Monday, October 4, 2010
Love Google. Hate Facebook. Here’s Why | Epicenter�| Wired.com
Love Google. Hate Facebook. Here’s Why | Epicenter�| Wired.com: "Nudging is a risky business. Each nudge extracts an invisible price in terms of customer loyalty. The risks only increase with size. Empathy becomes important."
Sunday, October 3, 2010
World Wide Words: Fine fettle
World Wide Words: Fine fettle: "I do, indeed, feel in fine fettle today. However, a young friend asked where the word fettle came from as she had never heard of it."
Quake-Up Call: There’s a massive earthquake in Portland’s future—and a government “prophet of doom” will tell you all about it. | The Dirt!
Quake-Up Call: There’s a massive earthquake in Portland’s future—and a government “prophet of doom” will tell you all about it. | The Dirt!: "Quake-Up Call: There’s a massive earthquake in Portland’s future—and a government “prophet of doom” will tell you all about it.
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Submitted by Jeremy on September 18, 2010 - 7:03am Preparedness & Low Energy Skills
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Link:� http://wweek.com/editorial/3612/13620/
In the reasonably near future, perhaps within our lifetimes and quite possibly as soon as tomorrow, an earthquake will strike Portland with roughly the same force felt this month in Port-au-Prince.
OREGON’S ORACLE: The state department of geology’s James Roddey says structures like Big Pink and the Steel Bridge are imperiled. “Bake some cookies,” he says, “take ’em to your neighbors and say, ‘Rescue me first.’”�
IMAGE: Darryl James"
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Submitted by Jeremy on September 18, 2010 - 7:03am Preparedness & Low Energy Skills
Article Info
Link:� http://wweek.com/editorial/3612/13620/
In the reasonably near future, perhaps within our lifetimes and quite possibly as soon as tomorrow, an earthquake will strike Portland with roughly the same force felt this month in Port-au-Prince.
OREGON’S ORACLE: The state department of geology’s James Roddey says structures like Big Pink and the Steel Bridge are imperiled. “Bake some cookies,” he says, “take ’em to your neighbors and say, ‘Rescue me first.’”�
IMAGE: Darryl James"
TED Blog | Where good ideas come from: Steven Johnson on TED.com
TED Blog | Where good ideas come from: Steven Johnson on TED.com: "Where good ideas come from: Steven Johnson on�TED.com
People often credit their ideas to individual “Eureka!” moments. But Steven Johnson shows how history tells a different story. His fascinating tour takes us from the “liquid networks” of London’s coffee houses to Charles Darwin’s long, slow hunch to today’s high-velocity web"
People often credit their ideas to individual “Eureka!” moments. But Steven Johnson shows how history tells a different story. His fascinating tour takes us from the “liquid networks” of London’s coffee houses to Charles Darwin’s long, slow hunch to today’s high-velocity web"
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