January 2010
76 posts
December 2009
57 posts
10 years ago the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 1,000 points higher.
(via The Wall Street Journal)
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Love After Love – Unknown Author
The time will come when with elation
you’ll greet yourself arriving at your own door
in your own mirror.
And each will smile at the others welcome and say “Sit here, eat!”
You’ll love again the stranger who was yourself
Give wine, Give bread
Give back your heart to yourself
to the stranger who has loved you all your life
Who you have ignored for another
...
Earth-Friendly Elements, Mined Destructively →
“Some of the greenest technologies of the age, from electric cars to efficient light bulbs to very large wind turbines, are made possible by an unusual group of elements called rare earths. The world’s dependence on these substances is rising fast.
Just one problem: These elements come almost entirely from China, from some of the most environmentally damaging mines in the country, in an...
Happy holidays! Reuse, reduce, rejoice!
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Throwback: Tokyo Police Club “Nature of the...
sometimes I wonder if I should be posting more personal tidbits and emotional circles on this thing.
anyway, to all my collective followers that grow each day, I hope you’re enjoying Split End this far. thank you for watching my little fork in the road.
toasts and cheers.
*Lyndsay
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Google’s 2009 Holiday Gift To Ad Partners: $20... →
well done, Google, well done.
“Google has sent out a message to all AdSense and AdWords partners letting them know that they’ve decided to do ‘something a little different this year.’ - Google is giving $20 million to a group of charity as its holiday gift to everyone this year.”
(via Tech Crunch)
“there must be more to life than just having everything”
- Maurice Sendak
Business Delivers Christmas Trees for Rent →
Don’t kill a tree this Christmas, rent one.
“Mr. Martin’s idea, enabled by a rotten economy that made his free time greater and his potential labor pool deeper, is now manifest in his new business delivering live, potted Christmas trees that are taken away once the toys have been unwrapped and, possibly, already broken, and the New Year’s confetti has been swept away.”
(via...
A Breath of Fresh Air for Health Care →
I really appreciate this article on new “design” and perspective for healthcare and hospitals. Not only could suggested changes reduce overheard, but more readable and organized patient care. Kaiser’s research is proof that innovation can revolutionize an industry not synonymous with aesthetic.
(via NewYorkTimes.com)
Yeasayer “Ampling Amp”
off their new...
Ideas of the Decade →
from “Earned Media” to “Madison and Vine” to “Long Tail”.
“Ideas may be nebulous, but the decade saw some profound concepts…that took root and reshaped how media and marketers came to terms with fragmenting audiences and a don’t-interrupt consumer ethos.”
(via Advertising Age)
“If all the insects were to disappear from the earth, within 50 years all life on Earth would end. If all human beings disappeared from the earth, within 50 years all forms of life would flourish.”
- Sir Ken Robinson
How Apple’s New Music Strategy Reflects a Paradigm... →
Apple’s acquisition of Lala last week is part of a major strategic shift in Cupertino’s digital music strategy toward streaming music from the cloud, according to a report in today’s Wall Street Journal. The move will reverse several commitments the company has had in place since launching iTunes early in the current decade, primarily involving desktop software and ownership of music files.
(via...
WatchMarina and the Diamonds “Mowgli’s Road”
“i’m not young enough to know everything”
- Oscar Wilde
WatchOne of my best friends, Vivian Host aka Star Eyes, talks about DJing and what it takes. Watch it, love it, love her.
“Known as Star Eyes, Vivian Host has been a DJ for over 15 years. After moving from California five years ago she joined up with like-minded DJs to form Brooklyn’s Trouble & Bass crew. Fans and practitioners of the D.I.Y. aesthetic, she and Trouble & Bass work...
EPA's Jackson: We've Done More On Climate In 11... →
“While some critics have accused the Obama Administration of being an extension of its Republican predecessor, especially on foreign policy or the treatment of detainees, it’s a harder argument to make in terms of environmental policy.
And in case anyone had any doubts, Lisa Jackson, the Environmental Protection Agency administrator, underscored that difference in her announcement...
You can have authority without having power
N.Y. Lawmakers Reject Gay Marriage →
an EPIC fail for NY. It baffles me that we can make huge leaps and bounds and elect a black president but still can’t manage to allow freedom of choice.
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FTC to Bloggers: You Better Watch Out →
“…the FTC’s new mandates for bloggers went into effect on Tuesday, requiring them to disclose any products which they had been sent by companies eager for a little digital love.”
It’s not surprising to me that the FTC is doing this since they tend to butt in when not wanted, but is it really necessary? What do they get out of this?
(via NYTimes.com)
