“Data contributes to development but doesn’t replace the very unscientific notion of what to build and why.” – Data is not always a substitute for strategy | LinkedIn [http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130316190832-2293107-data-is-not-always-a-substitute-for-strategy] via @ChristianLanng. I grapple with this all the time — it’s satisfying to know that

“(Nike’s) Parker borrowed more than a bullshit meter from Steve Jobs.” – Nike: The No. 1 Most Innovative Company Of 2013 | Most Innovative Companies 2013 | Fast Company [http://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2013/nike] The brief for this whole PR outreach was clearly “make Nike seem like Apple”. Most obvious

the-problem-with-online-freelance-journalism [http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2013/03/05/the-problem-with-online-freelance-journalism/] : (via Instapaper [http://www.instapaper.com/])

What It’s Like for a Deaf Person to Hear Music for the First Time – Rebecca J. Rosen – The Atlantic [http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/08/what-its-like-for-a-deaf-person-to-hear-music-for-the-first-time/260890/] : (via Instapaper [http://www.instapaper.com/])

“Thiel doesn’t subscribe to what he calls the start-up “religion” of a-b testing every tweak (until you run out of money) or incrementally-iterating at every step—to be so systematically chasing some random success that it strips out all conviction and creative ideas about the future.” – Peter Thiel Talks

tim sniffen writing & drawing [http://mrsniffen.tumblr.com/post/44600485954/an-open-letter-to-yahoo-ceo-marissa-mayer] : (via Instapaper [http://www.instapaper.com/])

Doing that one thing — Tech News and Analysis [http://gigaom.com/2013/03/06/doing-that-one-thing/]: (via Instapaper [http://www.instapaper.com/])

A Day in the Life of a Digital Editor, 2013 [http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/03/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-digital-editor-2013/273763/] : (via Instapaper [http://www.instapaper.com/])

“Unless you look at the numbers, you do not know what the Internet looks like.” – A Day in the Life of a Digital Editor, 2013 [http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/03/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-digital-editor-2013/273763/] I sort of hate but accept this. Great article about the mechanics of operating an

“I believe in the collective creativity of an office” – Alexandra Shulman on working from home: it’s not an adequate alternative | Money | The Guardian [http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2013/mar/02/alexandra-shulman-working-from-home?CMP=twt_gu] So true, you can replace most features but serendipity can’t be emulated

Ross Andersen – Humanity’s deep future [http://www.aeonmagazine.com/world-views/ross-andersen-human-extinction/]: (via Instapaper [http://www.instapaper.com/])

Hilary Mantel · Royal Bodies · LRB 21 February 2013 [http://www.lrb.co.uk/v35/n04/hilary-mantel/royal-bodies]:

You’re not gonna Like it: Facebook’s new search struggles with the real world [http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/15/3989340/facebook-graph-search-beta-review]:

NYT Public Editor on That Tesla Story [http://publiceditor.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/18/problems-with-precision-and-judgment-but-not-integrity-in-tesla-test/] : (via Instapaper [http://www.instapaper.com/])

Play By Your Own Rules [https://medium.com/work-education/6152adc41de9]: (via Instapaper [http://www.instapaper.com/])

Moves for iPhone [http://www.moves-app.com/]: Moves is the perfect extension of my ‘data silhouettes [https://www.maxtb.com/2012/08/15/fitbit-klout-and-your-data-silhouettes/]’ theory — amazing little free app that dispatches with the OTT accuracy of Fitbit, Fuelband etc and provides the only realistic conclusion you can get from them