November 2011
12 posts
Gmail's New Look
Although I disliked the new gmail look initially, it is slowly growing on me. I like the conversation snippets in thread view and the left panel redesign the most.
One area where Google could improve is the space utilization on the top. The ads are definitely annoying. The large amount of space taken by the search field and the mail controls disturbs me. I don’t think this was an issue with...
"By saying something is “shit”, no matter how good... →
The Jerk by MG Seigler at TechCrunch
More interesting pieces.
A “yes” man provides zero motivation. “What do you think?” “That’s awesome.” Great, done.
Meanwhile, the jerk tackles the same question. “What do you think?” “It’s shit.” Really? Oh. Hm. What can I do better?
India’s Innovation Stimulus - NYTimes.com →
“All these schools, plus 600 million cellphones, plus 1.2 billion people, half of whom are under 25, are India’s hope”
Thank you Mr. Friedman for such an excellent piece. People can get so caught up in the controversies and scandals covered by the “trp crazy” media that real progress is sometimes under appreciated. Once in a while, articles like these are required to stop...
If you aren’t getting rejected on a daily basis,... →
Amazing blog post by Chris Dixon (@cdixon)
Key takeaways for me:
“If you aren’t getting rejected on a daily basis, you goals aren’t ambitious enough”
Don’t let short term gains blind your long term vision
Dream big; target industries ready to be disrupted.
tumblrbot asked: WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER WHEN YOU ARE IN A BAD MOOD?
turning into robots..
the art of recognizing a person based on handwriting is slowly getting lost these days. everybody uses the same keyboard and the same set of fonts.
So sad.
THE BEATLES- HERE COMES THE SUN - YouTube →
This is probably the best song to wake up to after a rough night.
