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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description>Hi. My name is Stepa Mitaki. I’m a digital producer and community activist. Previously in advertising, now working on innovations in public sector.

This tumblr is my personal warehouse of stuff I found interesting and useful. You might too, but you don’t have to :-)
Technology, apps, civic startups, innovations in public sector, crowdfunding, open government, etc.</description><title>Data Warehouse</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @stepa)</generator><link>http://stepa.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>A cyclist meter in San Francisco</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/360348601d5e941dcfd4368587bd4598/tumblr_mmwa6lW4CG1qz4xh6o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;A cyclist meter in San Francisco&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/50577084676</link><guid>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/50577084676</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 18:13:33 +0400</pubDate><category>bike</category><category>cycling</category><category>cyclist</category><category>USA</category><category>san francisco</category><category>urban</category></item><item><title>dashperiod:

Forbes Magazine ad offers free WiFi via mini usb...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4e556c468bbd4499680c68d3ed397008/tumblr_mm2hkb7VWR1qbwflao1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/500ebf41bee1c2c422ab665cd4307f46/tumblr_mm2hkb7VWR1qbwflao2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5b5d04c19ee7ca7c102e15ed8d17d73e/tumblr_mm2hkb7VWR1qbwflao3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/72438694b9db70242a4b9ae364a94c46/tumblr_mm2hkb7VWR1qbwflao4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b47ef62e4a68161da3c099d0d21c0aea/tumblr_mm2hkb7VWR1qbwflao5_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dashperiod.tumblr.com/post/49253687173/forbes-magazine-ad-offers-free-wifi-via-mini-usb"&gt;dashperiod&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Forbes Magazine ad offers free WiFi via mini usb&lt;/b&gt; and the claim ‘You’re three steps away from an out of office experience” - That’s just wicked! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/49255955391</link><guid>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/49255955391</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:08:00 +0400</pubDate><category>wi-fi</category><category>microsoft</category><category>offline</category><category>digital</category><category>magazine</category><category>Forbes</category><category>technology</category></item><item><title>"Thinking requires concentration. Concentration requires uninterrupted time. News pieces are..."</title><description>“Thinking requires concentration. Concentration requires uninterrupted time. News pieces are specifically engineered to interrupt you.”</description><link>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/48797417725</link><guid>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/48797417725</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:58:52 +0400</pubDate><category>quote</category><category>thinking</category><category>focus</category><category>concentration</category></item><item><title>Meet the Lego Legend

Sean Kenney had a stable job. He left it...</title><description>&lt;iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/49460209" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Meet the Lego Legend&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Sean Kenney had a stable job. He left it to become one of the 13 Lego-certified professionals in the world.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/48771420755</link><guid>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/48771420755</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:12:34 +0400</pubDate><category>lego</category><category>artist</category><category>interview</category></item><item><title>"Thinking about the Wahhabi strategy made my head spin,” Mortenson says. “This..."</title><description>“Thinking about the Wahhabi strategy made my head spin,” Mortenson says. “This wasn’t just a few Arab sheikhs getting off Gulf Air with bags of cash. They were bringing the brightest madrassa students back to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait for a decade of indoctrination, then encouraging them to take four wives when they come home and breed like rabbits.””&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;‘Three Cups of Tea’ by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/47379305516</link><guid>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/47379305516</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:25:58 +0400</pubDate><category>quote</category><category>strategy</category></item><item><title>yoannmichaux:

