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"Perhaps the most important use of money - It saves time. Life is so short, and there’s so much..."

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:00:21 +0530

““Perhaps the most important use of money - It saves time. Life is so short, and there’s so much to do, one can’t afford to waste a minute; and just think how much you waste, for instance, in walking from place to place instead of going by bus and in going by bus instead of by taxi.””

- W. Somerset Maugham

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Fri, 17 May 2013 01:30:19 +0530

literaryjukebox: The power of preserving silence is the very...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:00:25 +0530

literaryjukebox:

The power of preserving silence is the very first requisite to all who wish to shine, or even please in discourse; and those who cannot preserve it, have really no business to speak. … The silence that, without any deferential air, listens with polite attention, is more flattering than compliments, and more frequently broken for the purpose of encouraging others to speak, than to display the listener’s own powers. This is the really eloquent silence. It requires great genius—more perhaps than speaking—and few are gifted with the talent.

Arthur Martine in Martine’s Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness (1866)

Song: “Enjoy the Silence” by Scala & Kolacny Brothers

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literaryjukebox: Diego: Nothing compares to your hands,...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 01:30:38 +0530

literaryjukebox:

Diego:

Nothing compares to your hands, nothing like the green-gold of your eyes. My body is filled with you for days and days. you are the mirror of the night. the violent flash of lightning. the dampness of the earth. The hollow of your armpits is my shelter. my fingers touch your blood. All my joy is to feel life spring from your flower-fountain that mine keeps to fill all the paths of my nerves which are yours.

Frida Kahlo in The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait

Song: “Nothing Compares 2 U” by Sinéad O’Connor

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natgeofound: A view of the Taj Mahal on the Jumna River, 1923....

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 01:30:23 +0530

natgeofound:

A view of the Taj Mahal on the Jumna River, 1923.
Photograph by Jules Gervais Courtellemont, National Geographic

Elvis in the Beginning: Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 07:30:34 +0530

Elvis in the Beginning: Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer:

No photographer would ever get as close to Elvis as Alfred Wertheimer. His intimate photographs of the young, rising star reveal a carefree and innocent time before he became a cultural icon. On the publication of Taschen’s new book, Elvis and the Birth of Rock and Roll, TIME met with Wertheimer to reminisce about the days and nights he spent with the rocker on the cusp of unfathomable fame.

juliancalverley: Bow Fiddle Rock, Portknockie, N.E. Scotland...

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 01:30:28 +0530

juliancalverley:

Bow Fiddle Rock, Portknockie, N.E. Scotland - One of a series of shots commissioned by the Bank of Scotland for use on their range of credit and debit cards.

Creative Something: Seven steps to creative breakthroughs.

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 03:00:09 +0530

Creative Something: Seven steps to creative breakthroughs.:

creativesomething:

Gather a lot of varied experiences. Read a lot of books, travel, talk to strangers, anything to open your mind to new ideas and ways of thinking.

Create a frame of topic. Addressing questions like: what is it you’re trying to do, and where should your focus be?

Ask a lot of questions.…

Creative Something: What sets creatives apart from everyone else.

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 01:30:24 +0530

Creative Something: What sets creatives apart from everyone else.:

creativesomething:

People who are creative can be either introverted or extroverted. They are conservative or liberal-minded. Creatives can be both insecure and confident or bold. They’re self-absorbed and intensely interested in everything and everyone around them. They’re romantic and realistic, driven and…

fleurdulys: Woman Reading - Mihai Teisanu

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:30:16 +0530

fleurdulys:

Woman Reading - Mihai Teisanu

A Time Management Technique You Need to be Successful Online

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:25:34 +0530

A Time Management Technique You Need to be Successful Online

"The sky is blue because the incident light interacts with the gas molecules in the air in such as..."

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:00:28 +0530

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The sky is blue because the incident light interacts with the gas molecules in the air in such as fashion that more of the light in the blue part of the spectrum is scattered, reaching our eyes on the surface of the planet. All the frequencies of the incident light can be scattered this way, but the high-frequency (short wavelength) blue is scattered more than the lower frequencies in a process known as Rayleigh scattering, described in the 1870′s. John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh, who also won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1904 for the discovery of argon, demonstrated that, when the wavelength of the light is on the same order as the size of the gas molecules, the intensity of scattered light varies inversely with the fourth power of its wavelength. Shorter wavelengths like blue (and violet) are scattered more than longer ones. It’s as if all the molecules in the air preferentially glow blue, which is what we then see everywhere around us.

