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"It is not, as it turns out, necessary to be a micromanaging psychopath with narcissistic personality..."

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:25:47 -0600

“It is not, as it turns out, necessary to be a micromanaging psychopath with narcissistic personality disorder (or even to pretend to be one) if you just hire smart people and give them real authority. The saddest thing about the Steve Jobs hagiography is all the young “incubator twerps” strutting around Mountain View deliberately cultivating their worst personality traits because they imagine that’s what made Steve Jobs a design genius. Cum hoc ergo propter hoc, young twerp. Maybe try wearing a black turtleneck too. For every Steve Jobs, there are a thousand leaders who learned to hire smart people and let them build great things in a nurturing environment of empowerment and it was AWESOME. That doesn’t mean lowering your standards. It doesn’t mean letting people do bad work. It means hiring smart people who get things done—and then getting the hell out of the way.”

- A VC: The Management Team - Guest Post From Joel Spolsky

Pretty much my sentiments exactly.

(via buzz)

Thirded.

(via rickwebb)

Spot on

(via siminoff)

You are not Steve Jobs.

this isn't happiness.: 10 Tips on Writing Well from David Ogilvy

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:07:23 -0600

this isn't happiness.: 10 Tips on Writing Well from David Ogilvy :

nevver:

Read the Roman-Raphaelson book on writing. Read it three times.

Write the way you talk. Naturally.

Use short words, short sentences and short paragraphs.

Never use jargon words like reconceptualize, demassification, attitudinally, judgmentally. They are hallmarks of a pretentious ass.

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Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:11:44 -0600

Co-Lab Project Space: "Bullshit Detector" : Jamie Panzer, February 18th-25th, 2012

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:08:31 -0600

Co-Lab Project Space: "Bullshit Detector" : Jamie Panzer, February 18th-25th, 2012:

colabspace:

“Bullshit Detector” : Jamie Panzer

Opening Reception: Saturday, February 18th, 2012, 7-11PM
On view by appointment only through February 25th

The schematic for this ancient apparatus was unearthed one day when I was digging for loose coins in the dirt. I’ve reconstructed a prototype using…

nevver: HotWheels Adventure Imminent.

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:00:41 -0600

nevver:

HotWheels

Adventure Imminent.

brantleye: Albert- more eye-movement capturing

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:46:31 -0600

brantleye:

Albert- more eye-movement capturing

brantleye: Dave, calibrating the eye-piece for the TRON game

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:46:09 -0600

brantleye:

Dave, calibrating the eye-piece for the TRON game

bbook: jakemoore: reasons why the recent PBS American Masters...

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:21:28 -0600

bbook:

jakemoore:

reasons why the recent PBS American Masters episode on Woody Allen is worth watching, pt. 1 of ?:

cinematographer Gordon (“Prince of Darkness”) Willis don’t need no optically-printed splitscreen for the psychiatrist scene in Annie Hall.

watch it here.

Filed Under: Things that shouldn’t make me cry but do.

rootsnbluesfestival: al green (Rev.) Al Green.

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 04:04:32 -0500

rootsnbluesfestival:

al green

(Rev.) Al Green.

rootsnbluesfestival: ella & louis

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 04:03:21 -0500

rootsnbluesfestival:

ella & louis

nevver: Real Genius Hacking the mainframe… Val...

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 22:41:40 -0500

nevver:

Real Genius

Hacking the mainframe… Val Kilmer’s finest work.

sesamestreet: Please be quiet. Snuffy is trying to take a...

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:38:38 -0500

sesamestreet:

Please be quiet. Snuffy is trying to take a snooze. (I wonder what Snuffleupagusus dream about?)

tymn: “I create feelings in others that they themselves don’t...

Sat, 27 Aug 2011 00:27:00 -0500

tymn:

“I create feelings in others that they themselves don’t understand.”

Dinoco, Cars (2006)

Tokyo?

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:08:43 -0500

Tokyo?

rootsnbluesfestival: Wilson Pickett and Jimi Hendrix! 1966

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 23:19:01 -0500

rootsnbluesfestival:

Wilson Pickett and Jimi Hendrix! 1966

Photo

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 07:43:08 -0500

"John Henry Patterson, who founded the National Cash Register Company in 1884, would set the desks of..."

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 03:41:25 -0500

“John Henry Patterson, who founded the National Cash Register Company in 1884, would set the desks of inept employees on fire.”

- Bosses aren’t growing more horrible—employees just expect them to be more agreeable. (via theeconomist)

Note to self: John Henry Patterson is awesome.

(via evangotlib)

rootsnbluesfestival: Little Richard

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:21:42 -0500

rootsnbluesfestival:

Little Richard

nevver: 10 Commandments for Artists, Luc Latulippe

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 20:18:17 -0500

nevver:

10 Commandments for Artists, Luc Latulippe

nevver: Batman Riding Superman

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:02:44 -0500

nevver:

Batman Riding Superman