“After we eventually won the Blockbuster battle, I looked back and realized all those things distracted us. They didn’t help, and they marginally hurt. The reason we won is because we improved our everyday service of shipping and delivering. That experience grounded us. Executing better on the core mission is the way to win.” — Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix. Netflix Chief Looks Back on Its Near-Death Spiral - NYTimes.com
(via Action-Packed Photos of Parkour Athletes Leaping From Place to Place)
(via Photos of Insects in Flight Captured with a Custom Laser Beam Camera Rig)
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(via Interview with Shorebreak Photographer Clark Little)
“I believe that if, at the end, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do. To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try. I didn’t always know this and am happy I lived long enough to find it out.” — I do not fear death - Salon.com
(via Photographs of Ocean Waves Captured With a Long Lens and Slow Shutter)
“One thing is for sure: Magic stands alone at the top of this category.” — Jack McCallum ranking LeBron-like players on leadership. Ranking LeBron James, Michael Jordan, other all-around greats - NBA - Jack McCallum - SI.com
(via Knitting as commentary: the work on Becky Stern - Contemplative Computing)