January 2011
18 posts
“Old ideas can sometimes use new buildings. New ideas must use old buildings.”
– Jane Jacobs. Double quoted from steven Johnson’s Where Good Ideas Come From
“The less accessible you make your place to a wider audience,” he explained, “the...”
– Up Close - The Restaurateur Gabriel Stulman and a Bit of Wisconsin - NYTimes.com
/via thegongshow
“They can’t understand why anyone would miss a subway system that has rats that...”
– TransportationCamp Coming To NYC and SF in March
Nice. I feel the same way.
How my iPhone apps are organized
Screen 1: stuff I use every day
Screen 2: stuff I use every once in a while
Screens 3-6: stuff I thought I might use but is now just clutter that I page through to get to:
Screen 7: new stuff that I just downloaded that might one day make it to screens 1 or 2
I wish there was a better way to manage all the crap on screens 3-6 without necessarily deleting things or moving everything by hand.
“The wetland created by the beaver, like the thriving platform created by the...”
– Steven Johnson, from Where Good Ideas Come From. My favorite part of Steven’s writing is the way he ties together the natural and technical worlds.
“This data set is perhaps the most nuanced one we’ve released, so I expect to see...”
– MTA’s Sarah Kaufman announcing the release of a new data set (payments by fare type by station). Really cool that MTA is continuing to take such a community-driven approach to their open data program.
“A great founder doesn’t conserve cash, a great founder optimizes how their money...”
– Clay Johnson of Big Window Labs, from this pretty great quora thread on common startup mistakes
“The ability of the bureaucratic immune system to smother alien innovation is...”
– Quote from an email from a smart guy I know. This is the challenge.
Watchopentransportation:
Chicago’s DIY Bus Tracking screens - shortie from Streetfilms.
“go big and simple.”
– Ending to an email from a colleague of mine — great advice when planning anything, really.
Majora Carter: Greening the ghetto | Video on... →
Oldie but goodie: 2006 TED talk by Majora Carter @ environmental justice and the south bronx planning renaissance that she helped spearhead. /via @magicbronson
“Exectuion”
– Title slide from my team meeting slide on the importance of execution and polished client delivery…