Grew up in Istanbul and Boston. Swiss army knife, audio whore, music producer, technology ninja, knowledge worker, web weaver, pro evo soccer supasta, footy junkie, bumbling photographer, food lover, lotus eater, car nut, serial reader...
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The Duel | The Truth About Cars
In the summer of 1989, I was ten going on eleven. The fastest car I had yet ridden in was probably my dad’s 535i, clocked by the CHiP at well over the…
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May 20, 2012 17:57 | Comments
What retail is hired to do: Apple vs. IKEA | asymco
Within five years after discount retailing pioneer Korvettes opened its first store in 1957, over a dozen copycat discounters had emerged. In contrast, the giant discount furniture retailer IKEA has never been…
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May 8, 2012 03:04 | Comments
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May 5, 2012 09:21 | Comments
Joss Whedon Interview on the Avengers - GQ May 2012: Movies +…
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The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth
Have you heard of Twilight? Are you acquainted with the undead? How about werewolves? Vampires? Angsty adolescent superheroes? This is our culture right…
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May 5, 2012 09:13 | Comments
Even Steve Jobs’s Speech Notes Were Beautiful [Image] | Cult of Mac
What you’re seeing above are Steve Jobs’s speech notes that he brought with him on January 9, 2007 when he announced the original iPhone, and they are in many ways a telling…
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May 5, 2012 00:58 | Comments
Smithsonian to showcase Steve Jobs’ patents, trademarks in exhibit on National Mall…
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May 4, 2012 04:06 | Comments
15 Spectacular Libraries in Europe - Mental Floss
We’ve posted photos of gorgeous libraries before, but we just cant get enough of these stunning book repositories. For those of you who share this opinion, here are fifteen of the most…
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May 3, 2012 01:11 | Comments
iPad productivity apps - Matt Gemmell
I’m very invested in the iPad as a laptop replacement, and I endeavour to make it my main machine when I’m away from my desk (at which I currently use an iMac).…
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May 3, 2012 01:06 | Comments
Congress Should Grill the FCC Over Redacted Google Wi-Fi Snooping Report |…
Google released a mostly uncensored version of the FCC’s report on the Street View privacy debacle over the weekend, and the new revelations in the document will undoubtedly prompt privacy groups and…
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May 3, 2012 00:58 | Comments
Andrew Scheps on Engineering Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mixing Adele, and Letting…
Andrew Scheps on Engineering Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mixing Adele, and Letting Songs 'Mix Themselves'
Andrew Scheps’ engineering and mixing credits read like a who’s who of popular music. He mixed four…
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April 28, 2012 02:33 | Comments
The design of a signage typeface | I love typography, the typography…
The story begins in 2006 with a trip down Route 66. Day in, day out, I looked at U.S. traffic signs that were either set in the old, somewhat clumsy FHWA font…
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April 25, 2012 03:33 | Comments
The world's quietest place is a chamber at Orfield Laboratories | Mail…
We all crave it, but can you stand the silence? The longest anyone can bear Earth's quietest place is 45 minutesOrfield Laboratories' 'anechoic chamber' in the U.S is 99.99% sound absorbentVolunteers see…
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April 21, 2012 02:27 | Comments