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Link love for October 8

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A Reusable Bottle Made From Bamboo and Glass (above).

David McCandless: The beauty of data visualization (video)

Is it time to change the way we educate?

Ancient Nubians Drank Antibiotic-Laced Beer

Panspermia theorists say India’s red rain contains life not seen on Earth

Desk-It Adhesive Notepads

Do we really desire Google to tell us what we should be doing next? Yes, but with some qualifiers, says William Gibson.

GOOD Guide to Education Innovation

Link love for 2009-04-03

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Steel Factory Reinvents Itself, Now Grows Lettuce (video). Something about green, going green, they’ve really gone green, someone—everything’s gone green… no.

Mark Bittman On Why Food Matters.

Ableton Live 8 and Studio 8 are finally out, so defrost your plastic! Or, you can download the demo (sans save and export, of course) to get your fix like the rest of us po’ folk.

Facebook, YouTube at Work Make Better Employees, says a recent study.

The next green fuel source: algae.

2008 How Design Conference Notes: Tips for Productivity

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presented by Scott Belsky, founder and CEO of Behance (original description)

Behance Network is not about creativity but productivity

  • distinguish urgent vs. important: have 2 lists
  • generate ideas in moderation: they can be addicting
  • spend energy on staying organized: creativity * organization = impact
  • organize with a bias to action
  • the action method
    • action steps
    • back burner items: must review regularly or you may never do them
    • reference items: pile up, usually don’t get used again

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