August 27, 2010 – 7:00 pm
C'mon Tony, start a @zappos airline! #growconf # Infographic: How You Will Get Hurt at Burning Man http://bit.ly/ci4Vxk # INCEPTION (@ Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver w/ 2 others) http://4sq.com/3RL0P4 # @asminchen yes. So great. in reply to asminchen # RT @AriW: As “temes” proliferate, using ever more energy and resources, our own role becomes ever less [...]
August 20, 2010 – 7:00 pm
Bravo @tcarmody for a fantastic week of @jkottke guest posts. # @jennyjimenez hey jenny! hope you are doing well – thanks for checking out redrovr. # If I were to live in a 10×12 ft house, this would be the one: http://bit.ly/ddGI1L # @emh $189 kindle = lifetime, global cellular connection in reply to emh [...]
August 13, 2010 – 7:00 pm
RT @redrovr: RedRovr has won a @ubcentrepreneur competition to to present to Silicon Valley VCs http://ow.ly/2ocfN # Added to my towering to-read pile: "Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes" http://amzn.to/crSsB2 via @robinsloan # Meteor! # "…The Perseid meteor shower is caused by debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle." [Swift-Tuttle! Short story character name [...]
August 11, 2010 – 12:01 am
As profiled on Worldchanging in November 2009, future-focused conference organization PopTech has partnered with Nike to convene a year-long “innovation journey” on new green materials and industrial processes. Their first event, the Ecomaterials Lab, occurred last week. About PopTech Labs: PopTech is bringing together a network of innovators and decision-makers, brilliant and unconventional, to explore [...]
August 9, 2010 – 10:39 pm
Unbelievable performance from Fleetwood Mac. They really don’t make ‘em like Stevie Nicks anymore. Make sure to watch the whole song.
Help bring Pete Cashmore (@mashable) to Vancouver, BC with RedRovr! http://redrovr.com/mashable/bc/vancouver # Back from an offline week on the beaches of Vancouver Island. Not exactly tan, more like fog-steeped. # Great idea RT @danmartell: YCommonApp: Apply to 25 YC-funded startups in under 10 minutes http://bit.ly/9Ge4s2 #Jealous #Recruiting #Talent # RedRovr is #1 RT @ubcentrepreneur: Shortlist [...]
Lots of great reading material today… Economist.com: In Search of Serendipity EVERY year, hordes of free spirits gather in the Nevada desert to “breathe art”, feel at one with the cosmos and sample the delights of Bianca’s Smut Shack. The Burning Man festival is radically anti-capitalist, with a strict ban on commerce and an emphasis [...]
@MarkBusse i think it was @habaneroconsult http://bit.ly/a6abjf in reply to MarkBusse # Summited the Black Tusk yesterday in an epic day trip: 18 miles, 6000 ft elevation gain, lots of Clif bars, 2 Advil. #
Discovered Pemberton this weekend. And Joffre Lakes…wow! http://twitpic.com/24ul0g # Looking forward to another great Democamp next Thursday. Register here: http://democampvan11.eventbrite.com/ #DCV11 # Beyond leaderboards and badges…the next generation of game mechanics. Good post from @bhargreaves: http://bit.ly/aOCDIi # RT @danmartell: Flowtown is hiring: Apple gear budget, Book allowance, SXSW Conf every year ++. http://bit.ly/9xOKM6 #Ruby #RoR [...]
Recap of a fantastic-sounding Long Now talk, reprinted in full from my inbox and the Long Now blog. The concepts Frank Gavin introduces in his talk “Five Ways to Use History Well” are not just useful in analyzing the past, but are critical for interpreting the present. Why do policy makers and historians shun each [...]
