John Tan
37 Added | 8 Magazines | 1 Like | @johntruman | Keep up with John Tan on Flipboard, a place to see the stories, photos, and updates that matter to you. Flipboard creates a personalized magazine full of everything, from world news to life’s great moments. Download Flipboard for free and search for “John Tan”
30 Cult Movies That Absolutely Everybody Must See
A great cult movie is like a weird underground discovery, that feels so strange and wonderful, you suspect that you're the first person ever to …
Horror21 Surprising Things You Can Make In A Rice Cooker
It's time you outsmarted the machine.<p>Yes, a standard electric rice cooker is designed to bring rice to a boil, sense when it needs to reduce to a simmer, then lower the heat again to keep rice at serving temperature without overcooking it.<p>That may sound like a very smart little machine, but YOU ARE …
CookingFrom Galileo to Google: How Big Data Illuminates Human Culture
Given my longtime fascination with the so-termed digital humanities and with data visualization, and my occasional dabbles in the intersection of the two, I’ve followed the work of data scholars <b>Erez Aiden</b> and <b>Jean-Baptiste Michel</b> with intense interest since its public beginnings. Now, they have …
Turn your $60 router into a $600 router
Of all the great DIY projects at this year's Maker Faire, the one project that really caught my eye involved converting a regular old $60 router into …
Boost Your Wireless Signal With a Homemade Wifi Extender
It's amazing what a few sheets of tinfoil can do for the strength of your wireless signal. As shown above, by carefully folding tinfoil into a …
Wi-FiTop 10 Ways to Boost Your Home Wi-Fi
WiFi is one of the most important developments in the evolution of the internet—no one wants to be chained to a desktop—but it’s also one of the most …
Yanko Design Top 50 – Best of 2013
If we reflect upon the trends predicted for 2013, then some of the prophecies have come true. For example, Contextual Design is no longer a buzzword …
7 of John Adams' Greatest Insults
A man whose wit was matched only by the looseness of his tongue, the combative John Adams quickly acquired a hefty reputation for articulate jabs and …
Mark TwainGoogle’s Dead-Simple Tool For Making UX Decisions: 2 Jars Of Marbles
When the Android team wants to decide whether a design decision is good or bad, they turn to the least techie of tricks.<p>Nothing is perfect. So even for the most successful platforms, design needs to continuously evolve. But beyond mere gut instinct or that ephemeral talent of taste, how can you …
UX DesignFive Best Programming Languages for First-Time Learners
If you're thinking of learning to code, the language you decide to pick up first has a lot to do with what you're trying to learn, what you want to …
ProgrammingSparkTruck
We have some majorly exciting news to share.<p>The SparkTruck is evolving and moving to Dallas, Texas! It is being adopted by Southern Methodist …
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Films of 2013
We've been blown away by the variety and quality of short films that have appeared online this year, from a heartbreaking story set in the zombie …
Science FictionVideo parts 1 through 4 of Arithmetic, Population and Energy - a talk by Al Bartlett
Watch this important and engaging presentation broken into ten-minute segments, below. You can also watch the entire one-hour video on youtube: …
Christmas Eve
FRIENDS OF DC:<br>> Eerie Cuties <br>> Magick Chicks <br>> Sticky Dilly Buns <br>> Big Head Press <br>> Fragile<br>> Kiwi Blitz <br>> No Pink Ponies<br>> Pilli Adventure<br>> Revolver …
12 Old Words That Survived by Getting Fossilized in Idioms
English has changed a lot in the last several hundred years, and there are many words once used that we would no longer recognize today. For whatever …
Mark TwainRebelMouse vs. WordPress VIP
After building the product for Huffington Post, and owning the product and engineering groups at AOL after we were acquired, it was clear to me there …
Watch out: This book is addictively brilliant!
Ian Tregillis' <i>Something More Than Night</i> is one of those books that manages to be both clever and exciting — you want to pause to admire all the …
BooksAustin Kleon on 10 Things Every Creative Person Should Remember But We Often Forget
Much has been said about the secrets of creativity and where good ideas come from, but most of that wisdom can be lost on young minds just dipping their toes in the vast and tumultuous ocean of self-initiated creation. Some time ago, artist and writer Austin Kleon — one of my favorite thinkers, a …
A Brighter Future for Manufacturing, 3-D Printed 1 Layer at a Time
Oak Ridge National Laboratory's robotic prosthesis looks like something out of medieval times—a hand clad in chain mail more appropriate for wielding …
Scientific American 's Top 10 Science Stories of 2013
So many stories, so few slots. Our picks this year run the gamut from physics to biology to technology. But as a group, climate change wins in terms …
The 13 Most Important Design Lessons Of 2013
See more of the year’s best design:<p>Branding <br>Houses <br>Interfaces <br>Apps <br>Books <br>Art <br>Essays <br>Photo Essays <br>Video Games <br>Videos<p>In 2013, some of the brightest design minds took to Co.Design to offer tips and tricks for navigating the business world. Our experts tackled everything from how to code to what a …
UX DesignThe 13 Best Psychology and Philosophy Books of 2013
After the best biographies, memoirs, and history books of 2013, the season’s subjective selection of best-of reading lists continue with the most stimulating psychology and philosophy books published this year. (Catch up on the 2012 roundup here and 2011’s here.)<p>1. ON LOOKING: ELEVEN WALKS WITH …
Inside The Minds Of 23 Design Stars
Designer Christina Beard met with 23 big shots in the design world–including Maira Kalman, Stefan Sagmeister, and Paula Scher–and interviewed them about their creative processes.<p>Editor’s Note<p>12/25/13<p>Happy (almost) New Year! We’re saying good-bye to 2013 by revisiting some of our favorite stories of …
Graphic DesignSkechers x Mark Nason: Kickstarting Comfort
If there’s anything men need in their wardrobe, it’s classic style and comfort. That’s where <b>Skechers</b> comes in, a global leader in the lifestyle …