Life of Bryan

"Let’s take a very sophisticated item: one web page. A web page relies on perhaps a hundred thousand..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:29:40 -0400

“Let’s take a very sophisticated item: one web page. A web page relies on perhaps a hundred thousand other inventions, all needed for its birth and continued existence. There is no web page anywhere without the inventions of HTML code, without computer programming, without LEDs or cathode ray tubes, without solid state computer chips, without telephone lines, without long-distance signal repeaters, without electrical generators, without high-speed turbines, without stainless steel, iron smelters, and control of fire. None of these concrete inventions would exist without the elemental inventions of writing, of an alphabet, of hypertext links, of indexes, catalogs, archives, libraries and the scientific method itself. To recapitulate a web page you have to re-create all these other functions. You might as well remake modern society.”

- Kevin Kelly

Thanks for being a Bear, Brian.

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:35:00 -0400

Thanks for being a Bear, Brian.

This is Water. “The capital ‘T’ truth is about...

Thu, 09 May 2013 09:25:53 -0400

This is Water.

“The capital ‘T’ truth is about LIFE before DEATH.”

- David Foster Wallace

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Fri, 03 May 2013 13:55:57 -0400

cvxn: This is an important thing to know about life.

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:09:06 -0400

cvxn:

This is an important thing to know about life.

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Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:49:51 -0400

AUSTIN KLEON: Don't discard. Keep all your pieces in play.

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:54:08 -0400

AUSTIN KLEON: Don't discard. Keep all your pieces in play.:

austinkleon:

I’ve been thinking about that Margaret Atwood quote I posted, “You’re supposed to do one thing. If you do more than that, people get confused.”

It’s not just that other people get confused — you yourself get confused. You love all these things, but you feel like you’re supposed to pick…

Great day and place for a nap in the sun

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 18:04:38 -0400

Great day and place for a nap in the sun

runnervegan: runningislife: gaaaaaaahgkjhgakjg: Silk Almond...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:27:30 -0400

runnervegan:

runningislife:

gaaaaaaahgkjhgakjg:

Silk Almond Milk Commercial

I DRINK THIS! One of the best videos ever.

this is one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen

slothpls: slothpls.tumblr.com

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:06:21 -0400

slothpls:

slothpls.tumblr.com

brigwife: why celsius/centigrade is better than fahrenehenheit easier to spell all water below 0 is...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:05:41 -0400

brigwife:

why celsius/centigrade is better than fahrenehenheit

easier to spell

all water below 0 is ice. easy and logical

all water above 100 is steam. easy and logical

if it’s 1 degree outside one day and 10 degrees the next you can literally say it’s 10x warmer and you aren’t even exaggerating

why farhenininheniehenhet is better than centigrate/celsius

it isn’t

malformalady: The picture shows a female red squirrel adopting...

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:17:45 -0400

malformalady:

The picture shows a female red squirrel adopting an orphan baby from an abandoned nest. Although squirrels rarely interact, they learn who their nearby relatives are by hearing their unique calls. If they fail to hear a relative’s calls for a few days, they may investigate and rescue orphans.

Photo: J. W. Taylor

9 year old discusses the meaning of life and the universe. A...

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:19:49 -0400

9 year old discusses the meaning of life and the universe. A definite must-see. I love this.

thetaoofdana: we are all connected.

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:21:20 -0400

thetaoofdana:

we are all connected.

toastedsub: I’ve been struggling as an aspiring programmer lately. Not with programming itself, but...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:25:25 -0400

toastedsub:

I’ve been struggling as an aspiring programmer lately. Not with programming itself, but with the idolatry of “rock star” programmers that is so prominent in this culture. I love building cool stuff, but I want to live a fulfilling life, start a family, and make some memories that take place outside of my laptop, too. Sometimes that seems like too much to ask in this industry.

vegansaurus!: Yes, your dogs is smiling: Humans can recognize emotions in other animals

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:48:28 -0400

vegansaurus!: Yes, your dogs is smiling: Humans can recognize emotions in other animals:

vegansaurus:

“Classifying dogs’ (Canis familiaris) facial expressions from photographs,” a study by Tina Bloom and Harris Friedman published in February in scientific journal Behavioural Processes, has shown that people can correctly identify emotions in dogs’ faces. It used a series of photographs…

Forgot where I saw this but I love it.

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 17:17:00 -0400

Forgot where I saw this but I love it.

The Promise Ring - Red & Blue Jeans I want to cover this...

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:20:47 -0500

The Promise Ring - Red & Blue Jeans

I want to cover this song and extend the part that starts at 2:07 forever.

jtotheizzoe: paulhillier: THIS so very much! CHRIS HADFIELD:...

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:28:01 -0500

jtotheizzoe:

paulhillier:

THIS so very much!

CHRIS HADFIELD: An astronaut’s advice

As seen on http://zenpencils.com
Art: by Gavin Aung Than
Words: by Chris Hadfield

Why worry about growing up when there’s so much GOING up to do? Canada, I am officially thanking you for Commander Hadfield.

Snow day. This made the blizzard in March a little better.

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:34:07 -0500

Snow day. This made the blizzard in March a little better.