Björn Jeffery

Love this. (via The Rubber Barber: Make a Mistake and Give Your Eraser a Fancy Haircut | Colossal)

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the notion of alumni for companies. By that, I mean the active (and proud) recognition of once working at a certain place. It is something that you want to mention, even if you have left to do other things. Some companies have this already. “Googlers” are the most obvious example. Being an ex-Googler is something that is referenced frequently here in the Valley. I like that. People leave […]

If your life is only about you, if what you seek is always for your benefit, if relationships are a means to some personal end, marriage isn’t for you. Profound, in all its simplicity. And unusually radical. What 4 Decades of Marriage Taught a Grateful Husband – Conor Friedersdorf – The Atlantic

Paintings of a sci-fi version of Sweden. Captures the winter light well. (via Simon Stålenhag Art Gallery)

Paintings of a sci-fi version of Sweden. Captures the winter light well. (via Simon Stålenhag Art Gallery)

A blast from the past. This is me sitting in my bedroom, living with my parents, and being unhappy in a way that only teenagers can be.

If small children had more input, many “Education” apps would logically fall under a category called “Kids” or “Kids’ Games.” And many more of the games would probably look something like the apps designed by a Swedish game studio named Toca Boca. Happy to be a part of the latest cover story of The Atlantic. The Touch-Screen Generation – Hanna Rosin – The Atlantic

I never went to business school and I never studied economics. At the time when I was choosing what to study, it was never even an option that crossed my mind. There was no future where I could see myself working with that sort of thing. Just a few years later, I was running my own company and I realized that some of those courses might have been good after all. It didn’t primarily come […]

A truly great piece of journalism and storytelling, with an interesting twist at the end. Make sure that you make it all the way through. The Professor, the Bikini Model and the Suitcase Full of Trouble – NYTimes.com

When designing social software, I imagine one of the most challenging things is finding the incentive to interact. Answering the question: How and why should I use this service? I haven’t really designed anything like this (on a serious scale, at least) so I wouldn’t know from personal experience. But being an avid user at least allows me to see the complexity that is there. I’ve been thinking about this when using Foursquare lately. As […]