February 2009
8 posts
kindle 2 thoughts coming →
got my new kindle 2 last night — played with it a little bit, but not enough to have really well-formed thoughts yet. will post this weekend, but a few initial thoughts:
device size & shape is…
Coraline, by Neil Gaiman →
Inspired by the movie trailers & John Hodgman’s tweets, I downloaded Coraline to my Kindle this weekend and read the book — it’s a short & fun read — took me less than a day.
It’s a fun…
TED Prize Performance Video →
The folks at TED are on fire — hot on the heels of Abreu’s TED Prize speech, here’s the video of the astounding performance. Worth downloading in the high resolution version (go get Miro!) and…
TED Prize: Jose Antonio Abreu →
Another great event from TED 2009: the TED Prize talk from Venezuelan teacher/conductor Jose Antonio Abreu — while his talk is good & interesting, the scope of his work — building El Sistema to…
Murakami receives Jerusalem Prize →
[via Gen — thanks!]
One of my very favorite authors, Haruki Murakami, received the Jerusalem Prize for the Freedom of the Individual in Society over the weekend — his short speech is…
Miro 2.0 Released Today →
Yay for PCF! Nicholas Reville just announced that the new Miro 2.0 is available today. Tons of improvements, a redesigned channel guide, easier sharing — definitely worth checking out….
Elizabeth Gilbert’s Outstanding TEDtalk →
One of my 3 favorite TEDtalks — really incredible and moving.
TED Overload →
All the awesomeness fuses in my brain are blown from sheer overload of the awesome, so not sure I’ll be super-coherent tonight — will post more through the week about a bunch of different & great…
