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You had me at “Bézier curve.”
Gruber: Universe Dented, Grass Underfoot
Why wear this grass-stained pair for the keynote, a rare and immeasurably high-profile public appearance? My guess: he didn’t notice, didn’t care. One of Jobs’s many gifts was that he knew what to give a shit about. He knew how to focus and prioritize his time and attention. Grass stains on his sneakers didn’t make the cut.
A beautiful, thoughtful piece from Frank Chimero, For Steve
Technology and design have the potential to be life-enhancing, and I have never felt that more acutely than when using the things Steve helped make.
Siracusa shares his personal “a-ha!” moment:
The Macintosh was the first thing in my life that I recognized as being wholly new. Everything I’d seen thus far in my nine years had seemed like it already existed prior to my birth—perhaps like it had always existed. But here was something different, something amazing, and this magazine explained how it had been created by this small group of people.
The implications bloomed in my mind. We aren’t stuck with the things we have now. We can make new things, better things.
Chris Brogan on The Time We’re Losing:
Time, friends, is the most difficult of the currencies to leverage, and we all spend it like it’s free.
A great piece on how Jobs handled the infamous “missing” iPhone 4 prototype.
Apple, Google, Wired, BoingBoing, I Love Typography and (especially) Panic pay tribute.
The famous Stanford commencement speech… the one most of the Jobs quotes you’ve been reading came from:
And, uhm, will the President be eulogizing you like this?
By building one of the planet’s most successful companies from his garage, he exemplified the spirit of American ingenuity. By making computers personal and putting the internet in our pockets, he made the information revolution not only accessible, but intuitive and fun. And by turning his talents to storytelling, he has brought joy to millions of children and grownups alike.
Oh, and “one more thing?” The Onion.
Thanks, Steve.
People love to complain that R.E.M. should have broken up when Bill Berry quit in 1997, to preserve their legacy in a pristine state. Except this misses the fundamental point of R.E.M., which is that rock and roll is something you do, something that’s part of your real sloppy life, rather than a fleeting phase. They decided not to be a “go out in a blaze of glory” band like the Smiths or Husker Du, and they also decided not to be a “blaze gloriously and then kinda fade out so everybody assumes you broke up even though maybe you officially didn’t” kind of band, like Echo and the Bunnymen or the Jesus and Mary Chain. They decided to be a “run it into the ground” band, plowing ahead whether they had the wind at their backs or not. And they ran it into the ground. That’s an essential part of their greatness”
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R.E.M. R.I.P.: Thank You for Running It Into the Ground | Rob Sheffield | Rolling Stone
Rob Sheffield is a man who gets it.
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Given the choice, I’d rather make history than simply take it in and post it to Instagram with a grainy old-fashion filter.”
— Jason Calacanis, in a brilliant piece on why we’re really at 10% unemployment, and why that number is only going to grow, no matter what the government does. Seriously, go read this now if you or someone you know has, or wants to have, a job.
(Source: launch.is)
I just thought it was better to be Pete Best than Linda McCartney.”
— Justine Frischmann, on leaving Suede
The whole music business in the United States is based on numbers, based on unit sales and not on quality. It’s not based on beauty, it’s based on hype and it’s based on cocaine.”
— Frank Zappa
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Goldfinger - Ash
Hmmm. This rest of this album is really much better than I remember, but this song is exactly as perfect as I remember. Memories are funny sometimes.
If the client writes back immediately and says ‘These numbers look great! We’ll send along a contract for you to go over in a few days,’ it probably means your prices are too low.”
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Jessica Hische, The Dark Art Of Pricing
If you have ever had to prepare an estimate or charge anyone for creative work, go read this. Now. I’ll wait.
(Source: jessicahische.is)
A certain strata of middle-class hipsters share Pavement, and that’s great.”
— Stephen Malkmus, on Pavement’s legacy
(Source: pitchfork.com)
Willie Nelson covers Coldplay for Chipotle
Oh. My God. This is really too much beauty and flawless execution for me to take. Please do take two-and-a-half minutes and watch the whole thing.
(via Kenny Kim)
Random virality, thy name is Tumblr.
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If $85 (million) is not enough to take care of my family and other generations of families then I’m pretty stupid, but how much money do you really need in life?”
— Jered Weaver, discussing his contract extension with the Los Angeles Angels and ignoring the advice of his agent, Scott Boras.
(Source: fannation.com)
