Do what you love, love what you do, leave the world a better place and don’t pick your nose.
Jeff Mallett, Frazz, 08-03-04.
Do what you love, love what you do, leave the world a better place and don’t pick your nose.
Jeff Mallett, Frazz, 08-03-04.
CORUSCANT — Obi-Wan Kenobi, the mastermind of some of the most devastating attacks on the Galactic Empire and the most hunted man in the galaxy, was killed in a firefight with Imperial forces near Alderaan, Darth Vader announced on Sunday.
Best thing I’ve read all week.
Via Daring Fireball.
Amazing shots of The City from Andrew Mace’s Flickr stream.
I will never get tired of saying this: I love New York City.
Marco Arment:
I got used to the standing desk after a few weeks. I don’t even notice it anymore. It’s easier to take coffee breaks because I’m already up — I just need to start walking. I burn more calories and strengthen my legs all day instead of sitting and getting fatter. No complaints on this one.
Great post from Marco, explaining in great detail how his own back problems motivated him to build his very own standing desk (out of Diet Coke cans!). He eventually moved to a new one, but remains convinced that standing is the way to go.
Fantastic, eerie-looking infographic about the dangers of sitting for over 8 hours a day. This has been reported as part of an ongoing series of articles on Mashable.com. If you care about your health, you may want to spend a few minutes learning how you can change your habits for the better.
Via Mashable.com.
We are always the same age inside.
Gertrude Stein (1874 - 1946), US author in France.
So true. And let’s hope that never changes.
AllThingsD:
An updated version of that magazine’s iPad app lets users subscribe to the weekly magazine for $5.99 a month, or the equivalent of a $1.50 an issue. That’s a steep discount from the app’s old model, which only sold individual issues for $4.99 a pop.
Finally. A classic magazine is at last available in a digital edition (and internationally) at sane prices. For those of us who live overseas, getting the print edition was never a realistic option. Now, it’s an instant subscribe.
It makes so much sense that I’m convinced in the near future almost every publication will offer similar deals for digital-only editions. The New York Times, Time, Sports Illustrated… they all have already announced their plans to do so. And the rest will follow soon.
Today is a happy day for enthusiastic readers. Dead-tree magazines are a thing of the past. The future is now.
Gigaom:
Updated at 12 midnight: Microsoft has bought Skype for $8.5 billion, in an all cash deal. The deal closed a few hours ago.
Interesting. According to this piece, it’s the biggest acquisition in the history of Microsoft. Read on for the details.
Via @asymco.
OK, so first of all, thank you so much Uri for answering, and specially for doing it so soon (it’s been only about three hours since I sent the question).
I am a huge fan of Pack light. Go Fast., a blog about the art of packing light and the freedom it gives you. It includes a ton of great tips to get rid of the stuff you don’t need to bring with you on a trip, so that you can focus on having a great time wherever you go.
I have been wanting to buy one of the excellent Goruck backpacks for my trips for quite some time now, but I wasn’t sure which one to pick. Uri’s answer is great, reasoned, and pretty much just what I needed. Go read it for the details.
Thanks!
We cannot fail to win unless we fail to try.
Tom Clancy (1947 - )