Earlier this morning, Tim O’Reilly tweeted about this research published in the NYT and I am so completely fascinated and thus fixated on it today: Dr. Dornhaus is breaking new ground in her studies of whether the efficiency of ant society, based on a division of labor among ant specialists, is important to their success….
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Raise your hand if…
…you need to want more. One thing a recession is good for is reminding us how much we need. Raise your hand if you’ve been doing a lot of talking about the economy and the lack of growth and the rise of unemployment and the worry and the poor attitudes and the general malaise about…
the power of stats
perspective : technology integration and learning = c
Area Man Writes Blog
LITTLE CANADA, MNâ€â€ÂLocal resident Steve Bachman, the self-styled “Bachster†of Internet obscurity, has announced plans to publish a blog. Family members, friends, neighbors, co-workers, and checkout clerks are bracing themselves for the expected onslaught of hintsâ€â€Âsubtle and not-so-subtleâ€â€Âof the “you ought to check out my blog†variety. Bachman believes that his catchy graphical hook, a…
Lars’ dad
Backcountry When you are in town, wearing some kind of uniform is helpful, policeman, priest, etc. Driving a tank is very impressive, or a car with official lettering on the side. If that isn’t to your taste you could join the revolution, wear an armband, carry a homemade flag tied to a broom handle, or…
Sing
Brian Eno said in an article on NPR that: “A capella singing is all about the immersion of the self into the community. That’s one of the great feelings — to stop being me for a little while, and to become us.†i surely quickly got into his latest work with David Byrne: = c
Touch Me I’m Going to Scream Part II
If you’re not hip to Black Cab Sessions, you are in for a treat! …if you touch me, well i just think i’ll scream cuz it’s been so long, since someone challenged me. and made me think… about the way things are… made me think…about the way they could be. i believe it- why? oh…
In the Beginning was the Command Line
My pal Steve turned me on to this essay, written in 1999 by Neil Stephenson. Highly recommended. Here’s an excerpt : If I can risk a broad generalization, most of the people who go to Disney World have zero interest in absorbing new ideas from books. Which sounds snide, but listen: they have no qualms…
Powderhorn Empty Bowls
Our pal, Jennie the Potter, works with a group of other folks on Powderhorn Empty Bowls, a community-based, volunteer-driven organization who’s goal is to eliminate hunger from the neighborhood in and around Powderhorn Park in MPLS. They throw each and every bowl by hand. Then, for an in-kind donation they fill your bowl with homemade…
Maddox : you are not a cuban dictator
“Fidel Castro hats were made to be worn by Fidel Castro. Not hipster losers trying to look ironic. Unless you have a beard and you led a coup in 1959 to establish a Marxist socialist state in Cuba, take it the fuck off. It wouldn’t even be so bad if you were Cuban, but you’re…
bluehost is the most
i’ve been loyal to the same host for years. when i first got into external hosting it was way more expensive than it is now. since there are tons of affordable options out there now, i decided it was time to look for a new, more affordable host with the kind of digs i like,…