Breaking the Black Box.
What Facebook Knows About You.
We built a tool that works with the Chrome Web browser that lets you see what Facebook says it knows about you — you can rate the data for accuracy and you can send it to us, if you like. We will, of course, protect your privacy. We won’t collect any identifying details about you. And we won’t share your personal data with anyone.
Patagonia’s Philosopher King.
How Yvon Chouinard turned his eco-conscious, anti-corporate ideals into the credo of a successful clothing company.
Obama
Barack Obama and Doris Kearns Goodwin: The Ultimate Exit Interview.
Relevant: The Obama administration's case against the 9/11 bill, explained for Congress (and you).
Btw. Before You Go, Stop the Syrian Genocide Forever – Yes, you (still) can.
Syria is not just a country in civil war — it’s a police state gone mad. One man, one family, is responsible for the most terrible war crimes of this century: killings, bombings, mass executions, torture chambers, poison gas, deliberate starvation. Here is what people may not know. Here is what still can be done.
Dynamichrome – Sharing the stories behind history's greatest black & white photographs from history, reconstructed in color (via buzzfeed.com).
The Silicon Valley Dictionary.
One day, Matt, Kilim and Zeeshan were watching the Silicon Valley TV show when it suddenly hit Matt that it would be hilarious and educational to make a website with all the lingos from the show. Hence, this website was born.
Scan it to find out the time!
_ The fluture looks promising!_
Fluture – FantasyLand compliant (monadic) alternative to Promises.
So much hate…
The Anti Defamations League’s Hate Symbol Database.
Getting sense of statistics – by eating them.
How do you convey complicated data in a way that’s easier to understand? A group of researchers think the answer may lie in our tastebuds.
What Product teams can learn from the London Underground fire of 1987.