Even though I am long sick of the Geico cavemen, there is something about the bowling commercial that just tugs at the heart strings!
Multitasking, in short, is not only not thinking, it impairs your ability to think.Thinking means concentrating on one thing long enough to develop an idea about it. Not learning other people’s ideas, or memorizing a body of information…
Takes a little while to get going, but overall a great article about the virtues of seeking solitude from distractions in order to develop your own original thoughts.
“I think you’ve got a pretty good imagination, despicability-wise!”
“Look Around You - Computer Games”
Can’t believe I hadn’t heard of this BBC series before. Brilliant. Make sure to watch them all. (via daringfireball)
Do you think Chelsea Clinton asks herself if her mom would understand something complex? No. Because her mom is a badass.
If there is a state of the art of end-of-life care, it is this: death with dignity.
This is the most concise, easily understood article on the perils of end-of-like care in the United States I’ve ever read. It is a must-read, and frankly, a must-heed, in my opinion. (via kottke)
These sorts of tests are common for engineering hires, but it’s nice to see an example of a good design-oriented one.
Embarrassed I had never seen this until today. Lovely work all around. (via drawar)
This recently unearthed video of Steve Jobs at work during the early days of NeXT is a remarkable look inside how he ran meetings, how he created culture at his startups, and how others — like Joanna Hoffman around the 11 minute mark — called B.S. on his reality distortion field. It’s also remarkable in that it reveals Jobs to be a man who picks carrots in pressed work shirts.
Sometimes when you are deciding on technologies to use on a new site (e.g. jQuery vs. YUI or MS SQL vs. MySQL) it’s instructive to examine what everyone else is doing. BuiltWith has an incredible amount of trending data to help you out in that regard. Very, very cool.
Lots of good thinking here. No solutions, but a nice reminder that two-dimensional touch interfaces are transitional, not permanent.
Stephen Colbert loses it on-air. Rivals another one of my all-time favorite Colbert on air crack-ups.
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Haha, my friend and I have put this one up as #2 in the series (behind the one in the airport, of course).
I can’t really pinpoint why I like this one so much, either. But I love the fact that the guy in the plaid is visibly pissed at the guy in white for being late to “guy’s night” in a way that makes you know it’s not the first time. But the guy in white just gives him that mock buddy hug as if saying, “oh come on, man, let’s bowl!” So good.
Totally agree. I think a lot of it is the acting. It’s just a really authentic scene, right down to the initial low-five and the X strike sign. Seems like a lot of the recent commercials aren’t as well-acted as this one.
By the way, I actually interpreted the storyline somewhat differently: I viewed white shirt guy as a lonely caveman looking for something to do and hence, making a trip to the bowling alley. He looks around and sees two others like him and asks to join. One of the others happily lets him in while the other is a little peeved at the third wheel. But once they all start bowling together, they realize they are peas in a pod and proceed to have a great time.
It’s like the Mona Lisa. You aren’t really sure exactly what’s going on, but that’s the beauty of it.
By the way, here’s a link to the full video!