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"Walk tall, kick ass, learn to speak Arabic, love music and never forget you come from a long line of..."

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:08:08 -0800

“Walk tall, kick ass, learn to speak Arabic, love music and never forget you come from a long line of truth seekers, lovers and warriors.”

- Hunter S. Thompson — If you have to ask, I probably can’t explain

Pawan Sinha on how brains learn to see Pawan Sinha details...

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:47:00 -0800

Pawan Sinha on how brains learn to see

Pawan Sinha details his groundbreaking research into how the brain’s visual system develops. Sinha and his team provide free vision-restoring treatment to children born blind, and then study how their brains learn to interpret visual data. The work offers insights into neuroscience, engineering and even autism.

This on has already made it’s rounds for a while, but it bears repeating. Fascinating stuff on introspecting how the strange black black box of our visual system takes constructs the world we perceive.

Your daily dose of meta.

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:18:45 -0800

Your daily dose of meta.

Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi on flow If we know what that set...

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:58:00 -0800

Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi on flow

If we know what that set point is, we can predict fairly accurately when you will be in flow, and it will be when your challenges are higher than average and skills are higher than average.

Cinnamon Chasers - Luv Deluxe

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:36:30 -0800

Cinnamon Chasers - Luv Deluxe

Techno Jeep

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:32:08 -0800

Techno Jeep

DJ Socool - Slow Burn

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:35:33 -0800

DJ Socool - Slow Burn:

Ruckspin, Quark & Planas - Winds of Change
Lethem - Blix
Pangaea - Router
L-Wiz - Girl from Codeine City
KZSS - You and I
Asusu - Promised the Future
Deep Alpha - Into Your Mind
TRG - Broken Heart (Martyn DCM Remix)
Self Evident - Keep It
Synkro - Good Times
Autopilot - A Safe Distance
Wixel - Bacterial
Massive Attack - Angel
Leftfield - A Final Hit
U.N.K.L.E. - Unreal
Radiohead - Meeting in the Aisle
Shaggy - Church Heathen
Socool - Mistah Boswell
Fat Freddy’s Drop - Roady (The Nextmen Walnut Remix)

"If you’re going through hell, keep going."

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:05:10 -0800

“If you’re going through hell, keep going.”

- Winston Churchill — Prime Minister of UK during WWII

10:32 - Blue Little Soundtrack to watching the sun set on a...

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:52:40 -0800

10:32 - Blue Little

Soundtrack to watching the sun set on a near-perfect day. This song will make you a better person.

Photo

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:08:51 -0800

"E-mail is a wonderful thing for people whose role in life is to be on top of things. But not for me;..."

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:37:00 -0800

“E-mail is a wonderful thing for people whose role in life is to be on top of things. But not for me; my role is to be on the bottom of things. What I do takes long hours of studying and uninterruptible concentration.”

- Donald Knuth — Computer scientist and Professor Emeritus of the Art of Computer Programming at Stanford University

Eskmo - Colorbrain mix Eskmo – We Have Invisible Friends Eskmo...

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:07:24 -0800

Eskmo - Colorbrain mix

Eskmo – We Have Invisible Friends
Eskmo – Let Them Sing
Eskmo – San Francisco (The Rhythm)
Eskmo – I Dream I’m Flying
Backdraft – Headcharge (Eskmo Remix)
STS9 – Shock Doctrine (Eskmo Remix)
Eskmo – From the Standpoint
Voodeux – Enter the Voo (Eskmo Remix)
Bibio – Dwrcan (Eskmo Remix)
Mew – Vaccine (Eskmo bootleg)

Google Goggles Google application that can search for...

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:59:58 -0800

Google Goggles

Google application that can search for information directly from pictures. Absolutely mind-blowing capabilities, and that’s just an early demo.

“The best things in life aren’t...

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:39:00 -0800

“The best things in life aren’t things.”

— Art Buchwald — political columnist

Nutrients for Better Mental Performance Google Tech Talk by...

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:47:00 -0800

Nutrients for Better Mental Performance

Google Tech Talk by Steven William Fowkes concerning how to better nourish your brain and improving how you think. A bit lacking on real, actionable advice at times, and the video seems to keep stalling, but overall quite good. Includes:

Which nutrients promote optimal brain function?
What nutrients are commonly deficient enough to impair mental performance?
How can you get a better nights sleep without Ambien?
What nutrients counteract aspects of aging?
Is there an alternative to serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SRI) antidepressants?
What modern nutrition myths lead us to consume products that sabotage healthy brain function?
What tests can you get from your doctor?
What nutrients affect appetite, alertness, and tension?
What nutrient combo will prevent hangovers 90% of the time?

Your Brain at Work Google Tech Talk by David Rock, author of...

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:36:00 -0800

Your Brain at Work

Google Tech Talk by David Rock, author of the Neuroscience of Mindfulness article linked to previously.

Based on interviews with 30 neuroscientists, he’s developed strategies to help you work smart all day.

Maximize your mental energy by understanding your brain’s limits
Overcome distractions
Improve your focus through understanding the nature of attention
Reduce stress levels with brain-based techniques
Improve how you collaborate by understanding the social needs of the brain

You can learn to be more productive, less stressed and stay sane by understanding your brain.

"Most men live lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with their song still in them."

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:19:14 -0800

“Most men live lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with their song still in them.”

- Henry Thoreau: author, poet, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, philosopher

Daedelus - LA Nocturn

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:53:00 -0800

Daedelus - LA Nocturn

tag: on success and shipping

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:58:52 -0800

tag: on success and shipping:

But none of this answers the original question: why do we have an element? Why not an element? Or an element? Why not a hyperlink with an include attribute, or some combination of rel values? Why an element? Quite simply, because Marc Andreessen shipped one, and shipping code wins.

OmmWriter Ommwriter is a simple text processor that firmly...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:14:00 -0800

OmmWriter

Ommwriter is a simple text processor that firmly believes in making writing a pleasure once again, reinvindicating the close relationship between writer and paper. The more intimate the relation, the smoother the flow of inspiration.
If you are a scriptwriter, blogger, journalist, copy writer, poet or just someone who enjoys writing, welcome back to concentrating.

It’s like if Brian Eno were to design a text editor. Currently, it’s sluggish on the letters appearing after keystrokes, but very inspiring all the same.