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Entries from February 2012

links for February 13th

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Arcades, Mallrats, & Tumblr Thugs – The New Inquiry "'Junkspace is like being condemned to a perpetual Jacuzzi with millions of your best friends… Seemingly an apotheosis, spatially grandiose, the effect of its richness is a terminal hollowness, a vicious parody of ambition that systematically erodes the credibility of building, possibly forever.' Koolhaas was referring […]

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links for February 10th

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Team Fortress 2 | I Can’t Taunt Without My Radio "Are you a hip-hop gangster named Todd? That's gonna vary from person to person, obviously, but it's not totally out of the question!" (tags: none)

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links for February 9th

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Don’t Confuse Passion with Competence – Scott Anthony – Harvard Business Review "Passion only matters if it leads to an innovation that delivers impact, whether that impact is measured in revenues, profits, improved process performance, or something entirely different." – This incredibly obvious point does not get enough play for my liking (tags: none)

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links for February 3rd

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The tweelight of the gods « 33revolutionsperminute’s Blog “In my view, wackywriting has its roots in the sort of language used by some middle-class parents to their young children: jolly, zany and childlike, but with a colder undercurrent of authority, judgement and passive aggression. (tags: none)

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links for February 2nd

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Fake Non-Fiction Best Sellers – Front Page – Magical Wasteland "Warner argues that snapping is, ultimately, a democratizing force– the explosion of compressed air from the palm of the hand makes this signature sound a direct and forceful personal statement." (tags: none)

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links for February 1st

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Exploring what the game should feel like through advertisement – Playing with Pigs "we liked the idea of presenting not just a “tech lifestyle” product for people, but also for pigs." (tags: none)

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