In Egypt, Blue Means Justice
What do different colors symbolize in different countries? I’ve been staring at this for twenty minutes straight.
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The Most Reliable Phone Ever Made
Nokia will re-launch the 3310, perhaps the best-loved and most resilient phone in history.
I had one of these. I think I still do.
It’s still possible to buy the 3310 on Amazon, though only through its marketplace and not directly from the company itself. The Amazon listing describes a range of features, including a clock, calculator, the ability to store up to ten reminders and four games: Snake II, Pairs II, Space Impact, and Bantumi.
Snake II was the bomb.
(Via The Independent)
Unbelievable Turmoil
One month.
The president has angrily canceled a summit meeting with the Mexican president, hung up on Australia’s prime minister, authorized a commando raid that resulted in the death of a Navy SEAL member, repeatedly lied about the existence of millions of fraudulent votes cast in the 2016 election and engaged in Twitter wars with senators, a sports team owner, a Hollywood actor and a major department store chain. His words and actions have generated almost daily protests around the country.
(Via the New York Times)
Rands Response Hierarchy
The arrival of Slack1 changed my communication regimen. On top of Slack being the primary means of communicating at Slack, the Leadership Slack at 3000+ members represents a daily part of how I communicate. There are a great many ways to get in touch with me. With the establishment of Slack as a primary means… more
Even More Lava Fire Hose
I can’t stop staring at this lava pouring into the ocean.
The Lava Fire Hose
Lava pouring out of a cliff on the Big Island. Mesmerizing.
Leadership Comes From Everywhere
For years I’ve been working on structuring an interview for assessing leadership. How do you figure out if someone has leadership skills in an hour-long interview? The answer is: you don’t. You need multiple humans not only asking a diverse set of questions but also listening to answers and pivoting to follow-up questions as they… more
The One About Destiny
With each episode of The Important Thing, I find a smart person on the planet and we talk about one thing… usually. In the second episode, I am excited to be joined by my fellow Guardian John Siracusa to discuss the video game Destiny. Proudest moments, total time wasted, and the reality of the Hunter… more
Rainbows and Unicorns
Peggle is a casual game developed by Popcap. Originally released in 2007, the game is memorable because of it’s absolutely over the top level finishing sequence. In an explosion of rainbows, fireworks, unicorns, and Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, you are generously emotionally rewarded when you finish a level. As a friend commented at the time,… more
The Last Jedi
Star Wars VIII has a name: The Last Jedi.
As is custom, we will now endlessly and thoroughly analyze a single image for as much signal as possible. My first thought: the typeface color is red. My second thought: in my head, each of the original trilogy movies is associated with a color.
- A New Hope: Blue (like Luke’s sword)
- Empire Strikes Back: Red (where Luke and Vader fight)
- Return of the Jedi: Green (like… Endor?)
Update: As Dan McClain points out on Twitter, the color matches the lightsaber of Luke, Vader, then Luke again.