Serendipitous Wandering

No-hoo

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:07:55 -0400

Please Tumblr, don’t sell to Yahoo

fyeahbcparks: Morning over Clouds by Christopher J. Morley on...

Sun, 05 May 2013 00:00:32 -0400

fyeahbcparks:

Morning over Clouds by Christopher J. Morley on Flickr.

Vancouver from Mount Seymour

ncascades: View and download our free calendar of 2013 programs...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:37:15 -0400

ncascades:

View and download our free calendar of 2013 programs at http://bit.ly/10tJwyU. “Sourdough Mountain” painting by Skagit artist Becky Fletcher!

Coachella 2013 Alexis C. Madrigal, theatlantic.com This...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:06:06 -0400

Coachella 2013
Alexis C. Madrigal, theatlantic.com

This weekend, the first part of the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Art Festival took place in Indio, California. Thousands of music fans gathered to hear performances by artists at six main stages, including Wu-Tang Clan, Dead Can…

Love The xx

William Dietrich: Reality at the edge of the world

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:16:19 -0400

William Dietrich: Reality at the edge of the world:

“This story plays out in a thousand communities across America. The future comes out best when smart and dedicated people stay engaged.”

Salomon Freeski TV S6 E04 Glasnost Ski

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 02:02:32 -0400

Salomon Freeski TV S6 E04 Glasnost Ski

Hucking In Hochfuegen – Almost Live Season 5 Episode 5

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:17:39 -0400

Hucking In Hochfuegen – Almost Live Season 5 Episode 5

Photo

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 21:38:56 -0400

"The Voting Rights Act is like a restraining order. The states are like “I used to beat my..."

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 19:35:47 -0400

““The Voting Rights Act is like a restraining order. The states are like “I used to beat my girlfriend, but I haven’t since the restraining order, so we don’t need it anymore.””

- Stephen Colbert (via herblondness)

Great panorama of Crystal Mt. Washington with Rainier in the...

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:44:35 -0500

Great panorama of Crystal Mt. Washington with Rainier in the background.

Photo

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:43:04 -0500

"Institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution."

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:38:14 -0500

““Institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution.””

- New York Medical School Widens Nontraditional Path For Admissions : NPR

This is exactly what I was talking about in my TED talk. Creative, outside-the-box thinkers are crucial in redefining healthcare and making it sustainable. We don’t need any more traditional-thinking doctors to maintain the status quo. This makes me think of the Shirky Principle:

“Institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution.”

We need less institutional types, and more creative doctors.

(via jayparkinsonmd)

Voices of Coal: Jay Julius, Lummi tribal member and fisherman

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 02:17:35 -0500

Voices of Coal: Jay Julius, Lummi tribal member and fisherman

"In 2010, only 19,390 students in the United States out of some 14 million took the Computer Science..."

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 02:04:47 -0500

“In 2010, only 19,390 students in the United States out of some 14 million took the Computer Science Advanced Placement test. This number represents only 0.6% of all AP tests taken that year. This at a time when five of the top ten fastest growing jobs will be in a computer related field and two of the top three top bachelors salaries are in computer science and engineering.”

- we must fix this

TEALS

(via fred-wilson)

This is a big problem, has to be fixed.

Really cool approach to innovation from a surprising...

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:21:34 -0500

Really cool approach to innovation from a surprising source.

Nordstrom Innovation Lab: Sunglass iPad App Case Study (by Nordstromcom)

Robert Reich: Connecting Entitlement Reform to Immigration Reform

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:14:15 -0500

Robert Reich: Connecting Entitlement Reform to Immigration Reform:

robertreich:

I was born in 1946, just when the boomer wave began. Bill Clinton was born that year, too. So was George W. Bush, as was Laura Bush. And Ken Starr (remember him?) And then, the next year, Hillary Rodham was born. And soon Newt Gingrich (known as “Newty” as a boy). And Cher (Every time I begin…

thisistheverge: Google rides mobile search growth and retail...

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:22:30 -0500

thisistheverge:

Google rides mobile search growth and retail store rumors to record $800 share price

It may be a symbolic number, but it’s all coming together for the boys in Mountain View

The Dangers of The Gates Foundation's Emphasis on Measurment

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:20:45 -0500

The Dangers of The Gates Foundation's Emphasis on Measurment

mobylosangelesarchitecture: architecture pictures to follow...

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 16:21:54 -0500

mobylosangelesarchitecture:

architecture pictures to follow soon this week, i promise.

in the meantime, a map of l.a that shows, pretty clearly, the gigantic-ness (which is a real word, according to me) of los angeles.

http://archinect.com/news/article/18228916/comparison-of-other-major-cities-that-can-fit-inside-la

it perhaps helps to understand l.a in terms of it’s sprawl and it’s size. in some ways l.a would make more sense to the world (and, well, to me) if it were considered more of a county, containing about 100 or 200 smaller cities and towns, than a city proper. but as a city proper it’s fascinating and baffling and odd and utopian and dystopian all in equal measure. which is a big part of why i live here.

moby

visitheworld: Chihuly Garden and Glass Museum in Seattle, USA...

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:32:46 -0500

visitheworld:

Chihuly Garden and Glass Museum in Seattle, USA (by JessyeAnne).