July 2011
21 posts
“Arguably, nothing’s boring; it comes down to whether you’re alert enough to find...”
– Geoff Manaugh, quoted in this interview.
“Everything you have seen, every flower, every bird, every rock will pass away...”
– Qabalist saying
“Naturam expellas furca, tamen usque recurret” (“You may drive out...”
– Horace (as quoted by Dmitri Orlov here)
The Secret Bookstore →
“Watch this beautiful video about Brazenhead Books, a secret bookstore that’s been tucked away in Michael Seidenberg’s apartment on the Upper East Side ever since the rent for his original retail space in Brooklyn was quadrupled. (Jonathan Lethem used to work there.)…”
BuzzData | Blog: Don't give me excuses, give me... →
buzzdatablog:
Government excuses for not handing over data can be really frustrating.
Last week we tried to help some journalists get Toronto Police data in an e-format. The TPS analyst said they had to hand the data over as paper because they had to print the data, redact exact addresses with white-out, photo-copy it and mail the 137 pages to the journalist. Wha?
“[it has] been said quite truly that a man grows with the greatness of his task....”
– Carl Jung
“…you should avoid American and European coins at all costs as they contain...”
– “Quick Instructions For Building An Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie”, on this webpage.
Crashingly Beautiful: taste your coffee →
crashinglybeautiful:
Student: “Master, what is the secret to meditation?”
Thich Nhat Hanh: “When you sip your coffee, taste your coffee.”
“When you sit in a café, with a lot of music in the background and a lot of projects in your head, you’re not really drinking your coffee or your tea. You’re drinking your…
