37signals is at it again, sharing their secrets on how they come up with highly functional websites. In this detailed post, they talk about how they improved a portion of Backpack. Say what you will about me, but I love this kind of stuff.
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BusinessWeek says:
Apple Inc.’s online iTunes music store is now the number-two music retailer in the U.S. behind Wal-Mart Stores Inc. as measured by unit volume, market researcher NPD Group said Tuesday.
Photography Director Rob Haggart on How to Manage People says:
The greatest piece of advice I ever read (out of 20 or so business books) goes something like this: Taking someone else’s idea and increasing the quality by 5% occurs at the price of a 50% decrease in their commitment to execution (here’s a recent explanation on the Harvard Business blog).
“Since 9/11, approximately three things have potentially improved airline security: reinforcing the cockpit doors, passengers realizing they have to fight back and — possibly — sky marshals. Everything else — all the security measures that affect privacy — is just security theater and a waste of effort.” Bruce Schneier on Security vs. Privacy
While reading Presentation Zen, I saw this slide by Kumar Designs as part of their “Vegetarian Is The New Prius” presentation.
You might also be interested to know that the NY Times reports “2.2 pounds of beef is responsible for the equivalent amount of carbon dioxide emitted by the average European car every 155 miles, and burns enough energy to light a 100-watt bulb for nearly 20 days.”
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