If Americans want to live the American dream, they should go to Denmark.
Richard Wilkinson - How economic inequality harms societies
My name is Michael Furtak. I craft computer software for a living. On the weekends I have more time to shave.
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If Americans want to live the American dream, they should go to Denmark.
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This is a strange, rather perverse story. Just to put it in very simple terms, it’s a story about us. People being persuaded to spend money we don’t have, on things we don’t need, to create impressions that won’t last, on people we don’t care about.
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Posted 1 year ago
I hope you know that every dollar spent on a performing arts ticket in a community generates five to seven dollars for the local economy; dollars spent in restaurants or on parking; at the fabric stores where we buy fabric for costumes; the piano tuner who tunes the instruments, and more.
Ben Cameron: The true power of the performing arts
I love this point. If you really want to get serious about supporting your local economy, one way is to cancel your cable subscription. Put that time and money towards attending concerts, plays, and exhibitions near you.
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Posted 1 year ago
Technology is accelerating at an astonishing rate. Things like this really make me feel like I’m living in the future.
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Capable, generous men do not create victims, they nurture victims.
Posted 1 year ago
The great problem for reform or transformation is the tyranny of common sense.
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What I cannot build, I cannot understand.
Richard Feynman
One of three quotations encoded inside the genome of the first self-replicating synthetic cell
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People may be economically poor, but they are not poor in the mind. In other words, the minds on the margin are not the marginal minds.
Posted 2 years ago
Excited about this. Non-flash version of http://ted.com is now live for iphone. Videos, comments, ratings. Hurrah!
Posted 2 years ago
Gamers have collectively logged 5.93 million years worth of playtime in World of Warcraft. 5.93 million years ago, human ancestors were beginning to walk upright. What if we could channel all the dedication, enthusiasm, and problem solving skills learned by playing games into fixing what’s wrong in reality?
Jane McGonigal lays out the facts that she believes point to a future in which we all need to play more games if we’re going to continue to better our world.
