Björn Jeffery

tablethotels: Couldn’t have said it better ourselves.

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:58:29 +0100

tablethotels:

Couldn’t have said it better ourselves.

Woman's infected jaw removed, 3D printed replacement implanted | Snip.it

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:20:34 +0100

Woman's infected jaw removed, 3D printed replacement implanted | Snip.it:

Not surprising, but still absolutely amazing.

Taken by my dad with an iPhone(!). (via Goodbye 2011 | David...

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:41:24 +0100

Taken by my dad with an iPhone(!).

(via Goodbye 2011 | David Jeffery Photography)

"Now the Stockholm company, a subsidiary of Swedish media group Bonnier, is targeting bigger things —..."

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:25:42 +0100

“Now the Stockholm company, a subsidiary of Swedish media group Bonnier, is targeting bigger things — and planning to open an office in San Francisco next month.”

- 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."

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:19:00 +0100

“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

This is what the internet is all about. (via Famous Paintings...

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:50:53 +0100

This is what the internet is all about.

(via Famous Paintings Improved by Cats)

Apple´s R&D spending in $ and as a % of sales. Still, as the...

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:02:39 +0100

Apple´s R&D spending in $ and as a % of sales. Still, as the headline says, “you cannot buy innovation”. (via You cannot buy innovation | asymco)

"To paraphrase something I wrote a few years ago that I think still stands: “Pushing technologies on..."

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:49:00 +0100

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To paraphrase something I wrote a few years ago that I think still stands: “Pushing technologies on society without thinking through their consequences is at the very least naive, and at worst dangerous, though typically it, and the people that do it are just boring. This site is a pause for reflection in our planet’s seemingly headlong rush to churn out more, faster, smaller and cheaper”. For me, my employer, our clients, understanding what drives people, users, constituents and consumers is the first step in creating meaningful products and services and eventually creating a sustainable business. That a single financially constrained consumer gives up some of his or her very limited income to purchase that product is quite possibly the highest accolade.

The poor can least afford to purchase poorly designed products and services, and they can least afford to investment in those that fail to deliver. The real design imperialism comes from those people who assume that the world’s poor are not worthy of the attention.

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- 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

thornkvist: restartmilano: this is fucking beautiful +1

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:16:45 +0100

thornkvist:

restartmilano:

this is fucking beautiful

+1

"I didn’t like cilantro to begin with,” he said. “But I love food, and I ate all kinds of things, and..."

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:19:00 +0100

““I didn’t like cilantro to begin with,” he said. “But I love food, and I ate all kinds of things, and I kept encountering it. My brain must have developed new patterns for cilantro flavor from those experiences, which included pleasure from the other flavors and the sharing with friends and family. That’s how people in cilantro-eating countries experience it every day.” “So I began to like cilantro,” he said. “It can still remind me of soap, but it’s not threatening anymore, so that association fades into the background, and I enjoy its other qualities. On the other hand, if I ate cilantro once and never willingly let it pass my lips again, there wouldn’t have been a chance to reshape that perception.””

- 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 the best month..."

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:49:00 +0100

““We reached 4m in December and then 5m on 15 January, with December being by far the best month we’ve ever had,” says chief executive Björn Jeffery.”

- 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, too. People in groups..."

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:18:22 +0100

“The reasons brainstorming fails are instructive for other forms of group work, too. People in groups tend to sit back and let others do the work; they instinctively mimic others’ opinions and lose sight of their own; and, often succumb to peer pressure. The Emory University neuroscientist Gregory Berns found that when we take a stance different from the group’s, we activate the amygdala, a small organ in the brain associated with the fear of rejection. Professor Berns calls this “the pain of independence.””

- Worth thinking about.

The Rise of the New Groupthink - NYTimes.com

January 11, 2012 - Jim DeMint - The Daily Show With Jon Stewart - Full Episode Video | Comedy Central

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:21:21 +0100

January 11, 2012 - Jim DeMint - The Daily Show With Jon Stewart - Full Episode Video | Comedy Central:

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.

Foolproof. (via 9GAG - Prayer Logic)

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:33:46 +0100

Foolproof.

(via 9GAG - Prayer Logic)

"#1: Some chick asked me what I would do with 10 million bucks. I told her I’d wonder where the..."

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:52:22 +0100

“#1: Some chick asked me what I would do with 10 million bucks. I told her I’d wonder where the rest of my money went.”

- 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 TV-show Colbert,..."

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:27:49 +0100

“Lately, though, there has emerged a third Colbert. This one is a version of the TV-show Colbert, except he doesn’t exist just on screen anymore. He exists in the real world and has begun to meddle in it. In 2008, the old Colbert briefly ran for president, entering the Democratic primary in his native state of South Carolina. (He hadn’t really switched parties, but the filing fee for the Republican primary was too expensive.) In 2010, invited by Representative Zoe Lofgren, he testified before Congress about the problem of illegal-immigrant farmworkers and remarked that “the obvious answer is for all of us to stop eating fruits and vegetables.””

- Speaking of Colbert - this is a brilliant article.

How Many Stephen Colberts Are There? - NYTimes.com

January 05, 2012 - Steve Case - The Colbert Report - Full Episode Video | Comedy Central

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:10:04 +0100

January 05, 2012 - Steve Case - The Colbert Report - Full Episode Video | Comedy Central:

The Colbert Report’s writers are geniuses.

iwdrm: “I think we’re just gonna have to be secretly in love...

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:48:12 +0100

iwdrm:

“I think we’re just gonna have to be secretly in love with each other and leave it at that, Ritchie.”

The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

Slighty animated images. Beautiful.

A very 2012-graphic. (via Kleiner Leads Klout’s Latest “$30...

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:38:39 +0100

A very 2012-graphic.

(via Kleiner Leads Klout’s Latest “$30 Million” Funding Round | TechCrunch)

"Even with something as beautiful as a sunset, forgetting is really important as a mental hygiene,”..."

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:21:08 +0100

““Even with something as beautiful as a sunset, forgetting is really important as a mental hygiene,” said Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, a professor of Internet governance at Oxford University””

- Disruptions: Resolved in 2012: To Enjoy the View Without Help From an iPhone - NYTimes.com