May 2013
If Yahoo Buys Tumblr, What Will It Do With All... →
Tumblr has actually shut down some popular sites as it has shifted its focus from users to advertisers
April 2013
“What truly is logic? Who decides reason? My quest has taken me to the physical,...”
– John Nash, A Beautiful Mind (via kateoplis)
kateoplis: “I don’t know what’s going to be... →
kateoplis:
“I don’t know what’s going to be revealed to be behind all of this mayhem. One human insect or a poisonous mass of broken sociopaths.
But here’s what I DO know. If it’s one person or a HUNDRED people, that number is not even a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of a percent of the population…
March 2013
kateoplis: Frida Kahlo to Marty McConnell“leaving... →
kateoplis:
Frida Kahlo to Marty McConnell “leaving is not enough; you must stay gone. train your heart like a dog. change the locks even on the house he’s never visited. you lucky, lucky girl. you have an apartment just your size. a bathtub full of tea. a heart the size of Arizona, but not…
February 2013
Older people blighted by pessimism and fear for... →
kateoplis:
A study [by the American Psychological Association], into 40,000 adults across ten years, has found those with low expectations for a “satisfying future” actually led healthier lives.
In contrast, people who were “overly optimistic” about the days ahead had a greater risk of disability or death within ten years.
An Autopsy of a Dead Social Network: Following the... →
kateoplis:
“Friendster is a social network that was founded in 2002, a year before Myspace and two years before Facebook. Consequently, it is often thought of as the grand-daddy of social networks. At its peak, the network had well over 100 million users, many in south east Asia.
In July 2009, following some technical problems and a redesign, the site experienced a catastrophic decline in...
The Bath of the archaeological crypt - Paris 3D →
kateoplis: “A single man’s clothes, dating... →
kateoplis:
“A single man’s clothes, dating clothes, are not just for dressing; they are carefully executed gift wrapping, a visual CV that trumps up sartorial proficiency and alludes to bank balance, taste, a wider aesthetic, career choice, worldliness and confidence. Make no mistake, every detail will be…
China surpassed the U.S. →
China surpassed the U.S. to become the world’s biggest trading nation last year as measured by the sum of exports and imports of goods, official figures from both countries show.
U.S. exports and imports of goods last year totaled $3.82 trillion, the U.S. Commerce Department said last week. China’s customs administration reported last month that the country’s trade in goods in 2012 amounted to...
Julian Assange on Bill Maher last night [video]... →
“1. Linguistic Intelligence: the capacity to use language to express what’s on...”
– Howard Gardner’s seminal Theory of Multiple Intelligences, originally published in 1983, which revolutionized psychology and education by offering a more dimensional conception of intelligence than the narrow measures traditional standardized tests had long applied. (via explore-blog)
“Never take a mean advantage of anyone in any transaction, and never be hard upon...”
– Advice from Charles Dickens, born 201 years ago today, to his favorite son. (via explore-blog)
Create a Google Talk bot with Node.js: Part One →
