An integrated field-numerical approach to assess slope stability hazards at volcanoes: the example of Pacaya, Guatemala - Springer ➔

My girlfriend is very smart, especially when it comes to things that explode and things that fall down. So smart, in fact, that she is now published.

May. 15 2013
#real science #my girlfriend is smarter than me #transtensional stress regime #volcanos #bragging
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Another question.

evanfleischer:

Anyone willing to pay $2 month to have a piece of a novel sent to them every day, Dickens-style?

Very clever, Mr. Fleischer.

May. 14 2013
Via evanfleischer
#reading #books #novels #creative
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austinkleon: HERE IS TODAY An interactive art/science HTML5 site illustrating the scale of time on Earth. In case you needed reminding of your insignificance. (thx gwenda) For one of those useful, blow-your-mind moments. austinkleon: HERE IS TODAY An interactive art/science HTML5 site illustrating the scale of time on Earth. In case you needed reminding of your insignificance. (thx gwenda) For one of those useful, blow-your-mind moments. austinkleon: HERE IS TODAY An interactive art/science HTML5 site illustrating the scale of time on Earth. In case you needed reminding of your insignificance. (thx gwenda) For one of those useful, blow-your-mind moments. austinkleon: HERE IS TODAY An interactive art/science HTML5 site illustrating the scale of time on Earth. In case you needed reminding of your insignificance. (thx gwenda) For one of those useful, blow-your-mind moments.

austinkleon:

HERE IS TODAY

An interactive art/science HTML5 site illustrating the scale of time on Earth.

In case you needed reminding of your insignificance.

(thx gwenda)

For one of those useful, blow-your-mind moments.

May. 14 2013
Via austinkleon
#website #today #design #creative #html5
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Daft Punk — Random Access Memories

Listen

caseydonahue:

Daft Punk - Doin’ It Right

Random Access Memories is incredible. This is my favorite track from the album.

StrawberryJams.

May. 13 2013
Via caseydonahue
#music #Daft Punk
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Don’t stop ‘til you get enough. — Advice To Graduates ➔

When I graduated from the wonderful University of Wisconsin, I was chosen to give the commencement address. I wrote a poem for the speech an…

Wrote my first post on Medium today, really enjoyed the UI.

May. 9 2013
#medium #spoken word #graduation #commencement #poem
I haven’t posted much about Revolution Kitchen on here, but now that the experiment is coming to an end I’m thinking about it in retrospect and think it’s a story worth telling—partially for my own catharsis, but also in hopes of spurring someone else to give it a shot. Here are some of the photos from the building phase. I built it at a hackerspace in Madison, Sector67, and strongly recommend seeking out your local hacker/makerspace because they are awesome organizations. The design concept went through quite a few iterations, including a lego concept. In the end I was pretty happy with what we built, it was a lean version of the ideal cart that was cheap and allowed me to test and prove the concept. I haven’t posted much about Revolution Kitchen on here, but now that the experiment is coming to an end I’m thinking about it in retrospect and think it’s a story worth telling—partially for my own catharsis, but also in hopes of spurring someone else to give it a shot. Here are some of the photos from the building phase. I built it at a hackerspace in Madison, Sector67, and strongly recommend seeking out your local hacker/makerspace because they are awesome organizations. The design concept went through quite a few iterations, including a lego concept. In the end I was pretty happy with what we built, it was a lean version of the ideal cart that was cheap and allowed me to test and prove the concept. I haven’t posted much about Revolution Kitchen on here, but now that the experiment is coming to an end I’m thinking about it in retrospect and think it’s a story worth telling—partially for my own catharsis, but also in hopes of spurring someone else to give it a shot. Here are some of the photos from the building phase. I built it at a hackerspace in Madison, Sector67, and strongly recommend seeking out your local hacker/makerspace because they are awesome organizations. The design concept went through quite a few iterations, including a lego concept. In the end I was pretty happy with what we built, it was a lean version of the ideal cart that was cheap and allowed me to test and prove the concept. I haven’t posted much about Revolution Kitchen on here, but now that the experiment is coming to an end I’m thinking about it in retrospect and think it’s a story worth telling—partially for my own catharsis, but also in hopes of spurring someone else to give it a shot. Here are some of the photos from the building phase. I built it at a hackerspace in Madison, Sector67, and strongly recommend seeking out your local hacker/makerspace because they are awesome organizations. The design concept went through quite a few iterations, including a lego concept. In the end I was pretty happy with what we built, it was a lean version of the ideal cart that was cheap and allowed me to test and prove the concept. I haven’t posted much about Revolution Kitchen on here, but now that the experiment is coming to an end I’m thinking about it in retrospect and think it’s a story worth telling—partially for my own catharsis, but also in hopes of spurring someone else to give it a shot. Here are some of the photos from the building phase. I built it at a hackerspace in Madison, Sector67, and strongly recommend seeking out your local hacker/makerspace because they are awesome organizations. The design concept went through quite a few iterations, including a lego concept. In the end I was pretty happy with what we built, it was a lean version of the ideal cart that was cheap and allowed me to test and prove the concept.

