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“And very slowly, the traveler realized that he missed what he had when he started: the feeling of being alone in the world.” — The Traveler and His Work

At The Art of Non-Conformity, Chris Guillebeau believes that he can show you “how to change the world by achieving significant, personal goals while helping others at the same time.” I know. Weird, right?

His latest post is a narrative, a parable of his life. It’s about a guy who found the way, lost it, realizes he’s lost it, and goes off to find it again. He’s no Ryan Bingham, but you definitely get that defined-by-airline-loyalty vibe in the beginning.

OneSentence.org – True stories, told in one sentence.

Unphotographable: a text account of pictures missed

Teddy Roosevelt is ready to rock and roll. You have to see this.

Horizontalism and Readability by Frank Chimero – “We may be able to kiss our scrollbars goodbye, but only if the implimentations are seamless and better than the existing paradigm.” Get on it, designer and programmer friends. We need this.

[Jack] I’ve done it. I fuckin did it.
[Kage] What?
[Jack] The most powerful tool in file-sharing technology since Napster, dude: Dropbox.
[Kage] What?
[Jack] Check it out. It’s an invention and it makes non-stop file-sharing possible. Think about it, man! File-sharers are only rockin you half the time! The other time they’re… they’re…. BREATHING! IN!! But not anymore, baby! Not with Dropbox!  Check it out…

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Bert Leston Taylor (1866-1921)

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