June 2011
11 posts
Minimal: Beware of phishing →
mnmal:
There are several tumblogs that are currently redirecting the browser to tumblrlogin.com. The page claims that since the blog might contain adult content you need to re-login to verify the fact you are an adult.
It looks like the typical phishing page so be wary of it.
Edit:
Tumblr support…
Silicon Valley's status symbols look different -... →
Flashy cars? Meh. Young tech stars are putting their wealth into social causes and start-up ventures. The culture measures achievement by what entrepreneurs build, not what they buy.
“Make decisions right before you do something, not far in advance. It’s OK to...”
– 37Signals REWORK - Planning is guessing (via packlite)
Seth's Blog: In praise of programming →
We’re all programmers now. We all have to decide what to post next, what to point to next, what to launch next. Is there a skill in dreaming up Must-See Thursday nights, or in establishing a season of Shakespeare or even in deciding what’s on the special list at the restaurant? I think there is.
Visualizing Historical Data, And The Rise Of... →
All historians encounter them, at some point in their careers: Vast troves of data that are undeniably useful to history—but too complex to make narratively interesting. For Stanford’s Richard White, an American historian, these were railroad freight tables. The reams of paper held a story about America, he knew. It just seemed impossible to tell it.
Impossible to tell in a...
Internet Archive becomes archive of physical... →
The Internet Archive, alarmed to see that many libraries discard books after they are digitized, has decided to start collecting copies of every book ever published, cataloging and storing them in modified shipping containers that serve as long-term archival storage. The stored print-books are to serve as canonical references for the digitized editions.
How I Failed, Failed, and Finally Succeeded at... →
