Odds & Ends
Quote of the Day
War hath no fury like a non-combatant.
Charles Edward Montague (via)
Quote of the Day
Even within the most beautiful landscape, in the trees, under the leaves the insects are eating each other; violence is a part of life.
Do schools kill creativity?
Sir Ken Robinson: “Do schools kill creativity?” Still the best TED talk ever.
The Holstee Manifesto
The Holstee Manifesto. Get it here.
The Just World Hypothesis
“Deep down, we believe this world is essentially just, which is why we look away when it’s not.”
Quote for the Day
Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.
Elizabeth Stone (1803-1881)
Steve Jobs introduces the “Think Different” campaign
Steve Jobs introduces the “Think Different” campaign in 1997. To put this video in perspective, remember where Apple was in 1997. In terms of market share, the company had only about 3% of the personal computer market, bottoming out at 2.8% in July 1997. Its stock traded at around $4 or $5 a share, also bottoming in July 1997 when it sank below $3.50 a share. In its previous fiscal year the company had lost $1 billion.