Passing along for some friends: The Noun Project is a highly collaborative place where the world’s visual language is shared and created. We are working with our users, publications and a giant community to simplify and organize visual communication. There’s a lot of great work to be done, and to realize it, we need some …
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Because that’s the way it’s always been done
An interesting result from Social Psychology*. * Stephenson, G. R. (1967). Cultural acquisition of a specific learned response among rhesus monkeys. In: Starek, D., Schneider, R., and Kuhn, H. J. (eds.), Progress in Primatology, Stuttgart: Fischer, pp. 279-288.
Where to eat in San Francisco
I’m often asked for restaurant recommendations in San Francisco. I’m compiling that list here to make it easier to share with friends. I’ll update it as a I remember more or things change. Restaurant recommendations Chow (try the smiling noodles) Chez Maman (french) Squat and Gobble (great omelettes — recommend Haight/Fillmore location) Herbivore (vegetarian) Stable …
Totally like whatever, you know?
Compliment sandwiches give me indigestion
Last month, NOI published a tip of the day called “Give a compliment sandwich.” Gross. I think that’s bad advice, and wrote the following reply (which has since been removed from their site, along with the other comments). I hate compliment sandwiches. They give me indigestion. As soon as I receive an email (or a …
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Speak up
Never, “for the sake of peace and quiet,” deny your own experience or convictions —Dag Hammarskjold
The Story of Keep Calm and Carry On
Awesome soap from Brooklyn
Some friends of mine just started Prem Soaps. Everything they make is vegan and as organic as possible. It also smells really good. They have oatmeal and rosemary (but not at the same time).