I haven’t posted much about Revolution Kitchen on here, but now that the experiment is coming to an end I’m thinking about it in retrospect and think it’s a story worth telling—partially for my own catharsis, but also in hopes of spurring someone else to give it a shot.

Here are some of the photos from the building phase. I built it at a hackerspace in Madison, Sector67, and strongly recommend seeking out your local hacker/makerspace because they are awesome organizations. The design concept went through quite a few iterations, including a lego concept. In the end I was pretty happy with what we built, it was a lean version of the ideal cart that was cheap and allowed me to test and prove the concept.

May. 9 2013
#photos #coffee #bikes #entrepreneur #innovation #food cart #hackerspace #lessons from the cart
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Q

mismartyr asked:

Hey! Just found your blog and I cant wait to travel through all the pages. Just wondering, did you actually serve coffee from your bike? Somehow i feel like i need to know all details about that job.

A

Thanks for the question!  Yes: I built a cart on a bike trailer frame, in the cart there were insulated press pots. So I made the coffee ahead of time and then served from the cart. I also had plans for a “magic coffee” made from a sugary concentrate to help people get their special-coffee-drink fix.

I’ll post some photos too, that should help you get a better idea.

May. 9 2013

Very smart: an ad about child abuse with a special message that only children can see. (via GizModo)

May. 6 2013
#innovation #advertising #video #child abuse
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“Cakes have gotten a bad rap. People equate virtue with turning down dessert. There is always one person at the table who holds up her hand when I serve the cake. No, really, I couldn’t she says, and then gives her flat stomach a conspiratorial little pat. Everyone who is pressing a fork into that first tender layer looks at the person who declined the plate, and they all think, That person is better than I am. That person has discipline. But that isn’t a person with discipline; that is a person who has completely lost touch with joy. A slice of cake never made anybody fat. You don’t eat the whole cake. You don’t eat a cake every day of your life. You take the cake when it is offered because the cake is delicious. You have a slice of cake and what it reminds you of is someplace that’s safe, uncomplicated, without stress. A cake is a party, a birthday, a wedding. A cake is what’s served on the happiest days of your life. This is a story of how my life was saved by cake, so, of course, if sides are to be taken, I will always take the side of cake.”
—

Jeanne Ray (via fyoured)

This is perfect and lovely.

Eat the damn cake.

(via luciwithani)

(via apsies)

May. 5 2013
Via the-healing-nest
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"And one of the best ways to improve any experience is to simplify it." ➔

We use the term breakthrough simplicity to describe an approach to innovation that is rooted in finding new ways to make everything simpler.…

An interesting write-up on the role of simplicity in innovation, includes a good case study on Southwest Airlines.

May. 4 2013
#innovation #work better
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Quinn’s suit is ready for #weddingseason (at Mr. Quinn’s)

Quinn’s suit is ready for #weddingseason (at Mr. Quinn’s)

May. 4 2013
#weddingseason

The app I need/want: FriendMinder

An app that periodically reminds me to reconnect with friends, it would even block off time on my calendar. It could also take all of the pain away from me and adjust the frequency based on our history and adjust to new levels of compassion.

Social media makes it easy to stay in touch, but it can be a lot to handle and I just want something to help me manage it all. Meanwhile, can’t help wondering if the desire for an app makes it all a bit shallow.

Apr. 30 2013
#apps #ideas #stay in touch #curious IP #imaginary
When is the last time you played with water colors? Very soothing. When is the last time you played with water colors? Very soothing. When is the last time you played with water colors? Very soothing.

When is the last time you played with water colors? Very soothing.

Apr. 28 2013
#image #noble process #water colors #drawing
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“Finally, is it remotely possible to be creative without caffeine? 
— Well, no. It is not possible to be creative without caffeine. It’s also not possible to be creative without cigarettes or whiskey or rock and roll or a freaky portrait of ourselves in a closet that gets older and older while we ourselves do not age and then there’s that one ring to rule them all. Without these things and ten thousand others, we cannot create. Luckily, others have left imaginary versions of such everywhere, and if you have the time and space to conjure them back into being, they will work very well.”
— Lynda Barry is so great, here’s one example of that greatness. http://www.ibmadison.com/In-Business-Madison/April-2013/Keys-to-creativity-Acclaimed-cartoonist-Lynda-Barry-talks-about-the-creative-spark-inside-each-of-us/
Apr. 24 2013
#Lynda Barry #quotes #creative #caffeine #coffee
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I know these are just advertisements, which would normally turn me off, but so far the Tumblr paid posts have been pretty entertaining (granted it’s only been a few days on mobile).I’m probably just the right demographic, but I hope that continues.

I know these are just advertisements, which would normally turn me off, but so far the Tumblr paid posts have been pretty entertaining (granted it’s only been a few days on mobile).

I’m probably just the right demographic, but I hope that continues.

Apr. 24 2013
Via richardthecat
#I love Tumblr #advertising #cats #gnomes
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