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“Spending time alone, by contrast, can look a little suspect. In a world gone wild for wikis and interdisciplinary collaboration, those who prefer solitude and private noodling are seen as eccentric at best and defective at worst, and are often presumed to be suffering from social anxiety, boredom, and alienation. ¶ But an emerging body of research is suggesting that spending time alone, if done right, can be good for us — that certain tasks and thought processes are best carried out without anyone else around, and that even the most socially motivated among us should regularly be taking time to ourselves if we want to have fully developed personalities, and be capable of focus and creative thinking. There is even research to suggest that blocking off enough alone time is an important component of a well-functioning social life — that if we want to get the most out of the time we spend with people, we should make sure we’re spending enough of it away from them. Just as regular exercise and healthy eating make our minds and bodies work better, solitude experts say, so can being alone.” • #стайность - × × ×

“Apparently George R.R. Martin is quite, quite tired of people worrying that he will never finish his fantasy magnum opus A Song of Ice and Fire. But can you really blame him? ¶ In a recent interview, the Swiss newspaper Tagesanzeiger asked 65-year-old Martin about the people who worry he's going to die before he finishes the final book in the best-selling fantasy series. He responded: "I find that question pretty offensive, people speculating about my death and my health. So fuck you to those people." He also made the gesture you see in the screenshot above for a bit of emphasis.” • #прокниги - × × ×

Картинка просто обязана разойтись на тыщу мемов. ) - × × ×

“Though the CIA may dissemble as a matter of course, it speaks plainly to policymakers and operations officers—its “customers,” in the language of the manual. The foreword begins, “Good intelligence depends in large measure on clear, concise writing. The information CIA gathers and the analysis it produces mean little if we cannot convey them effectively.” • #как_писать_слова - × × ×

PDF: http://www.nationalsecuritylaw.org/files... - × × ×

“2014 has already offered a literary bounty for readers, including new books by E.L. Doctorow, Lorrie Moore, Teju Cole, and Lydia Davis. The second-half of 2014 is looking even more plentiful, with new books from superstars like Haruki Murakami, David Mitchell, Ian McEwan, Marilynne Robinson, Denis Johnson, Hilary Mantel, Margaret Atwood and quite a few more. Here at The Millions, we’re especially excited that three of our long-time staff writers – Edan Lepucki, Bill Morris, and Emily St. John Mandel – will soon have new books on shelves. All three books are winning impressive advance praise. The list that follows isn’t exhaustive – no book preview could be – but, at over 8,000 words strong and encompassing 84 titles, this is the only second-half 2014 book preview you will ever need. Scroll down and get started.” • #прокниги - × × ×

“When you bring a UUID into this world you have a responsibility to see that his existence is not wasted. You are his only hope to have a meaningful life; no other programmer will ever see that UUID. He is a special snowflake that has waited for an eternity to be born and serve as an ID. To minimize the needless abuse, only create a UUID when you are sure that he will be needed. If you accidentally create a UUID which you do not need, euthanize it by deleting all copies as soon as possible.” - × × ×

Ааааа! Мимими и благорастворение. - биполярная сова НРЗБ

См. также: http://untitled.urbansheep.com/post... • #диалоги - × × ×

"Susanne Tarkowski Tempelhof is an international entrepreneur, tech investor, and writer. She has worked in Sweden, France, Brazil, China, Afghanistan, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, Libya, and Egypt over the years. Since 2012, Susanne has been a dedicated crypto-evangelist. I stumbled across Susanne and SWARM almost by chance. I was immediately struck with the feeling that this project had the potential to truly revolutionize early-stage equity markets as we know them. I got in touch with Susanne to sit down and talk about SWARM and her vision for the project." - × × ×

Если бы мне рассказали про такую историю, я бы с полпинка ответил, что такого не бывает, и что само имя Сьюзен Тарковски Темплхоф для крипто-евангелистки — это бессовестный интеллектуальный оксюморон, слишком очевидная игра в Тессье-Ашпулов и в Солярис. Не-бы-ва-ет. - × × ×

