“Todays EPCOT reflects our times.
It is crass consumerism, pointed “brand positioning” and unabashed, meaningless “entertainment.” It is like everything else, and our society has come to value things that are like everything else. We want our movies to be the same, we want our TV to be the same, we want our cars to be the same. We value profits and economic growth over hard work and sacrifice, over imagination and progress.”
Monthly Archives: January 2009
Lego Le Corbusier
This is just plain fantastic…
Le Corbusier en Lego « Muuuz – Blog Architecture, Tendances, Inspiration
Compare it with the real thing…
http://www.wilkinson.fr/iWeb/Photography/Architecture/Pages/Villa_Savoye.html
Very clever…
The People’s Inaugural Address — Slate Magazine
Sure that there is a business opportunity here.
Album of the week…
The Glass Passenger
Jack’s Mannequin
Another way to spend a Sunday afternoon…
“The first thing to know is that the mind isn’t a mirror, or even a passive observer of reality. Much of what we think of as being out there actually comes from in here, and is a byproduct of how the brain processes sensation.”
Teachers…
“For one thing, the realization that today’s best teachers can become global celebrities is going to boost the caliber of those who teach. For the first time in many years it’s possible to imagine ambitious, brilliant 18-year-olds putting ‘teacher’ at the top of their career choice list. Indeed the very definition of “great teacher” will expand, as numerous others outside the profession with the ability to communicate important ideas find a new incentive to make that talent available to the world. Additionally every existing teacher can greatly amplify their own abilities by inviting into their classroom, on video, the world’s greatest scientists, visionaries and tutors. (Can a teacher inspire over video? Absolutely. We hear jaw-dropping stories of this every day.)”
THE WORLD QUESTION CENTER 2009 — Page 2
Anyone used this???
Amazon.com: Eye-Fi Explore Wireless 2 GB Secure Digital Card (EYE-FI-2EX): Electronics
Almost sounds too good to be true.
How Porsche hacked the financial system and made a killing…
Fantastic article…
“On paper, Porsche made between €30-40 billion in the affair. Once all is said and done, the actual profit is closer to some €6-12 billion. To put those numbers in perspective, Porsche’s revenue for the whole year of 2006 was a bit over €7 billion.
Porsche’s move took three years of careful maneuvering. It was darkly brilliant, a wealth transfer ingeniously conceived like few we’ve ever seen. Betting the right way, Porsche roiled the financial markets and took the hedge funds for a fortune.”
ivan krsti? · code culture » How Porsche hacked the financial system and made a killing
Photography…
I’ve added a few pages of photographs.