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I haven’t heard of celebrity chef Mark Bittman, or his methods: truthfully, only one thing leapt out at me from this post: a way of cutting through analysis-paralysis – Perfect is the enemy of Great – but the rest has some principles that are worth flicking through.

Though I’ve never been in this exact situation, I love having conversations with strangers, and so this post resonated with me. The ROI of Stories – An Informal Case Study – an example of how sharing stories can provide a connection with people.

Lately I’m spending more time reading books to Puff, and reading the Bible in other settings to other people. At college, where we spend a lot of time translating, we have to read our translation of a verse aloud, and talk about how it fits with the original language. Reading aloud certainly brings the words …

Continue reading “The Lost Art of Reading Aloud”

There’s something about this dashboard photo that I love. I think it’s the clean, clear interface and the lack of clutter.

[ /ben/ ] Luke Stevens writes a tidy article summarising the public data-driven vs designer-driven design debate and adds his own, well considered, opinion.

NYT article on Twitter says many things that have been said before, but hey, it’s the New York Times, so it might be useful to reference in a corporate report.

30 Days to Become a Freelancer. If you’re used to blog posts with small amounts of content and lots of padding, this will surprise you at the richness of content and how much there is to apply.

[ silkcharm ] Can a pay-for-news-websites approach work to save the newspaper model, or is this another effort that’s hostile to users and will drive people away? Ever thoughtful commentary and ideas from Laurel: Pay for News vs Save The Media.

French Dining Guide – understanding those French cooking terms you see on menus from time to time.

[ /karen/ ] tweenbots – if you built a little robot out of cardboard with a flag that had a destination on it, would people in NYC help it reach its destination? The answer may surprise you.