Seasonal Fruit Infographic of the Day: Love fruit but hate doing research? Chasing Delicious has done the saintly work of compiling the seasonal availability of fruits, vegetables and herbs into a series of eye-pleasing infographics. Never eat an out-of-date date ever again.
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“Facebook is not very good at dealing with named groups, they’re not very good at saying, “We’ve got this book club and I’m a member and you’re not.” But membership is one of the precursors to a lot of social action. My bet is that the group pattern — the named group that can do things like open a bank account or take some kind of coordinated action in the world — is an overlooked pattern that someone is going to reinvent.”
“Essentially all models are wrong,” said George Pelham-Box, one of the most influential statisticians of the 20th century, “but some of them are useful.” Let’s remember that branding is only a model of the way that consumers think about products and services, so by definition, it’s wrong. But that doesn’t mean it’s not useful—so long as we don’t get carried away by imagining it’s the truth.”
Introducing Surface, the world’s first ultra-tablook. Is Microsoft trying to be everything to everyone again, with too much compromise? Or will this be the iPad/MacBook Air killer? I love the magnetic keyboard cover, and many people will love the Office integration, but it will have to be a pretty flawless machine to make a dent. Can’t wait to read the hands-on reviews.
How To Knoll: “The process of arranging like objects in parallel or 90 degree angles as a method of organization.”
“I must Create a System, or be enslav’d by another Man’s. I will not Reason & Compare; my business is to Create.”
“A study now suggests that simply taking a break does not bring on inspiration — rather, creativity is fostered by tasks that allow the mind to wander.”
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