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"You don’t make strategy so that there’s one path to victory; you make it so that as many..."

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 06:43:48 -0500

““You don’t make strategy so that there’s one path to victory; you make it so that as many paths as possible lead to something which isn’t loss.””

- russell davies

nevver: Creativity

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:19:59 -0500

nevver:

Creativity

joaomt: In the twilight by Joao MT

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:27:29 -0500

joaomt:

In the twilight by Joao MT

Photo

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 09:36:12 -0500

(via Inspired by a beetle that draws water from the air,...

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:15:22 -0500

(via Inspired by a beetle that draws water from the air, scientist creates self-filling water bottle - The Next Web)

(via BBC News - Solar storm as desert plan to power Europe...

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 07:06:44 -0500

(via BBC News - Solar storm as desert plan to power Europe falters)

DLD 2012 - Understanding India (by DLDconference)

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 09:40:27 -0500

DLD 2012 - Understanding India (by DLDconference)

These four African girls have created a pee-powered generator

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:25:23 -0500

These four African girls have created a pee-powered generator

Frighteningly Ambitious Startup Ideas

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:24:52 -0500

Frighteningly Ambitious Startup Ideas:

One of the more surprising things I’ve noticed while working on Y Combinator is how frightening the most ambitious startup ideas are. In this essay I’m going to demonstrate this phenomenon by describing some. Any one of them could make you a billionaire. That might sound like an attractive prospect, and yet when I describe these ideas you may notice you find yourself shrinking away from them.

Don’t worry, it’s not a sign of weakness. Arguably it’s a sign of sanity. The biggest startup ideas are terrifying. And not just because they’d be a lot of work. The biggest ideas seem to threaten your identity: you wonder if you’d have enough ambition to carry them through.

There’s a scene in Being John Malkovich where the nerdy hero encounters a very attractive, sophisticated woman. She says to him:

Here’s the thing: If you ever got me, you wouldn’t have a clue what to do with me.

That’s what these ideas say to us.

The first all-carbon solar cell | KurzweilAI

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:13:41 -0400

The first all-carbon solar cell | KurzweilAI:

“Processing silicon-based solar cells requires a lot of steps,” Vosgueritchian explained. “But our entire device can be built using simple coating methods that don’t require expensive tools and machines.”

Unlike rigid silicon solar panels, Stanford’s thin-film prototype is made of carbon materials that can be coated from solution. “Perhaps in the future we can look at alternative markets where flexible carbon solar cells are coated on the surface of buildings, on windows or on cars to generate electricity,” Bao said.

The coating technique also has the potential to reduce manufacturing costs, said Stanford graduate student Michael Vosgueritchian, co-lead author of the study with postdoctoral researcher Marc Ramuz.

"Lisbon Week 2012 at Trem Azul with Pão + Felipe Felizardo Coming Soon"

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:22:40 -0400

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Lisbon Week 2012 at Trem Azul with Pão + Felipe Felizardo

Coming Soon

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- Lisbon Week http://bit.ly/YsQV12

"Open Series brought Las Kellies + Nelson Can to the OCCII in Amsterdam June 24, 2012 Coming Soon"

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:22:36 -0400

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Open Series brought Las Kellies + Nelson Can to the OCCII in Amsterdam June 24, 2012

Coming Soon

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- Las Kellies and Nelson Can live at the OCCII http://bit.ly/YsQOT9

fluxosetransicoes: Introduction by Robert Campbell. Princeton...

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:56:38 -0400

fluxosetransicoes:

Introduction by Robert Campbell. Princeton Architectural Press, New York 2012 Dominique Carré éditeur / Editions La Découverte, Paris 2012

Pilot and photographer Alex MacLean has flown his plane over large areas of the United States, documenting the landscape from beautiful agricultural patterns to geometric city grids. In his new book, he directs his lens at the rooftops of New York City, showing the great complexity and life of the roofs of New York’s buildings. Depicting not only the city’s famous water towers, but pools, tennis courts, gardens, sunbathers, art, and restaurants up in the air, MacLean’s powerful images give readers a glimpse of a part of the city that usually remains hidden. His photographs leave little doubt about New York City’s “green” potential and the belief that improved outdoor spaces above lead to more livable cities below. Maps and captions help the reader to easily locate the photographs, and an essay by Robert Campbell puts MacLean’s work into context. Whether you are new to the city native born, this fascinating look at hidden New York will be a revelation.

The 8 Most Interesting Ideas to Revolutionize Urban Farms - Design - The Atlantic Cities

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:46:41 -0400

The 8 Most Interesting Ideas to Revolutionize Urban Farms - Design - The Atlantic Cities

Internet of food: Arduino-based, urban aquaponics in Oakland

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 05:03:58 -0400

Internet of food: Arduino-based, urban aquaponics in Oakland

The Solar Pocket Factory | Beyond The Beyond | Wired.com

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:45:11 -0400

The Solar Pocket Factory | Beyond The Beyond | Wired.com

definitelydope: The Big Rush by briyen

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:11:36 -0400

definitelydope:

The Big Rush by briyen

thescienceofreality: Felix Baumgartner just made history by...

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 15:16:40 -0400

thescienceofreality:

Felix Baumgartner just made history by jumping over 120,000 ft over New Mexico and breaking the sound barrier. His parachute has successfully deployed and mission control is loud with applause. You can watch his landing here online.

ilovecharts: Colonizability of Africa A map by cartographer...

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 09:58:29 -0400

ilovecharts:

Colonizability of Africa

A map by cartographer John George Bartholomew (1860-1920)

The pink: Healthy colonizable Africa, where European races may be expected to become in time the prevailing type, where essentially European states may be formed.

The yellow: Fairly healthy Africa: but where unfavourable conditions of soil or water supply, or the prior establishment of warlike or enlightened native races or other causes, may effectually prevent European colonization.

The gray: Unhealthy but exploitable Africa: impossible for European colonizaiton but for the most part of the great commercial value and inhabited by fairly docile, governable races; the Africa of the trader and planter and of despotic European control

The brown: Extremely unhealthy Africa

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aminuteofperfection: MoMA

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 06:33:33 -0400

aminuteofperfection:

MoMA