APOD: 2012 May 1 – Higgs Boson Explained by Cartoon: “”

CloudFlare blog – Musings from the CloudFlare team: “”

(Via SmartPlanet.)

A pretty neat write up looking back to the days of connecting up to the ‘Net via good old dialup modems. Includes a graphic that describes what each sound of the process relates to. Neat

(Via The Loop.)

The guys and gals over at Melbourne based Juice Media have been at it again, with their own ‘news take’ on Julian Assange’s imminent extradition to Sweden, following Britain’s Supreme Court decision.

(Via Anthill Online).

The Smithsonian blog takes a look at design firm, Teague, on its approach to designing Boeing’s airliners for the past 86 years. The insight they provide on their reasoning behind some of the Dreamliner’s lighting and window arrangements is quite incredible.

(Via The Verge.)

Via Ken Shirriff’s blog Apple iPhone charger teardown: quality in a tiny expensive package

For such a device that many consumers take for granted, it provides a thorough look at just how much work Apple puts into every device it makes.

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Even before Daisey’s lies were exposed, his use of them served to make himself more central to the tale. The story is no longer about exploited workers, but about an intrepid and dogged Mike Daisey who cares so darn much he has to go and witness firsthand how his gadgets get made, and once there, connects so personally and profoundly with these workers, that only he can come back home and tell the story in a way that will change hearts and minds. Daisey isn’t in it for the money, but for the ego.

Maybe our lies are intentionally based for stroking our egos, than for self preservation.

I love talking to, meeting with, and teaching college students. A few weeks ago I sat down to do a 30 minute interview with a young woman from CU Boulder who is an engineering student. She did a great job of capturing my essence, and that of Foundry Group, in our interview. I particularly loved her conclusion, which I asked if I could repost (she said yes). It follows – I hope it’s as inspiring to you (about the next generation) as it was to me. For Any Young Entrepreneur: My interview with Brad Feld was encouraging to me as an engineer with a passion for innovation. Brad described how he is intrigued by the array of problems that he is faced with everyday. This is especially relatable to me because I fear spending the rest of my life bored by monotony when there are so many problems to be solved. It was enlightening to hear Brad discuss how to conduct a business. I expected to hear trade secrets or how to be the next great thinker, but it really came down to focus, determination, clarity, and inspiration. Feld is another who really believes that the way to survive, as an entrepreneur, is to be open minded to new experiences instead of just being “lucky”. I appreciated seeing the business method that less is more. Yes it is the dream of many to be the most world renown business with 100% return on investment, but it can be just as rewarding to be the successful yet small venture with no need to own a market. Observing the office reminded that an entrepreneur could have a business, enjoy art, and even find time to exercise, instead of engrossing oneself in work at all times. The entrepreneurial lifestyle actually seems like a sustainable one. This opportunity has helped me realize that the life of an entrepreneur can be accomplished simply by merging the things you love with what you are good at.