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My favorite story is Ellison’s, about how he accompanied Jobs frequently to the prototype Apple store in a nearby warehouse, set up so Jobs and his team could constantly tweak the experience to approach perfection. Ellison noted how contrarian the effort seemed. “Don’t you read the newspaper?” he would ask Jobs. “They’re saying bricks and mortar are dead.”
“We’re not using mortar,” Jobs replied. “We’re using glass and steel.”
” —All Things D Is Haunted by the Man Who Isn’t Here | Epicenter | Wired.com
As so many “bricks and mortar” stores are closing - doesn’t it amaze you that Apple stores (serving customers who are computer users - and could make purchases just as easily on line) are opening?
Thinking about this, it becomes difficult to maintain sympathy for the stores who we’ren’t able to up their in-store user experience and/or respond to the changes wrought by the interwebs.
“as birth order rises, apparently so does selection — at least, in certain ethnic groups. With 2000 U.S. Census data, researchers investigating Korean, Chinese, and Indian communities found that, after having one girl, parents have as many as 1.17 boys per girl when their next child is born. With two girls at home, the ratio goes up to 1.51 boys per girl for the third child” —
unbelievable.
(via Nest Learning Thermostat - Apple Store (U.S.))
Add this to my wishlist, honey.
tumbledry.org: 5 Things About Television
ABS explained.
also: Static Friction (left) > Sliding Friction (right)
“It’s none of your business if I wear nail polish,” —
Video of Saudi woman’s run in with religious police goes viral
love this. you go girl.
(why do I feel like this needs to happen at bob jones?)
Why is Qatar investing so much in education? -
Brilliant.
“an easy one.” —
Nothing else in Mr. Obama’s first term has baffled liberal supporters and confounded conservative critics alike as his aggressive counterterrorism record. His actions have often remained inscrutable, obscured by awkward secrecy rules, polarized political commentary and the president’s own deep reserve.
In interviews with The New York Times, three dozen of his current and former advisers described Mr. Obama’s evolution since taking on the role, without precedent in presidential history, of personally overseeing the shadow war with Al Qaeda.
They describe a paradoxical leader who shunned the legislative deal-making required to close the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba, but approves lethal action without hand-wringing. While he was adamant about narrowing the fight and improving relations with the Muslim world, he has followed the metastasizing enemy into new and dangerous lands. When he applies his lawyering skills to counterterrorism, it is usually to enable, not constrain, his ferocious campaign against Al Qaeda — even when it comes to killing an American cleric in Yemen, a decision that Mr. Obama told colleagues was “an easy one.”
Secret ‘Kill List’ Tests Obama’s Principles - NYTimes.com
This is why I can’t vote for Obama again. Because setting the absolute worst precedent in American history (IMO) was an “easy” decision.
“There has not been one single prosecution of FGM in the UK , despite this abhorrent crime being outlawed in 1985.” —
The horror of female genital mutilation in the UK - Opinion - Al Jazeera English
so easy to point the finger. but the UK hasn’t done a thing. And I bet the US response is tied.
This seems like something worthy of going to war over. Not oil, but hurting girls.
Makes my head go ballistic.
“But for the Americans it is about projecting power around the globe.” —
BBC News - Does anybody still need aircraft carriers?
A Department of Defense doesn’t require Carriers. We can defend without them. Carriers are for Force Projection. A Department of Offense needs carriers.
Afraid of the dark?
“Get Skype.” —
~ Chalain Darren Turner
Battlefield chaplain’s war unfolded on many fronts – CNN Belief Blog - CNN.com Blogs
Apple's Legal Response to DOJ E-Book Case -
Daring Fireball Linked List:
(PDF)
“In our culture, we are forced into this binary.” —
Can Children Know, At Age 2, They Were Born The ‘Wrong Sex’? : 13.7: Cosmos And Culture : NPR
Thank you Modernity / Hierarchy / Category!
“you generally don’t make an impression on science by auditing past data; you do it by coming up with better data.” — Accusations that climate science is money-driven reveal ignorance of how science is done | Ars Technica