February 2012
6 posts
Woman's infected jaw removed, 3D printed... →
Not surprising, but still absolutely amazing.
“Now the Stockholm company, a subsidiary of Swedish media group Bonnier, is...”
– It’s out! I’m moving to San Francisco to start a new office for Toca Boca. Very much looking forward to it!
It’s playtime: Toca Boca heads for America — Tech News and Analysis
“FACEBOOK, INC.
Our mission is to make the world more open and connected.”
– No matter how this ends, it’s internet history. Registration Statement on Form S-1
January 2012
14 posts
“To paraphrase something I wrote a few years ago that I think still stands:...”
– A great, long, and well thought-through reasoning in defense of globalization and capitalist incentives. They don’t need to come with the shackles that are normally associated with them by default.
Future Perfect » Imperialist Tendencies
“I didn’t like cilantro to begin with,” he said. “But I love food, and I ate all...”
– This exact thing has happened to me. Very interesting. On the other hand, I also primed my mouth to liking olives once. It took a year (and an olive a day).
Why Cilantro Tastes Like Soap, for Some - NYTimes.com
“We reached 4m in December and then 5m on 15 January, with December being by far...”
– Very proud of this. A milestone that says we’re on our way.
Apps for kids proving profitable for Toca Boca as it passes 5m downloads | Technology | guardian.co.uk
“The reasons brainstorming fails are instructive for other forms of group work,...”
– Worth thinking about.
The Rise of the New Groupthink - NYTimes.com
January 11, 2012 - Jim DeMint - The Daily Show... →
Everyone says it, but it is worth repeating - Jon Stewart and the team at The Daily Show are brilliant on multiple levels. This clip with Senator Jim DeMint is perhaps more a debate than an interview - but it is an honest, well-researched and clear questioning of a person in power.
“#1: Some chick asked me what I would do with 10 million bucks. I told her...”
– Can’t get enough of this elevator.
Twitter / @GSElevator: #1: Some chick asked me wh …
“Lately, though, there has emerged a third Colbert. This one is a version of the...”
– Speaking of Colbert - this is a brilliant article.
How Many Stephen Colberts Are There? - NYTimes.com
January 05, 2012 - Steve Case - The Colbert Report... →
The Colbert Report’s writers are geniuses.
“Even with something as beautiful as a sunset, forgetting is really important as...”
– Disruptions: Resolved in 2012: To Enjoy the View Without Help From an iPhone - NYTimes.com
December 2011
7 posts
2011 in review
Last year I went through what I had been doing for the past year. It was a bit of an eye-opener seeing it all listed in that way, but this year has been even better. So this is along listing of all the fun stuff that I’ve been doing during 2011. There were a few less exciting things too of course, but I don’t want to remember or share most of them. Here we go:
January
Palais de...
“Two years after the Airbus 330 plunged into the Atlantic Ocean, Air France...”
– An amazing and tragic story at the same time.
Air France 447 Flight-Data Recorder Transcript - What Really Happened Aboard Air France 447 - Popular Mechanics
WatchInteresting presentation from The Economist about passive media in the iPad. Similar insight to what we were working on with Mag+ with the notion of “silent mode”.
(via Lean back media: the shock of the old)
“Hara hachi bu (腹八分?), or hara hachi bunme (and sometimes spelled hari hachi bu),...”
– Love this.
Hara hachi bu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
November 2011
6 posts
WatchWhat Violet never managed to make? Hope so.
(via Twine : Listen to your world, talk to the Internet by Supermechanical — Kickstarter)
WatchWonderful little remake of this song, accompanied by some dreamy video clips.
Frank Ocean - Strawberry Swing (The End) (by Director Steven Tapia)
WatchExecutive summary in two sentences: “With undifferentiated products, price is competed down to marginal cost. And the marginal cost for digital content is $0.”
(via KPCB Internet Trends (2011))
October 2011
6 posts
“Tuesday morning, he called me to ask me to hurry up to Palo Alto. His tone was...”
– Balanced and beautiful.
A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs - NYTimes.com
“Hear what experts say, but don’t always listen to them.”
– How to Change the World: What I Learned From Steve Jobs
WatchOh, look! It’s me talking for 30 minutes.
Björn Jeffery, Founder of Toca Boca (by Stockholm/CreativeMornings)
September 2011
7 posts
August 2011
9 posts
WatchAn inspiring start to an inspiring conference.
(via Paola Antonelli, MoMA - Opening keynote. Media Evolution The Conference 2011 - Media Evolution)
