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Mr. plywood shows how to do something difficult!

Mr. plywood shows how to do something difficult!

If you need a good laugh, this certainly worked for me.  Who does this stuff?  I love the part of the video where he stops beating himself over the head and says "hmmmm".  By the way the Best YouTube comment on this video: "It's 6 AM and I just watched a man bludgeon himself with a piece of plywood. Thanks Internet!"

How XKCD’s genius diode comic reveals the ultimate communication problem in relationships

How XKCD’s genius diode comic reveals the ultimate communication problem in relationships

Why a simple electronics component perfectly explains the communication breakdowns that destroy relationships XKCD #814: When engineering meets relationship psychology At first glance, XKCD comic #814 looks like just another nerdy electronics joke. Two stick figures argue while holding opposite ends of a diode, one speaks, the other apologizes, and somehow only one of them can hear what's happening. But dig deeper, and you'll discover this seemingly simple comic contains a profound insight about human communication that relationship experts have been trying to explain for decades. What makes…

Today’s raging river of information

Today’s raging river of information

At today's Dev Learn 10 in San Francisco, I attended a seminar where a woman at the back of the room said “social media is great and all, but I am overwhelmed with the influx of information all around me.”  I liked what another person said which was that just because there is lots of data in the world, it doesn't mean you have to consume everything available to you.  The 3-4 minute discussion gave me a lot of ideas, so hopefully you beat me to solving the…

Influencers documentary

Influencers documentary

Influencers — a short documentary on how trends and creativity spread, from R+I Creative (via Vimeo).