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“We’re faster and intelligent. If you’ve got something to compete, bring it — I’m not sleeping. If you’re sleeping, I’m gonna kick your ass.”

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/04/app-stars-uber/all/1

“Most successful entrepreneurs don’t begin with brilliant ideas—they discover them.”

http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/19/little-bets/

The most disturbing movie I’ve ever seen. Also, amazing.

#Dogtooth   #Movies  

“Good products allow you to do something you already do more effectively, more simply, and with less pain. Great products make the experience so joyful that you end up doing more of it. Mint was able to achieve this with tracking personal finances, and Instagram is definitely doing this with photo sharing.”

(Source: amandapeyton.com)

#Product  

Google's $6 Billion Bid for Groupon→

“Mind-wandering is an excellent predictor of people’s happiness,” Killingsworth says. “In fact, how often our minds leave the present and where they tend to go is a better predictor of our happiness than the activities in which we are engaged.”

http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2010/11/wandering-mind-not-a-happy-mind/
Peaceful, productive, solitary Saturday evening at the apartment. And yes, You Can Play These Songs With Chords.

Peaceful, productive, solitary Saturday evening at the apartment. And yes, You Can Play These Songs With Chords.

genius throwback

genius throwback

#music  
Steve, no one cares. It’s Saturday night. By now it’s just annoying, especially since you default the Safari homepage to this. BTW: Google, you’re now forcing me to use Safari since I can no longer have my apps and gmail accounts opened simultaneously. That’s annoying too.

Steve, no one cares. It’s Saturday night. By now it’s just annoying, especially since you default the Safari homepage to this. BTW: Google, you’re now forcing me to use Safari since I can no longer have my apps and gmail accounts opened simultaneously. That’s annoying too.