^ !! - социальный груффало

#музыкальная_шкатулка - × × ×

"EXCLUSIVE Apple hires Patrick Pruniaux, VP of Tag Heuer Sales and Retail, for iWatch marketing Earlier today, the CEO of Tag Heuer revealed to CNBC that Apple has hired one of the watch-makers sales directors. However, the company did not announce the name of this “director” or the person’s exact position. A source directly familiar with the Apple hire confirmed that the Cupertino-based company hired Patrick Pruniaux late last month. Pruniaux is not just any “Sales Director:” he was the Vice President of Sales and Retail, a major loss for Tag Heuer and a significant hire for Apple in the run up the launch of the Apple smart watch in October. Pruniaux is pictured in the photo above (second person from the right), and his LinkedIn profile reveals his impressive work in jewelry and watch marketing: As an expert in watch marketing and retail, Pruniaux will likely work across Apple’s watch sales and marketing teams. Apple Senior VP of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller runs overall marketing for Apple, while former Yves St. Laurent CEO Paul Deneve has been working on marketing and retail sales tactics for the upcoming Apple wearable. The Apple wearable device will likely be a cross between a fashionable smart watch and a fitness band, and sources indicate that the device will include advanced sensors for tracking health and fitness data in addition to advanced mapping functionality. The product will tie directly with an iPhone in order to receive phone calls, a data connection, and manage notifications. Apple’s iOS 8, which ships this fall, has been designed with technologies for a wearable device in mind. While Apple attempted to hire several other employees from Tag Heuer, the source says that Pruniaux was the only employee who actually left for Apple. The hire of Pruniaux, just a few months before the device is scheduled to be announce, caps off approximately two years of notable hires. We reported last summer that Apple has assembled an all-star team of medical sensor, engineering, and fitness experts for the device. Apple has hired medical field executives Dr. Todd Whitehurst, Michael O’Reilly, and Ravi Narasimhan in addition to fitness experts such as Jay Blahnik from Nike. Apple has also hired several former Nike FuelBand engineers and industrial designers, and the Cupertino-company has even sought the help of pro athletes such as Kobe Bryant to test out the product. With the device being announced in October, it is likely that it will ship close to the holiday season. Share This Apple to wipe all CloudKit data on July 7th, including iCloud Photos, Drive & Mail Drop for iOS 8 and Yosemite New service bypasses Apple’s Activation Lock theft deterrent feature for $150 Leave a Reply 3 Responses to “Apple hires Patrick Pruniaux, VP of Tag Heuer Sales and Retail, for iWatch marketing” irelandjnr says: July 4, 2014 at 10:06 am It’s safe to say there’s a lot of smoke around this fire. Reply malcolmtucker1 says: July 4, 2014 at 1:47 pm The only thing missing is the techno music, discoballs, and laser lights. But rumor is that Tim Cook ordered them last week. Reply Michael Powers (@SEIZMICdesign) says: July 4, 2014 at 11:43 am Wham. Reply" - × × ×

Так. Раз нанимают чувака который умеет продавать не самые дешевые часы, видимо часы apple будут тоже не самыми дешевыми. И похоже что будет несколько моделей. - Ivan Bessarabov

А у Эппла есть разве что-то дешёвое? Во-вторых, стоит вспомнить, кого взяли на управление магазинами: https://friendfeed.com/urbansh... Всё становится на свои места, Кук суперкрут. - × × ×

Из лучшего за 15 лет. - × × ×

Оказывается, что у меня внезапно нанораймовский ML-стаж в 6 лет с самого 2008-го. - × × ×

Будет смешно, если меня выгонят взашей за позорные 12 тысяч слов вместо 50 в прошлом году. - × × ×

"One day, a man saw time itself stop, and as David Robson discovers, unpicking what happened is revealing that we can all experience temporal trickery too." - × × ×

Another explanation comes from the discovery that our brain records its perceptions in discrete “snapshots”, like the frames of a film reel. “The healthy brain reconstructs the experience and glues together the different frames,” says Rufin VanRullen at the French Centre for Brain and Cognition Research in Toulouse, “but if brain damage destroys the glue, you might only see the snapshots.” - mindszenty

“Today’s wearable devices will likely experience the same rise and descent as products like the Flip camera or the single-purpose e-reader, Forrester Research predicts in its latest report. Wearables “will flourish all through 2015 until 2016 when their functionality is assumed by other devices you are already carrying anyway, from obvious contenders like smartphones to more intriguing ones,” writes Forrester analyst James McQuivey.” - × × ×

“Earlier this month, a survey of U.S. smartphone users conducted by Opera Mediaworks showed that only a small percentage of people use fitness trackers like the Jawbone Up, Fitbit or FuelBand – about 3.6 percent of men and 1.7 percent of women. ¶ Meanwhile, back in January, Forrester said around five percent of U.S. online consumers reported using a wearable device to track their activity levels.” • #no_wear - × × ×

“The suit paints Wolfe as a driving force behind the team’s decision to move on from its previous Cardify product and work on the Tinder app instead. Even so, it claims that her title as co-founder was removed by Rad and Mateen, because she was a 24 year-old “girl” with little experience. ¶ The suit also describes the romantic relationship that Mateen pursued with Wolfe, despite the fact that he was her direct supervisor. When things went sour between them, issues within the organization became even more difficult. After a breakup in December of last year, the suit claims, Mateen told Wolfe to stay away from other men for a period of six months.” - × × ×