March 2012
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Hot, crowded, and running out of fuel: Earth of... →
Oh, shit.
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The Rise Of The Explainer Video →
A great piece on introductory videos for startups, with a decent tips section at the end.
Two recent videos which dont follow the rules but are none the less memorable, are of course the Dollar Shave Club which went viral recently and my favourite, the class president video […when he signs the baby] for task management app, Do.com.
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I thought the music publishers hated iTunes
Realised today that I have been buying music from iTunes recently and been wondering why that is? Historically I never bothered even looking on there as it was by default more expensive, I think I once found a track cheaper.
I haven’t ranted about the music industry in a while. So, pondering the recent subconscious change in behaviour, I realised the swing has coincided with the record...
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Stranger Door
Today I thought it would be a great idea to oil my bedroom door hinges. [Sidenote: How can they make dedicated air fresheners that smell terrible, but WD40 oli smells really nice and its purpose is to lubricate?]
The top hinge fell silent and in that instant I realised that my door for as long as I can remember sounded like that, maybe not as loud as recently, but the noise was all of it’s...
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Give It Five Minutes →
russianpencil:
Dismissing an idea is so easy because it doesn’t involve any work. You can scoff at it. You can ignore it. You can puff some smoke at it. That’s easy. The hard thing to do is protect it, think about it, let it marinate, explore it, riff on it, and try it. The right idea could start out life as the wrong idea.
So next time you hear something, or someone, talk about an idea, pitch...
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“Dismissing an idea is so easy because it doesn’t involve any work. You can scoff...”
– Give it five minutes - (37signals)
Such important advice. (via minimalmac) 