Read the article: Russian volunteers put the complete works of Tolstoy online | MobyLives.
Quoteable: “This tremendous response is apposite for Tolstoy: not only of course is he one of the most beloved of the Russian greats, but he believed in the extraordinary possibilities of collective effort.”
Digitized books are available for download on the Tolstoy website. The website is in Russian for now, with an English version still under construction.
Oasis songwriter voices frustration at reading what ‘isn’t fucking true’ and says he restricts himself to ‘things that have actually happened’.
Read: Noel Gallagher says reading fiction ‘a waste of fucking time’ | Books | theguardian.com.
Articles based on remarks made delivering the second annual Reading Agency lecture on October 14, 2013 at the Barbican centre in London. Neil Gaiman delivers our second annual lecture | The Reading Agency. Here’s the full transcript.
Neil Gaiman: Why our future depends on libraries, reading and daydreaming | theguardian
A lecture explaining why using our imaginations, and providing for others to use theirs, is an obligation for all citizens.
Neil Gaiman: Let children read the books they love | theguardian
Author says physical books are here to stay during keynote speech on what he sees as future of books, reading and libraries.
Gaiman: Closing libraries ‘like stopping vaccinations’ | The Bookseller
Author Neil Gaiman has said that closing libraries is “like stopping vaccinations”, and that the “insidious” effects will be felt by our children.
Neil Gaiman: ‘No such thing as a bad book for children’ | BBC News
Fantasy author Neil Gaiman has said “snobbery and foolishness” by adults about certain books can easily destroy a child’s love of reading.
Good bosses care about getting important things done. Exceptional bosses care about their people. Good bosses have strong organizational skills. Good bosses have solid decision-making skills. Good bosses get important things done.
Exceptional bosses do all of the above–and more. Sure, they care about their company and customers, their vendors and suppliers. But most importantly, they care to an exceptional degree about the people who work for them.
Article discusses the following 10 things:
via 10 Things Extraordinary Bosses Give Employees | Inc.com.
Online Dating & Relationships | Pew Research Center
Overview
One in ten Americans have used an online dating site or mobile dating app; 66% of these online daters have gone on a date with someone they met through a dating site or app, and 23% have met a spouse or long term partner through these sites. Public attitudes toward online dating have become more positive in recent years, but many users also report negative experiences.
These are among the results of a national survey of dating and relationships in the digital era, the first dedicated study of this subject by the Pew Research Center’s Internet Project since 2005. Key findings include:
Taken together, 11% of all American adults are “online daters”—meaning they have used a dating site or mobile dating app. Online dating is especially common among the college-educated and those in their mid-20’s through mid-40’s, and 38% of Americans who are currently single and actively looking for a partner have used online dating at one point or another. See the online report or download the pdf.
Amy Webb: How I hacked online dating | TED.com
Amy Webb was having no luck with online dating. The dates she liked didn’t write her back, and her own profile attracted crickets (and worse). So, as any fan of data would do: she started making a spreadsheet. Hear the story of how she went on to hack her online dating life — with frustrating, funny and life-changing results.
Online Dating [Infographic] | Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project
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For many in today’s tech world, novel reading is a luxury — something you might do once or twice a year, if you’re lucky. It’s often the first thing that goes out the window when times are busy.
Perhaps, if you’re in the industry, you’ve convinced yourself that fiction doesn’t matter. Isn’t your reading time better spent with Flipboard or Zite or Instapaper, catching up on all those important articles and assorted long reads?
But if you’re purely in the nonfiction realm, you’re starving yourself and your work of an important resource.
Read the full story: Everyone in Tech Should Read Fiction. Here’s Why | Mashable
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Statista created the following chart, which lists the 10 countries that boast the most digital natives. Check it out, below, for the full results.
via Top 10 Countries With the Most Digital Natives | Mashable.
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