The Secret Life of the Radio. The Secret Life of the Radio. 10 Most Interesting Comics of 2013. The Top 11 Collaborative Consumption Stories Of 2013. 2013 was the year that collaborative consumption started to hit the mainstream. We saw CEOs declaring that they are ditching their cars, an exploding bike sharing phenomenon, a "Freespace" where citygoers could come together and collaborate on projects, and sharing economy companies banding together to help in the face of disaster. But as this economy of shared goods and services has grown, so have questions about what it represents. At the most basic level, the definition of "sharing economy" isn't entirely clear. And as the most successful collaborative consumption companies continue to grow, so do concerns about what really separates them from the rest of the economy.
Check out our top collaborative consumption stories for 2013 below (and, if you're interested, read last year's list here). 1: Why This CEO Doesn't Own A Car: The Rise Of Dis-Ownership 2: This Is What Happens When You Give A Creative Community An Empty 14,000-Square-Foot Building San Francisco (where else?) 7 Must-Read Books on Time. By Maria Popova What the second law of thermodynamics has to do with Saint Augustine, landscape art, and graphic novels. Time is the most fundamental common denominator between our existence and that of everything else, it’s the yardstick by which we measure nearly every aspect of our lives, directly or indirectly, yet its nature remains one of the greatest mysteries of science.
Last year, we devoured BBC’s excellent What Is Time? And today we turn to seven essential books that explore the grand question on a deeper, more multidimensional level, spanning everything from quantum physics to philosophy to art. It comes as no surprise to start with A Brief History of Time — legendary theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking’s 1988 masterpiece, which is commonly considered the most important book in popular science ever published and one of our 10 essential primers on (almost) everything. Perhaps most powerful of all is the human hope and scientific vision of Hawking’s ending:
Sorting Algorithm Animations. Algorithms in Java, Parts 1-4, 3rd edition by Robert Sedgewick. Addison Wesley, 2003. Quicksort is Optimal by Robert Sedgewick and Jon Bentley, Knuthfest, Stanford University, January, 2002. Dual Pivot Quicksort: Code by Discussion. Bubble-sort with Hungarian (“Csángó”) folk dance YouTube video, created at Sapientia University, Tirgu Mures (Marosvásárhely), Romania.
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Regular Expressions. The Art of Staying Focused in a Distracting World - James Fallows. A longtime tech executive, Linda Stone worked on emerging technologies at Apple and then Microsoft Research in the 1980s and ’90s. Fifteen years ago, she coined the term continuous partial attention to describe the modern predicament of being constantly attuned to everything without fully concentrating on anything. Since then, she has frequently written and lectured about the challenges of living in an always-on, hyperconnected world. James Fallows: You’re well known for the idea of continuous partial attention. Why is this a bad thing? Linda Stone: Continuous partial attention is neither good nor bad.
JF: What do you mean by “attention strategy”? LS: From the time we’re born, we’re learning and modeling a variety of attention and communication strategies. Self-directed play allows both children and adults to develop a powerful attention strategy, a strategy that I call “relaxed presence.” JF: I have two younger siblings very close in age, so I spent time with them. LS: I don’t think so. A lonely table. A few years ago I had to give a speech about Inkling , the company I co-founded, and what prediction markets were all about. I've given talks on stage before, and I practiced this one at home at least two dozen times. There were other speakers and after our talks we were supposed to stand at these tables, off to the side at this networking event, and answer any follow-up questions people had.
I gave my speech to a hundred or so people and thought it went fine. Then, I went and stood at my table. No one ever came over. That sucked. It didn't seem like it was because I was generally poor at public speaking. Why weren't people interested in this? And there have been other talks and articles I've written that went very similar to this. So how can I make what I'm writing or talking about more interesting? As I examined this question, it's become clear that the most interesting people tell better stories. The most interesting entrepreneurs are good storytellers. Start with a plot. BRIDGE COMMANDER 2. Bridge Commander 2 Windows, Mac, Linux game. Semantic Versioning 2.0.0-rc.1. 20 Questions for Deep Character Creation :: +1 Gaming :: New Orleans' and Metairie's Premier Tabletop Gaming Store.
There are a lot of ways to start a roleplaying character. After playing countless games and trying lots of methods, I’ve settled into a set of 20 questions. Whether I’m making a player character or GMing a new campaign, I use it every time to focus on the key elements that not only give a character a deep and significant background, but probably more importantly make them fun to play and easy to integrate into adventures. I break the whole thing down into four parts. You can start anywhere, but I recommend doing a section all at once instead of skipping around. This is long. Also, almost all of it is borrowed from other sources, but I don’t recall where anymore. Concept These are the fundamentals, the broadest strokes. What emotion best describes your character? Background For any campaign, a character should have come from somewhere.
Where did your character come from? Details Now we’re picking nits. What are your character’s personal tastes? Player.
Advanced Power Searching. Young people are screwed… Here’s how to survive. By Bryan Goldberg On January 9, 2013 Hey kids, you’ve all read “The Hunger Games,” right? Almost all young people have read the best-selling books or seen the Hollywood movie about Katniss Everdeen, a smart and ambitious young lady whose life prospects are diminished by historical events that predate her.
What little hope she has is seemingly reduced to nil when a bunch of old people drop her into an arena and force her to fight with her fellow children in a to the death. But that’s just fiction, right? Actually, they already have. Last week, the economics blog Calculated Risk ran a chart that tells a pretty compelling story. You kids are screwed. In fact, teenagers today probably aren’t old enough to remember the “Dot Bomb” recession of twelve years ago. You kids are really screwed. As mentioned in one of my recent articles, unemployment for young people is about double the national average . You kids are so damn screwed. You kids are beyond screwed. Companies cut out the bullshit. Kari Ayam – Malaysian Curry Chicken. I bought the Shiok cookbook when I was still in Singapore after hoarding a copy from the local library for so long that they slapped me with a heavy fine. I decided then that it would not only be cheaper but also sensible to buy my own copy.
The Shiok cookbook by Terry Tan and Christopher Tan is a very authentic and delightful mix of Singaporean, Malay and Peranakan cuisine. I never cooked anything from the book while I was still living in Singapore. Why? I started exploring the book after I moved to Australia and realized to my delight that most of the recipes were spot on in mimicking that elusive taste you find at all the good hawker centre stalls in Singapore. The recipe has a curry paste which is quick to whip up and forms the basis of the dish. Preparation Time – 20 minutes Cooking Time – 55 minutes Serves – 6 Ingredients 1 large chicken, cut into 10-12 pieces or 800g chicken thigh fillets, cut into chunky pieces Method Wash and pat dry chicken. Serve hot with rice or roti. — Sneh.
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