m jealous of javier piñón i’m jealous of javier piñón Oh boy, I think I have a new crush… yep, I do. Brooklyn based artist Javier Piñón {and his cowboys} had me at howdy. These boys are from three different series: Chairs, Chandeliers, and Floods… and I love them all very, very much. 10 Unique Christmas tree Ideas! One account. All of Google. Sign in to continue to Blogger Borowitz Report Our privacy promise The New Yorker's Strongbox is designed to let you communicate with our writers and editors with greater anonymity and security than afforded by conventional e-mail. When you visit or use our public Strongbox server at The New Yorker and our parent company, Condé Nast, will not record your I.P. address or information about your browser, computer, or operating system, nor will we embed third-party content or deliver cookies to your browser.
Have conferences like TED, and the explosion of the "Idea Class" run out of ideas? (Flickr/TEDxJakarta) Back in 1986, a guy named Richard Saul Wurman put together a meeting. A conference if you will. It was part show and tell, part 18th century salon. Smart people sharing ideas and inspiring each other in an open forum via short talks. Mark's Daily Apple Welcome! If you want to lose weight, gain muscle, increase energy levels or just generally look and feel healthier you've come to the right place. Here's where to start: Visit the Start Here and Primal Blueprint 101 pages to learn more about the Primal Lifestyle. Subscribe to my free weekly newsletter to receive 10 eBooks, a 7-Day Course of Primal Fundamentals, and more - all for free. HyperEpos Responding to the lack of genre-based sites on the web, I've gathered here an array of sites focused on epic poetry, aiming for the occasionally quirky as well as the canonical vision of the genre. In addition to the links to individual poems and poets, I've tried to incorporate a few key sites for chronological study. Thus, links to sites like Perseus, The Labyrinth or Romantic Circles, with all their wealth of connections, are included at the bottom of the appropriate page. Your comments and suggestions for inclusion or updating are appreciated. Like all good sites, this one should be perpetually evolving, and appropriately enough, in the midst of things. I update the pages as often as I can (but time's wingéd chariot hurries near).
Bubble 2.0 Is Popping I've discussed Bubble 2.0 -- the new crop of social media companies that have enjoyed sharp appreciation in the private markets, often funded by Goldman Sachs (GS) -- numerous times before, observing how many of these companies have outlandish expectations, no profits, and a flawed growth strategy that focuses on user acquisition rather than increasing key metrics such as revenue from assets or revenue per customer. The companies that I lump into Bubble 2.0 are Facebook (FB), Zynga (ZNGA), LinkedIn (LNKD), Groupon (GRPN), Yelp (YELP), Zillow (Z), and Pandora (P); others in the IPO pipeline include Twitter, Foursquare, AirBnb, and Spotify. There are some signs, however, that the bubble is beginning to pop. This could be an opportunity for short sellers looking for a quick profit, or a sign for bulls to take profits and close their position. Here are the indicators:
16 CV "graphiques" (It’s actually up to 18 now.) A number of designers have attempted to design a visual, infographic resume, and while this is certainly not mainstream (yet), it is gaining some momentum. I wanted to highlight some of the great examples available on the web, but the line between an infographic resume and a designer resume is tough not to cross.
American Woodworker With the October 2014 issue, American Woodworker merged with Popular Woodworking Magazine. PWM welcomes subscribers to AW; in issues to come, we also welcome some of the best-known and best-loved authors from AW – Alan Lacer, Spike Carlsen and more. AW subscribers will receive an issue of PWM for each remaining issue on an AW order.
Analysis & Opinion By Peter Thal Larsen The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. Britain’s bubble-prickers are aiming high. How To Create Outstanding Modern Infographics In this tutorial you will learn that data doesn't have to be boring, it can be beautiful! Learn how to use various graph tools, illustration techniques and typography to make an accurate and inspiring infographic in Adobe Illustrator. Start by using the Rectangle Tool (M) to draw a shape. SMB's expect to use Cloud computing to make them more competitive I have posting for some time now my belief that the next major technology bubble will be in Cloud computing technology. Now a new survey showing that small business with 2 to 10 employees are pushing their enterprise toward the cloud supports that view. Why are small companies moving in that direction? Because it can make them more competitive. According to the survey, the number of paid cloud services could double among small and midsize businesses within the next five years.
How gamification and big data can solve telecom problems? « Telruptive Home > Business Idea, Future Business Ideas > How gamification and big data can solve telecom problems? It is not every day that you find a startup that can disrupt all industries in the world. Today I found one: Kaggle.