July 2010
36 posts
I believe in WikiLeaks.
WikiLeaks is hands down the most interesting, ambitious, inspiring and intense project I’ve seen on the web in years.
It reminds me of when I first ran the original Napster. At that moment, something (what it was specifically became clear with time) about media instantly felt different. It’s as if I discovered a new superpower and my view of what is possible has grown. Napster...
“Last week I tossed a coin a hundred times. 49 heads. Then I changed into a red...”
– Statistical significance & other A/B test pitfalls : Cennydd Bowles on user experience (via soxiam)
The Idiots →
This just blew my mind
Bandcamp announces transaction fees, community... →
Pretty counterintuitive, right?
The Laws of Internet Physics suggest the community would be frustrated, angry, say that Bandcamp are sellouts and almost certainly compare them to Hitler.
But because of the clear, honest and direct way Bandcamp has communicated in the past about their work (their FAQ page is fantastic), and the work itself, people are excited for them to benefit.
I have not...
On music discovery services on the web
Zoya: yknow, I think the issue w/this "music discovery" thing is that
Zoya: people think it means "listening to music you already know"
“I collect art that I don’t understand”
– Christian Boros, owner of the Reichsbahnbunker and art collector, in an interview with Sculpture magazine.
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I can't make this up
From the about page of a new music site:
Why plant a tree every time someone downloads a track?
We’re passionate people here at __________. We’re passionate about music (you knew that though) and we’re passionate about the earth too. __________ is a new company and we’re aware that as a result of hosting such a massive website, we are creating carbon emissions that...