book.

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:34:45 -0500

Great book.

9 Methods for Mastering Your Money in 2009

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:18:53 -0500

9 Methods for Mastering Your Money in 2009

Photo

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:17:12 -0500

I'm back

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:50:03 -0500

test, test.

The Simple Dollar » Born to Buy: The Changing World of Children’s Consumption

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:14:23 -0400

The Simple Dollar » Born to Buy: The Changing World of Children’s Consumption

BBC NEWS | Health | Daily caffeine 'protects brain'

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:43:49 -0400

BBC NEWS | Health | Daily caffeine 'protects brain'

Humanity's Identity Crises-KKelly: we headed out there!

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:30:20 -0400

Humanity's Identity Crises-KKelly: we headed out there!

"And it is an astonishing power: that of creating whole universes, universes of the mind. I ought to..."

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:28:34 -0400

“And it is an astonishing power: that of creating whole universes, universes of the mind. I ought to know. I do the same thing. It is my job to create universes, as the basis of one novel after another. And I have to build them in such a way that they do not fall apart two days later. Or at least that is what my editors hope. However, I will reveal a secret to you: I like to build universes which do fall apart. I like to see them come unglued, and I like to see how the characters in the novels cope with this problem. I have a secret love of chaos. There should be more of it. Do not believe—and I am dead serious when I say this—do not assume that order and stability are always good, in a society or in a universe. The old, the ossified, must always give way to new life and the birth of new things. Before the new things can be born the old must perish. This is a dangerous realization, because it tells us that we must eventually part with much of what is familiar to us. And that hurts. But that is part of the script of life. Unless we can psychologically accommodate change, we ourselves begin to die, inwardly. What I am saying is that objects, customs, habits, and ways of life must perish so that the authentic human being can live. And it is the authentic human being who matters most, the viable, elastic organism which can bounce back, absorb, and deal with the new.”

- How to Build a Universe That Doesn’t Fall Apart Two Days Later

"‘Addiction to internet ‘is an illness’ | The Observer Yes. Yes. Yes. Absolutely. I..."

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:59:24 -0400

“‘Addiction to internet ‘is an illness’ | The Observer Yes. Yes. Yes. Absolutely. I predict with confidence that within five years this will be a major epidemic among American kids. It’s already a significant problem, but soon it will be an unavoidable nationwide mental health concern. This notion was reinforced over the weekend when I was biking through the wooded bike paths on Hilton Head Island and saw a group of 12-14 year old girls pass by, all of them browsing the web on their phones with one hand while steering with the other. Being born in 1980, I consider myself an early test case for the “always on generation.” I’ve had an addiction to being “connected” for the past eight years or so and I’ve been seeing it more and more in people my age. When a new condo went up across the street from my old apartment, I suddenly had a Gursky-esque view into the personal habits of dozens of young New Yorkers. My biggest observation was that when people weren’t sleeping, they were on their computers. Even when they were eating or watching TV, they were still on their computers. Lately I’ve been questioning whether being “always on” makes us enjoy life just a bit less. How can we be stopping to smell the roses when we’re looking at our iPhones every few minutes to see if we’ve got a new email? Would I get more satisfaction digesting a well-written novel opposed to spending that time keeping up with every forgettable tidbit to come over my RSS feeds? Are we forgetting to appreciate time spent in the presence of people we’re actually with when we’re texting with people we’re not? While it would be silly to dispute the usefulness of the Internet and the improvements it’s brought to our daily lives, it might be time to start questioning when we’ve reached a point of diminishing returns and some temperance needs to kick in. But let’s do that later. I’m gonna go reload my Tumblr dashboard for the next six hours until it’s time to go to bed. BRB.”

- Ricky Van Veen’s GET EXCITED

Is Tech Making Gen Y (all of us?)Dumb?

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:50:49 -0400

Is Tech Making Gen Y (all of us?)Dumb?

Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations (Event Video/Audio) | Berkman Center

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:49:33 -0400

Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations (Event Video/Audio) | Berkman Center

dafont.com

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:38:25 -0400

dafont.com:

Really cool, free fonts

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Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:37:22 -0400

via i22.ebayimg.com

I Got 99 Problems… (Day 99) (via The Tidal Rabbit)

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:50:06 -0400

I Got 99 Problems… (Day 99) (via The Tidal Rabbit)