Category: words

  • We use prototypes a lot in design. They are there to help us learn quickly about what to do next. But I’ve noticed that we’ve started talking about them in a slightly one-dimensional way. Too often it feels like a prototype is just a stand-in for a spec. Don’t get me wrong. Prototypes are a…

  • When Culture Sets

    brycedotvc: Over 10yrs ago, I walked into the family office of Jeff Bezos- these are the people who invest Jeff’s personal money. Upon entering the office I was struck by a piece of furniture that seemed oddly out of place. In the front conference room sat a table. Well, not really a table as much…

  • Punk Publishing

    rhube: paulformulaic: Self-publishing has, it’s fair to say, a bit of a chip on its shoulder. It’s understandable, really, given the scorn with which the world of traditional publishing ladles onto it. If you’ve decided to go down the road of publishing your works yourself, through the various avenues open to you, chances are you…

  • Meanwhile, in Yahoo accounting HQ

    brucesterling: *Uh-oh. http://uk.businessinsider.com/yahoo-could-write-off-entire-goodwill-value-of-tumblr-2016-2 In 2013, Yahoo spent $990 million to acquire the microblogging site Tumblr ($1.1 billion if you include the $113 million in liabilities). Last month, Yahoo wrote off $230 million of its value. And now, it’s hinting that there’s a chance it could write off the entire goodwill value that it paid to…

  • But people have a lot to resent—why shouldn’t it be mobilized politically? And free tuition and single-payer are pretty good solutions for some of those problems. Starr just doesn’t like them. Best leave the tuition issue to some vague, incomprehensible scheme (that apparently involves lots of work–study and online learning) and health care to a…

  • neil-gaiman: it’s wonderful to see these altogether. @chrisriddellblog is amazing.

  • The Myth of the Hero Teacher – The New York Times

    The Myth of the Hero Teacher – The New York Times hongkongteacher: Freire’s concept of “false generosity seems appropriate here. After quitting his job in an urban school with marginalized students due to the difficulties he encountered, the teacher in the article comments: “I want to be one of those teachers that kids really like…

  • enbyruf: Here it is, my long winded tutorial, complete with some step by step action. I see a lot of people talk about wanting to diversify their artwork but not knowing how. This is my help to you. You really should take the time to invest in learning diverse eye shapes as diverse artwork always…

  • new-aesthetic: WMC crowd using Samsung’s Gear VR headsets as Zuckerberg walks past is the future | Metro News

  • 7 Libros Fundamentales para Cineastas

    7 Libros Fundamentales para Cineastas