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Tumblelog byChristopher Clay, founder of Soup.io.
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Heftling (2012?)
Luminous Flux (2012–) ♥
Mixtapes (2011)
27 (2010) ♥Team Armin Soyka (2010)
26 (2009) ♥
Startupwiki (2009–)
LIF (2008)
Soup (2007–) ♥
Netznetz (2007–2008)
Metalab (2006–) ♥
CanvasPaint (2006)
Design portfolio (2005)
Textcounter.org (2003)
PS: If I write about events, that's cause I'm inviting you to come along. Get in touch!
LIF (2008)
Soup (2007–) ♥
Netznetz (2007–2008)
Metalab (2006–) ♥
CanvasPaint (2006)
Design portfolio (2005)
Textcounter.org (2003)
PS: If I write about events, that's cause I'm inviting you to come along. Get in touch!
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February 18 2012
“ Every group of people with an unusual goal – good, bad, or silly – will trend toward [becoming a cult] unless they make a constant effort to resist it. ”— Eliezer Yudkowsky: Every Cause Wants To Be A Cult - Less Wrong
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nichimtakt
May 31 2011
“— This column will change your life: The GuardianIn Ask culture, people grow up believing they can ask for anything – a favour, a pay rise– fully realising the answer may be no.In Guess culture, by contrast, you avoid "putting a request into words unless you're pretty sure the answer will be yes… A key skill is putting out delicate feelers. If you do this with enough subtlety, you won't have to make the request directly; you'll get an offer. Even then, the offer may be genuine or pro forma; it takes yet more skill and delicacy to discern whether you should accept.”
When an Asker meets a Guesser, unpleasantness results.
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July 22 2010
“ It’s not enough to simply take the smartest kids and make them smarter. What’s just as important is teaching these young people to seek out strangers, to resist the tug of self-similarity and homogenization. Diversity can seem like a such a vague and wishy-washy aspiration, but it comes with measurable benefits. To the extent our meritocratic institutions diminish our social diversity – are your college buddies just like you? – they might actually make us less likely to succeed. ”— The Secret of Successful Entrepreneurs | Wired.com
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Reckon
Reckon
June 17 2008
“ The nerd is thought to have a level of authenticity that no other subculture can have, because the nerd is incapable of presenting himself in a false way. ”— Benjamin Nugent, "American Nerd" bestposts
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