January 2009
10 posts
We Feel Fine →
Online artwork by Jonathan Harris. It’s an aggregation of thoughts online containing statements of feeling (specifically ‘I feel’).
Interesting both in what sort of statements are being made on the web as well as how the site allows you to interact with them.
“What we read on the web is shaped almost entirely by what our friends recommend...”
– Not safe for work: If you can’t say anything nice, kill yourself, says Paul Carr | Technology | guardian.co.uk
Blueful: A Story →
Great storytelling method—the bits of the story are scattered across websites. I can’t really explain more; you need to spend some time with it to understand.
“They spoke in capital letters. If the rest of us are talking in normal text,...”
– Basic Instructions by Scott Meyer: Your all-inclusive guide to a life well-lived.
WatchJoshua Klein on the intelligence of crows | Video on TED.com
I love this video.
I often think the most important articles I have with regards to this blog are the ones I don’t post.
“productivity” is often a sprawling ghetto of well-marketed nonsense for people...”
– 43 Folders: Time, Attention, and Creative Work | 43 Folders
“If everyone is blocking your path, learn to climb mountains.”
– Paraphrased from Order of the Stick
History of the Internet →
A really beautifully rendered documentary about the history of the internet. Accurate, if a little sparse and shallow. I mostly dig the visualizations and design aesthetic.