Random quotes, images, and thoughts from Ed Ireson. var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-80976-9’]); _gaq.push([‘_setDomainName’, ‘.edireson.com’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @edireson)http://blog.edireson.com/“Of course one of the most significant differences between addressing water scarcity in the developed versus the developing world is that in the U.S., scarcity remains somewhat abstract to most people.”<br/><br/> - <em>Sarah C. Rich</em>http://blog.edireson.com/post/24264222927http://blog.edireson.com/post/24264222927Sat, 02 Jun 2012 10:27:00 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/41434123" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>How we measure the universe.</p>http://blog.edireson.com/post/24197461797http://blog.edireson.com/post/24197461797Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:24:01 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rfQqh7iCcOU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Turn anything into a touchpad </p>http://blog.edireson.com/post/24131244876http://blog.edireson.com/post/24131244876Thu, 31 May 2012 10:30:21 -0500“The point is that there’s something that feels gratuitously obvious about the philosophical approach Apple takes to the design of the iPad book app and many of its other recent application designs. It’s very easy for skeuomorphism to become a crutch and a way to justify lazy design decisions.”<br/><br/> - <em>Tom Hobbs</em>http://blog.edireson.com/post/24073191203http://blog.edireson.com/post/24073191203Wed, 30 May 2012 13:33:57 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lw-kuORzF4M?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.weareconstance.org/post/23477251275/the-congress-for-the-new-urbanism-recently-created">weareconstance</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.cnu.org/">The Congress for the New Urbanism</a> recently created a short-film that explores the history of Claiborne Avenue, its present condition, and re-imagines a different future for the corridor. A possible highway-to-boulevard conversion that will reconnect the Tremé/Lafitte and Tulane/Gravier neighborhoods, bring people and businesses back to the street, increase opportunities for community investment and economic development, and promote healthier living conditions. </p> <p><em>Produced with support from the <a href="http://www.gnof.org/">Greater New Orleans Foundation</a> and the <a href="http://www.fordfoundation.org/">Ford Foundation</a>.</em></p> </blockquote>http://blog.edireson.com/post/23523122845http://blog.edireson.com/post/23523122845Mon, 21 May 2012 21:51:11 -0500<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/20816581324/tumblr_m28pw6p5621qz71el&color=FFFFFF&logo=soundcloud" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p>Kanye West - Diamonds (Ratatat Remix)</p>http://blog.edireson.com/post/20816581324http://blog.edireson.com/post/20816581324Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:39:20 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GZ-kXZsUa_w?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks</p>http://blog.edireson.com/post/20591305620http://blog.edireson.com/post/20591305620Fri, 06 Apr 2012 10:29:12 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/26030147" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Urbanflow Helsinki: the (near?) future of urban wayfinding</p>http://blog.edireson.com/post/20529174130http://blog.edireson.com/post/20529174130Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:30:11 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jZkHpNnXLB0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Corning: A Day Made of Glass 2</p>http://blog.edireson.com/post/20469036616http://blog.edireson.com/post/20469036616Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:25:18 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/25771444" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Metaphysical immersion. Reality meeting intellectual.</p>http://blog.edireson.com/post/20410377686http://blog.edireson.com/post/20410377686Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:14:43 -0500<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/X3ouX2f6FJU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Monocle - This is journalism evolving.</p>http://blog.edireson.com/post/20351126013http://blog.edireson.com/post/20351126013Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:27:47 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/39146237" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Silenc: how much of language is silent?</p>http://blog.edireson.com/post/20288855893http://blog.edireson.com/post/20288855893Sun, 01 Apr 2012 10:30:06 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/24263213?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="224" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>BBC Knowledge</p>http://blog.edireson.com/post/19733353128http://blog.edireson.com/post/19733353128Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:30:05 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/26774102" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>“We’re not good at everything, we’re not good by ourselves.” -Simon Sinek</p>http://blog.edireson.com/post/19181055246http://blog.edireson.com/post/19181055246Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:30:06 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vDGrfhJH1P4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>The Guardian’s Open Journalism advert</p>http://blog.edireson.com/post/19123389642http://blog.edireson.com/post/19123389642Sun, 11 Mar 2012 11:31:05 -0500“It is quite a three pipe problem, and I beg that you won’t speak to me for fifty minutes.”<br/><br/> - <em><p>— Sherlock Holmes</p> <blockquote> <p>I like that. A three pipe problem is a mental tangle that requires about an hour of solitude to unravel.  (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.frankchimero.com/">viafrank</a>)</p> </blockquote> <p>My version: “Il est tout à fait un trois verres de vin problèmes, et je vous prie de ne pas me parler jusqu’à demain matin.”</p></em>http://blog.edireson.com/post/18904285152http://blog.edireson.com/post/18904285152Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:30:06 -0600<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/36881035?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Everything is a Remix, Pt 4, by Kirby Ferguson</p>http://blog.edireson.com/post/18073076463http://blog.edireson.com/post/18073076463Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:00:05 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzrtweOxqk1qz71elo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Je voudrais être dans en ville (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://blog.edireson.com/post/18043868112http://blog.edireson.com/post/18043868112Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:38:38 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzh718AFSL1qz71elo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Simplify legal jargon. -Alan Siegel</p>http://blog.edireson.com/post/18012561688http://blog.edireson.com/post/18012561688Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:00:05 -0600“At any randomly selected point, one in 12 airline passengers in the United States is using a tablet computer or e-reader.”<br/><br/> - <em>The Economist</em>http://blog.edireson.com/post/17949197644http://blog.edireson.com/post/17949197644Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:00:05 -0600