January 2012
10 posts
born in new york
clayman:
“That’s the problem with being born in New York… You’ve got no New York to run away to.”
- from Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
Ain’t that the truth.
You have to believe that maintaining your standards even when you’re up against a wall will work out for you in the end.
That’s the prime difference between folks who ultimately change the world, and those who will be victims of circumstance.
Deadmau5 - Raise Your Weapon
No longer the new...
“like to say the way you start a company is you build something for not a lot of...”
– Fred Wilson, Customer Obsessed Companies
(circa 2004!)
December 2011
10 posts
Blue Foundation - Eyes on Fire (Zeds Dead Remix...
“I think New York’s biggest secret weapon that no-one talks about is the strength...”
– Dan Schawbel (via nycdigital)
Fact.
“Acceptance of the status quo is an admission of weakness. It is the...”
– A really smart high schooler
“A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed...”
– Charles Brower (via alanajoy)
November 2011
10 posts
Just returned from a 1 day late Thanksgiving celebration with my family. I barely made it out alive.
It’s worth it to state that I really do adore every moment I get to spend with them. However, my gratefulness won’t stop me from spending my weekend listening to Florence + The Machine in the throws of self-important depressiveness.
#incaseyouwerewondering
“I know Nick Gray!”
– If I had a dollar… (via david)
3D Printing Startup Shapeways Raises $5.1 Million,... →
The Future of Stuff is coming to a borough near you.
Strong Opinions @marksbirch: UPDATE: The Awesome... →
caterpillarcowboy:
marksbirch:
If you are eating those tasteless Chinese take-out dough balls people call dumplings, you are doing it wrong. It is high time you got your dumpling on, and there is no better way to get educated than on this awesome whirlwind of a food tour in Chinatown…
Yes please.
“Out of the corner of your eye you see something familiar, you see something...”
– Ben Kaufman (via the Quirky Manifesto)
GirlDevelopIT: Girl Develop It Groupie →
girldevelopit:
This is a guest post from a student that GDI loves, Tracy Bartley. We wish Tracy the best in her new position, and appreciate her warming the cockles in our hearts.
I graduated at the height of the “great recession” with a Master of the Arts and moved to New York City. I worked in…
So fucking inspiring.
October 2011
7 posts
“Populist anger, especially if it has no coherent agenda, can go anywhere in...”
– The Economist
“Steve used to say to me — and he used to say this a lot — “Hey Jony, here’s a...”
– Jonathan Ive (via steadyconscious)
“When engineers working on the very first iPod completed the prototype, they...”
– Steve Jobs: What are some great stories about Steve Jobs? - Quora
Hat tip to spytap for finding this.
(via evangotlib)
Amazing. How cool would it be to be able to actually listen to these stories instead of just reading them. The level of emotion and personality these recordings would have would...
September 2011
7 posts
“Creativity is, quite simply, a genuine interest combined with initiative.”
– Scott Belsky
Walking home tonight I discovered that I now have both Chuko and Sunburnt Calf BK to add to my collection of local hangouts.
Prospect Heights, I have such a crush on you.
August 2011
5 posts
7 tags
July 2011
9 posts