Yet, the sky should appear violet since violet light is scattered even more than blue light. But the sky does not appear violet to us because of the final, biological part of the puzzle, which is the way our eyes are designed: they are more sensitive to blue than violet light.

The explanation for why the sky is blue involves so much of the natural sciences: the colors within the visual spectrum, the wave nature of light, the angle at which sunlight hits the atmosphere, the mathematics of scattering, the size of nitrogen and oxygen molecules, and even the way human eyes perceive color. It’s most of science in a question that a young child can ask.

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- Why the sky is blue, one of the most elegant explanations in science. (via explore-blog)

"Do not be afraid to want a lot. Things take a long time; practice patience. Avoid compulsively..."

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 01:30:40 +0530

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Do not be afraid to want a lot.

Things take a long time; practice patience.

Avoid compulsively making things worse.

Finish what you start.

Often people start out by thinking about all the things that they can’t do. Once you take that path, it’s very hard to get off of it. Shoot high and shoot often.

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- In this interview on The Great Discontent, the inimitable Debbie Millman (who is newly on SoundCloud!) offers five pieces of advice for young people starting out in any creative field – a fine addition to our running record of sage advice.

Complement with Neil Gaiman’s advice on the creative life and treat yourself to Millman’s sublime Look Both Ways: Illustrated Essays on the Intersection of Life and Design.

(via explore-blog)

“What a beautiful, sunny morning. It makes you happy to be...

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 07:25:08 +0530

“What a beautiful, sunny morning. It makes you happy to be alive, doesn’t it? We can’t let the sun outshine us! We have to beam, too!” Takayuki Ikkaku, Arisa Hosaka and Toshihiro Kawabata

"Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain..."

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 01:30:33 +0530

““Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean…
“Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean. None of Nature’s landscapes are ugly so long as they are wild.””

- John Muir

Profile pic. of Vanessa.

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:30:39 +0530

Profile pic. of Vanessa.

theformofbeauty: Imagine this: You are sitting in the shade of...

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 01:30:19 +0530

theformofbeauty:

Imagine this:

You are sitting in the shade of an olive tree, situated by a blooming lavender field. It’s late afternoon on a mild summer day and the air is filled with the scent of Provencial herbs. If you listen closely, you can hear chirping birds and bees humming. Further down the hill is a beautifully situated old stone house - the only sign of civilization for miles.

You have brought along a book, mint tea, cheese and a fresh French baguette from the local bakers. There are no obligations for you lined up for the whole week. You enjoy the warmth of the breeze and the comfort of your cushioned cover, leaning against the old tree…

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My idea of a perfect moment: What’s yours?

Lessig Blog, v2: Prosecutor as bully

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 03:00:18 +0530

Lessig Blog, v2: Prosecutor as bully:

lessig:

(Some will say this is not the time. I disagree. This is the time when every mixed emotion needs to find voice.)

Since his arrest in January, 2011, I have known more about the events that began this spiral than I have wanted to know. Aaron consulted me as a friend and lawyer. He…

Tupperwolf: Suicide reporting on the internet

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 01:30:25 +0530

Tupperwolf: Suicide reporting on the internet:

vruba:

Trigger warning: lots of suicide talk.

This post is not about Aaron Swartz. Neither is it about his death. It’s about some of the responses I’ve seen to his death.

You can tell people who’ve been around suicide before from those who haven’t. The ones for whom this is new are fitting it to a…

explore-blog: NASA celebrates 50 years of space photography...

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 01:30:25 +0530

Venus begins its transit of the sun in June 2012. This rare astronomical event occurs when Venus passes directly between the sun and Earth will not happen again until 2117

A field of crescent-shaped dunes in the northern polar region of Mars, which appear to be traversing a bumpy, boulder-strewn terrain. The image was captured by the HiRise camera on the Mars Reconnaiss

This image shows the variations in the lunar gravity field as measured by the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) during the primary mapping mission from March to May 2012. Very precise m

Cassini spacecraft cameras were turned toward Saturn and the sun so that the planet and rings are backlit. In addition to its visual splendour, the very-high-phase viewing geometry of the image lets s

explore-blog:

NASA celebrates 50 years of space photography with some astounding images. Complement with the breathtaking visual legacy of the Hubble space telescope.