Mike Industries » Uncategorized http://www.mikeindustries.com/blog A running commentary of occasionally interesting things. Wed, 22 May 2013 06:02:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Shared: Self-portraits from an artist under the influence of 48… http://www.mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2012/08/self-portraits-from-an-artist-under-the-influence-of-48 http://www.mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2012/08/self-portraits-from-an-artist-under-the-influence-of-48#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:13:00 +0000 Mike D. http://tumblelog.mikeindustries.com/post/30406970346 Comments]]>

Self-portraits from an artist under the influence of 48 different psychoactive drug combos.

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A well reasoned, extremely pessimistic outlook on where Facebook is going and how much of the ad-driven web it will take down with it (hint: all). Lots of great quotes in here, and lots of warning signs to heed. Part of me thinks the end of low rent display advertising on the web might be a good thing, however.

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A fascinating story about the Samwer brothers and their lucrative-but-icky-feeling business model: identify American internet companies right after they become successful in America and then clone them internationally, to great financial success.

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In today’s episode of Our Stadium is Better than Your Stadium… play this full-screen with the volume cranked.

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This is a really great post; one of the clearest, most concise, and personally important ones I’ve read in a long time. It’s important to understand that the reason most people consume news is in order to entertain themselves. This isn’t the aspirational reason… it’s just the true reason, in most cases. If you can get your news consumption refined to the point where you are staying amply-informed without being overwhelmed, you stand to be a lot more productive.

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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.

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“I think you’ve got a pretty good imagination, despicability-wise!”

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“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)

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Do you think Chelsea Clinton asks herself if her mom would understand something complex? No. Because her mom is a badass.

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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)

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A nice collection of pay-what-you-will typefaces from Tyler Galpin and Riley Cran.
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These sorts of tests are common for engineering hires, but it’s nice to see an example of a good design-oriented one.

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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.

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Paper Birds by Diana Beltran Herrera

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