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What is the purpose of art?
The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenaline but rather the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity. – Glenn Gould from the liner notes for A State of Wonder: The … Continue reading
Will a higher education degree prepare you for the future?
Factoid: 5,000 = The number of PhDs in the U.S. who are working as janitors. This factoid from a 2010 National Bureau of Economic Research working paper has been making the rounds this week — inspiring renewed discussion regarding the value … Continue reading
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Where to find Kalamazoo County ordinance and property/parcel information
Over the weekend Nicole and I wanted to learn a little more about the neighborhood in which we live. In particular, detail about ordinances for Kalamazoo Township and property/parcel information for Kalamazoo County. After a little research, I found three useful websites on … Continue reading
Affordable premium WordPress themes for $39 per year
The team over at Elegant Themes, Inc. have been working hard to create a large collection of attractive and flexible premium WordPress themes. If you need to get a professional looking website up and running quickly, it may be worth … Continue reading
John Maeda on creativity and challenges in leading creatives
A video of John Maeda, President of the Rhode Island School of Design, talking about creativity and how to manage creatives. Continue reading
16: Moments – A short film by Will Hoffman
After hearing WNYC’s Radio Lab show about moments of death, filmmaker Will Hoffman went out in search of moments of life. The video (embedded below) is what Will found. By the way, if you are not listening to WYNC’s Radio … Continue reading
Fun music video from movie 500 days of summer
I really enjoyed this music video starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel — the video/dance number is a promotional piece for the movie (500) Days of Summer. The style of the video reminds me a lot of Christopher Walken’s performance … Continue reading
Free Stanford course on developing iPhone, iPod Touch apps
Who wouldn’t want to learn how to develop apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch? A free online course was offered by Stanford in April 2009. The 10-week course, titled iPhone Application Programming, includes a full syllabus of fun activities, … Continue reading
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Tagged apple, cocoa, development, iphone, programming, stanford, tutorial
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Get a free copy of "Free" by Chris Anderson
Wired Magazine Editor in Chief Chris Anderson’s new book Free was released on July 7, 2009. The publisher’s summary of the title indicates that “in Free, [Anderson] makes the compelling case that, in many instances, businesses can profit more from … Continue reading
Save Our Sounds – A social powered audio archive from the BBC
I first learned about ‘Save Our Sounds’ via the BBC’s Digial Planet podcast. People from around the world are encouraged to share or request sounds from environments or devices from our regular daily experiences. Some of the initial sounds were … Continue reading
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Tagged archive, audio, bbc, interactive, map, project, sound, visualization
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