“Maybe what we call thought is just the expression of language in our brains without actually speaking in the same way the monkey brain ‘expresses’ movement in its brain without moving.”
“The worst thing you can ever do in life is set yourself goals. Goal orientation is absolutely disastrous in life. Two things happen; One is you don’t meet your goals so you call yourself a failure, secondly you meet your goal and go “Well, I’m here, now what?”.”
— Stephen Fry
The Washington Post made an experiment to answer the question: “Can one of the nation’s great musicians cut through the fog of a D.C. rush hour?”
Apparently not. Context is essential.
It’s been interesting going through work that’s several years old. Much of it doesn’t exist anymore. Gone. Vanished. All that hard work, thinking, stressing… poof. It’s a nice reminder of what’s important, and the reality of the ever-evolving web. A lot of this junk is just temporary.
Gunkanjima: Ruins of a Forbidden Island
Gunkanjima – every urban explorer’s dream. A deserted island of concrete ruins slowly crumbling away off the West coast of Japan. Travellers have long been forbidden to land there and view the secrets within its walls. But with an awesome guide and a little luck, I was able to do just that. Here’s my story.
Beautiful. I love photography of urban and industrial decay.
“When people need to kick back, have fun, and party, I will be there, unlike your pathetic fonts. While Gotham is at the science fair, I’m banging the prom queen behind the woodshop. While Avenir is practicing the clarinet, I’m shredding Reign In Blood on my double-necked Stratocaster. While Unviers is refilling his allergy prescriptions, I’m racing my tricked-out, nitrous-laden Honda Civic against Tokyo gangsters who’ll kill me if I don’t cross the finish line first. I am a sans serif Superman and my only kryptonite is pretentious buzzkills like you.”
— I’M COMIC SANS, ASSHOLE by Mike Lacher (via a lot of people).
“Design is the conscious and intuitive effort to impose meaningful order.”
— Victor Papanek
The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us.
Interesting talk by Dan Pink, animated by Andrew Park. I think the findings and ideas align very well with a lot of the thinking behind running a co-op. So I’m not that surprised, but it’s still interesting stuff. The accompanying illustrations make the talk very engaging.
via Cameron Moll
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