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Now that just about everyone is in the business of selling their time in some form, it’s important to be aware that even if something doesn’t cost you cash out of your wallet, the opportunity cost is not only real, it’s just as valuable. Not only does it cost money to say ‘no’, it costs money to say ‘yes’.

— Seth Godin, Opportunity cost

A Transit Map of Wonderland

I love everything about these movies. How great is it that a hint of a taste of portion of an image from a Pixar movie can evoke an emotional response?

(via DESIGN FETISH)

Techno life skills

Coffee houses were the distracting social media of the 1600s

A random assortment of book covers from the Book Cover Archive never fails to inspire.

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I love this song.

In my personal paracosm, this tune would come on in the background whenever I start working. I’d be so productive.

merlin:

Wes Anderson - “My Life, My Card” (AmEx Commercial)

I will never ever ever get sick of this.

Letter to Emily White at NPR All Songs Considered.

parislemon:

Innovation.

It’s time to start something.

jaymug:

James Taranto:

November’s election may prove decisive as to whether the current ineffectual 5-4 majority in favor of limited congressional power becomes a strong 7-2 majority or gives way to a majority that believes Congress can do anything it wants to citizens. If nothing else, Roberts’s ruling has clarified the stakes for November. Perhaps that was what he was getting at when he wrote: “It is not our job to protect the people from the consequences of their political choices.”

Explain XKCD

This clip is from s3e5 of Phineas and Ferb, the Phineas’ Birthday Clip-O-Rama! Starting at the 30-second mark is why I love this show.

(by chibinekogirl101)

The Hierarchy Of Digital Distractions. Click through for a bigger version.

North Atlantic - A tragic short film depicting the conversation between a loan air traffic controller and the pilot of a plane destine to crash in the North Atlantic. It is a really a moving story. I managed to make Gabi cry just describing it to her.

(by bernard0nasciment0)

merlin:

And, shall we say…one of my favorite shots in the movie?

The Florida rainy season is back again. That means there’s going to be more days where I look like this biker.

(via Dahab Underwater Ride « Cairo Cyclists Club)

The Dark Side of the Lens.