August 2009
15 posts
Depression's Evolutionary Roots: Scientific... →
An amazing piece on the research being done into depressive mental disorders. According to the article the brain is performing a specific set of functions during the state of depression to make it possible to solve complex problems. From the article:
When scientists have compared the composition of the
functional part rat 5HT1A receptor to that of humans, it is 99
percent similar, which...
Looking Back on a Startup that Didn't Work →
Thanks, Noah.
Google Points At WebFinger. Your Gmail Address... →
Google’s cooking up some new identification technology using the old school FINGER protocol. Al though I love the idea, I think its a little short sighted to attach identities to people email addresses. At least ones for services like gmail, hotmail, etc. Maybe Google thinks you’ll always want your gmail address, or that with a service like this youll never be able to afford to get rid...
Google Reader Updates: Share News on Twitter,... →
I’m so conflicted. I’ve been using google reader’s json feed to publish to my tumblr account for a while. Now I’m supposed to just tear it down and use Google’s code? I guess I’ll try it. It probably won’t let me write these sassy notes, though.
listening to "Kaidi Tatham @ jazz re:freshed... →
Check out Khaidi Tatham’s new solo record “In Search of Hope”. Dam-Funk played some of this stuff at Friday’s Animal Collective show and it was sick.
OpenID: the unseen branded revenue opportunity →
Messina makes a great point about leveraging the value of a URL’s identity and associating them with brands. Ad people pay attention! URL IS THE NEW LOGO.
Engagebig.com Axure Prototype →
Nice example of Axure prototyping.
Data is the New Hot, Drop-dead Gorgeous Field →
Data is money, now more than ever.
Instant Crickets →
Crickets on demand.
Links! Hey everyone! Links! →
Nice resources from flight404
Steve Jobs hates the App Store →
Chris Messina puts his balls on the table.
Jetpack to the future with recording Audio API →
Sweet. Audio recording outta the Moz Labs
WordPress Basis Theme – Also In HTML5 →
Check it out. A basic Wordpress theme developed for HTML 5. There’s some compatability problems as always, and some javascript to help it run in IE. We’ve come so far, but it feels like we haven’t gone anywhere.
“When we started the week, we had no liquidity issues. But because people had...”
– The Psychology of Overconfidence by Malcolm Gladwell in The New Yorker
WatchWorld Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale on Vimeo