“When I get a task done, I get a little endorphin shot of satisfaction.” A blogger explains his brain rush with productivity. For many people these endorphins apparently come out during good physical exercise. I don’t get it. Whenever someone speaks about how they experience “a rush of endorphins,” I get visions of dolphins jumping around […]
Amazon already has a physical bookstore open in Seattle. Chicago is due to get two bookstores next year. Portland and San Diego are due to get an Amazon bookstore. Just how many bookstores does Amazon plan on opening? Publishers Weekly reports: Sandy Mathrani, head of General Growth Properties, said in response to a question about […]
Sometimes you come across a blog that is just incredible. After reading the latest ten to twenty posts, you want to read more. Instead you subscribe to the blog, figuring you’ll just read the new posts as they come in. An entire untapped archive of posts are waiting to be read. It’s a shame that these older posts won’t get […]
With Pinterest changing its “Pin It” button to “Save” a few months ago, they are focusing on the saving aspect of content, instead of pinning it to a visual board. Pinning, saving. What’s the difference? Pinning something to a board implies short-term use. You have a project going on, and you want to gather information […]
NPR’s decision to disable comments from their site is quite disappointing. On face value, it’s understandable why NPR shut off comments. Most of them are simply flamers and trolls. Tech blogger Anthony Dean notes that some types of sites simply don’t receive quality comments. Whereas other sites do receive quality comments. Thankfully, my sites haven’t seen […]
A fun meme called #firstsevenjobs is going around where you list the your first seven jobs. Here’s mine: 1. Ice Cream Artist 2. Sculpture Lab Technician 3. House painter 4. Design Intern 5. Design Lab Technician 6. Art Director 7. Graphic Designer Some people add additional info to their list, like the company name, maybe a […]
Come across an interesting segment on a podcast? Do you ever want to share one snippet of a long podcast? Right now, it can be a challenge to even find a direct link to the podcast; and impossible to share just the snippet. WYNC is looking to solve this problem of sharing podcast snippets with their […]