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“Is this what life in North Korea is like?”

World’s most unexpected musing re: a Google product. via Google developing its own home audio entertainment system – SplatF.

“Is this what life in North Korea is like?”

World’s most unexpected musing re: a Google product. via Google developing its own home audio entertainment system – SplatF.

Fabrice’s great how-to

Fabrice Grinda is a terrific entrepreneur and investor, and he is really open with his ideas. Which is rad. Because they are very useful. http://www.fabricegrinda.com/entrepreneurship/9-business-selection-criteria/ http://www.fabricegrinda.com/personal-musings/a-superangel%E2%80%99s-investment-guide/ http://www.fabricegrinda.com/personal-musings/angel-investing-secrets/

Fabrice’s great how-to

Fabrice Grinda is a terrific entrepreneur and investor, and he is really open with his ideas. Which is rad. Because they are very useful. http://www.fabricegrinda.com/entrepreneurship/9-business-selection-criteria/ http://www.fabricegrinda.com/personal-musings/a-superangel%E2%80%99s-investment-guide/ http://www.fabricegrinda.com/personal-musings/angel-investing-secrets/

Why nobody ever used “natural” textures before

Apple in the new iOS style is using natural textures everywhere — leather, wood, fabric looks on the calendar, contact list, reminders, etc etc. In the past the UIs were all brushed metals (aluminum? the “OS X” look) and before

Why nobody ever used “natural” textures before

Apple in the new iOS style is using natural textures everywhere — leather, wood, fabric looks on the calendar, contact list, reminders, etc etc. In the past the UIs were all brushed metals (aluminum? the “OS X” look) and before

Victory over Seth Godin

Begin forwarded message: From: xxxTo: Amol SarvaSubject: Fwd: Seth’s Blog : Inaccurate labels… I can’t read this guy anymore. I read it all through your lens of “self-help for loser middle managers now” ! Begin forwarded message: From: “Seth Godin” <[email protected]>Subject:

Victory over Seth Godin

Begin forwarded message: From: xxxTo: Amol SarvaSubject: Fwd: Seth’s Blog : Inaccurate labels… I can’t read this guy anymore. I read it all through your lens of “self-help for loser middle managers now” ! Begin forwarded message: From: “Seth Godin” <[email protected]>Subject:

The bad news for AT&T as they sold more iPhones than Verizon

AT&T CMO: This Is How We Sold Millions More iPhones Than Verizon In 2011 – Forbes. Their answer is better marketing and better price. My answer is: they’ve had it for the previous 4 years. They could have done NOTHING

The bad news for AT&T as they sold more iPhones than Verizon

AT&T CMO: This Is How We Sold Millions More iPhones Than Verizon In 2011 – Forbes. Their answer is better marketing and better price. My answer is: they’ve had it for the previous 4 years. They could have done NOTHING

America sucks

Few people played a more pivotal role in Rick Santorum’s victories in Minnesota, Missouri and Colorado than Foster Friess, a wealthy donor to conservative causes…. His role as outside funder — one that Mr. Friess indicated he would continue to

America sucks

Few people played a more pivotal role in Rick Santorum’s victories in Minnesota, Missouri and Colorado than Foster Friess, a wealthy donor to conservative causes…. His role as outside funder — one that Mr. Friess indicated he would continue to

Trendlet: digesting the web through email

A bunch of email services helping you get perspective on social these days. Summify, News.me, and others send you a daily email that highlights key links/reading from the day. And another one which is cute is Timehop, which send you

Trendlet: digesting the web through email

A bunch of email services helping you get perspective on social these days. Summify, News.me, and others send you a daily email that highlights key links/reading from the day. And another one which is cute is Timehop, which send you

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Hidden stuff as a UI feature

This is one thing Windows Mobile 7 just killed. Putting stuff kind of off screen, near the edge, discoverable using touch but not buttons or anything. (Android’s version is the long-press which I fault for being a nonhuman vector. Short

Hidden stuff as a UI feature

This is one thing Windows Mobile 7 just killed. Putting stuff kind of off screen, near the edge, discoverable using touch but not buttons or anything. (Android’s version is the long-press which I fault for being a nonhuman vector. Short

Electronic cocaine and cyborg living

This piece reminds me of a Wired piece from 10 years ago with similar amazing results – apply current to brain – get amazing creativity, capability, focus, acuity The researcher in that piece was in Australia. But all this time

Electronic cocaine and cyborg living

This piece reminds me of a Wired piece from 10 years ago with similar amazing results – apply current to brain – get amazing creativity, capability, focus, acuity The researcher in that piece was in Australia. But all this time