February 2010
35 posts
doree:
I thought it might be funny to rewrite Paris Review headlines in the style of Media Takeout. Hence, Paris Review Takeout.
Think cold cash for less pain →
bobulate:
New research finds that simply the thought of money can make people feel less pain:
Cash gives people an inner strength and can reduce their physical and emotional pain. In fact, simply the idea of cash has this effect.
It doesn’t even need to be real money:
[P]people became more self-sufficient because of money. Simply being in the presence of Monopoly money or a screen saver showing...
Blue Bottle Coffee to Open in Williamsburg - New... →
msg:
Go Blue Bottle.
via davemorin
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I don’t drink coffee these days but that’s going to change this weekend.
My sister-in-law introduced us to Blue Bottle. Delicious.
Wired Magazine: The Future of Money /Dan Roth
Read it here.
My prediction about the future of money? We will soon buy real food with Farm Cash.
What’s your prediction?
Finally, golf is just a stupid sport again.
(via skybarn)
niemanlab:
Good morning! Wired shows off its iPad edition. Editor John Anderson: “it’s an opportunity to reset the economics” http://j.mp/bmng7V
It’s not bad, but this still looks a bit too much like just a PDF of the magazine. Would I be able to read those small columns and type comfortably?
“The NY Times won’t call it a breach of trust by Google. Instead they attribute...”
– Dave Winer (via pegobry)
Meat stylus for the iPhone →
I assume these will be iPad-friendly as well? Or will we need a bigger sausage?
Facebook Wants to Be Your One True Login →
marco:
(via Zoya)
Dear visitors from Google. This site is not Facebook. This is a website called ReadWriteWeb that reports on news about Facebook and other Internet services. To access Facebook right now, click here. For future reference, type “facebook.com” into your browser address bar or enter “facebook” into Google and click on the first result. We recommend that you then save Facebook as...
Other People's Money: 23-year-old mayor Justin... →
niemanlab:
Gig economy is already here for science writers. Nat’l Association of Science Writers is 2/3 freelancers http://j.mp/bIIzwD
I just spent $13 on in-flight WiFi so I could... →
“How do you think she comes off giving SoHo noodle shops 2 and 3 stars? . . . SHE...”
– Everyone Eats. A history of food critics in New York/CJR