You are not here. Viajes Éxito Ads y Sancho BBDO</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4151384c5960ed187028928e3cc5d663/tumblr_mkqf52A1ou1rp9lbfo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/636bd418ddd52bae1bdc80f23b2c64ad/tumblr_mkqf52A1ou1rp9lbfo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/09ceffcebd78a17f30a80e5b773027d4/tumblr_mkqf52A1ou1rp9lbfo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://yoannmichaux.com/post/47104788482/you-are-not-here-viajes-exito-ads-y-sancho-bbdo" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;yoannmichaux&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;You are not here. Viajes Éxito Ads y Sancho BBDO&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/47105307741</link><guid>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/47105307741</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:20:24 +0400</pubDate><category>advertising</category><category>print</category><category>offline</category><category>life</category><category>digital</category><category>detox</category></item><item><title>HP - Photoball</title><description>&lt;iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/62273738" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;HP - Photoball&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/47020703523</link><guid>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/47020703523</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:32:03 +0400</pubDate><category>hp</category><category>technology</category><category>photo</category><category>camera</category><category>concert</category><category>Wi-Fi</category></item><item><title>How to Focus in the age of distractions</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3cd2a36cb8fe092d4f899fcf95cd19e9/tumblr_mkdhm8nK9U1qz4xh6o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;How to Focus in the age of distractions&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/46503860537</link><guid>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/46503860537</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:32:32 +0400</pubDate><category>focus</category><category>distraction</category><category>habit</category><category>mediatation</category><category>health</category><category>mind</category></item><item><title>"Prior to the trip, I had quit my job with all its health benefits and started working at charity:..."</title><description>“&lt;p&gt;Prior to the trip, I had quit my job with all its health benefits and started working at charity: water with zero anything. So, I went to Africa, had an amazing trip, got back, and found out that I had malaria. I went to the hospital, stayed there for three days, got treated, and was sent home with a bill for $40,000. Scott was in debt and I owed two months on rent—we were just freaking out.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The amazing story that happened was I called my old job’s HR department, which was in Seattle, and spoke with a woman about my situation. I told her I quit work last month and now have a giant hospital bill. I asked about COBRA and she put me on hold to look at my file. She came back and told me, “I don’t know how this happened, but someone here forgot to cancel your health insurance, so you’re completely covered. I’m just going to pay this all off for you and then cancel your insurance.” Scott and I were in tears.&lt;/p&gt;”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://thegreatdiscontent.com/scott-and-vik-harrison"&gt;The Great Discontent&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/45023016514</link><guid>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/45023016514</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 18:06:00 +0400</pubDate><category>quote</category><category>story</category><category>charity</category><category>water</category><category>interview</category><category>link</category><category>malaria</category><category>Africa</category></item><item><title>"For a few years, I loved it. I got to see what the inside of an ad agency was really like behind the..."</title><description>“For a few years, I loved it. I got to see what the inside of an ad agency was really like behind the scenes of all the commercials I had watched on TV. About two years into it, the allure wore off. I started to see how much thought actually went into manipulating people to buy products they didn’t really need, which probably put them in debt and didn’t make them happy anyway.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Vik Harrison on working in advertising, &lt;a href="http://thegreatdiscontent.com/scott-and-vik-harrison"&gt;The Great Discontent&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/45022978732</link><guid>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/45022978732</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 18:05:13 +0400</pubDate><category>quote</category><category>life</category><category>job</category><category>advertising</category><category>business</category><category>bullshit</category></item><item><title>“What this business is about isn’t about selling...</title><description>&lt;iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/38336537" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;“What this business is about isn’t about selling stuff. This business is about creating strong provocative relationships between good companies and their customers. Those relationships will feed the business.”&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;(Dan Wieden)&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/44613221080</link><guid>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/44613221080</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:24:22 +0400</pubDate><category>interview</category><category>quote</category><category>advertising</category><category>storytelling</category><category>WK</category><category>W+K</category><category>Dan Wieden</category><category>Wieden + Kennedy</category></item><item><title>"The solution suggested by this research, as well as my own, is as simple as it is startling: Do..."</title><description>“The solution suggested by this research, as well as my own, is as simple as it is startling: Do less. But do what you do with complete and hard focus. Then when you’re done be done, and go enjoy the rest of the day.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.swiss-miss.com/2013/03/complete-and-hard-focus.html"&gt;If You’re Busy, You’re Doing Something Wrong: The Surprisingly Relaxed Lives of Elite Achievers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/44608065090</link><guid>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/44608065090</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:52:21 +0400</pubDate><category>quote</category><category>life</category><category>busy</category><category>less</category><category>minimalism</category></item><item><title>What job are you hiring this product for?</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/s9nbTB33hbg?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;What job are you hiring this product for?&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/44453380944</link><guid>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/44453380944</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2013 18:12:08 +0400</pubDate><category>video</category><category>job</category><category>business</category><category>marketing</category><category>advertising</category><category>lecture</category></item><item><title>"During dinner the subject of work/family balance often came up. And it wasn’t pretty. Divorce was..."</title><description>“During dinner the subject of work/family balance often came up. And it wasn’t pretty. Divorce was common. Missing kid’s events or games was the norm. Men who prided themselves on their ability to move mountains got sheepish describing the fissures and faults in their home lives.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sean-johnson.com/why-you-need-more-margin-in-your-life/"&gt;Why you need more margin in your life&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/44452956280</link><guid>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/44452956280</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2013 18:03:01 +0400</pubDate><category>quote</category><category>life</category><category>margin</category><category>family</category></item><item><title>"This is the story of a child I once knew, who grew up to be a man I couldn’t recognize, and by..."</title><description>“This is the story of a child I once knew, who grew up to be a man I couldn’t recognize, and by telling his story I may get to know him a little bit better.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Quora: “&lt;a href="http://www.quora.com/Biographies-1/What-would-the-first-line-of-your-biography-autobiography-be"&gt;What would the first line of your biography/autobiography be?&lt;/a&gt;”&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/44452789866</link><guid>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/44452789866</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2013 17:59:33 +0400</pubDate><category>quote</category><category>biography</category><category>autobiography</category><category>book</category><category>story</category><category>life</category></item><item><title>"Do you believe in “writer’s block”? If so, how do you avoid it?

This is a fancy term for fear. I..."</title><description>“&lt;p&gt;Do you believe in “writer’s block”? If so, how do you avoid it?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This is a fancy term for fear. I avoid it by not getting it. Because I write like I talk and I don’t get talker’s block.&lt;/p&gt;”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.copyblogger.com/writer-files-seth-godin/"&gt;Here’s How Seth Godin Writes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/43975679649</link><guid>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/43975679649</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:00:19 +0400</pubDate><category>quote</category><category>writer</category><category>interview</category><category>Seth Godin</category><category>block</category><category>creativity</category><category>workflow</category></item><item><title>"The most amazing thing, when you work in tech, is that from 6am to 9am NOTHING HAPPENS. Of course..."</title><description>“The most amazing thing, when you work in tech, is that from 6am to 9am NOTHING HAPPENS. Of course there is news, but there are few emails or phone calls that you’re expect to handle during that time. None of your employees or coworkers are awake. You’re completely free to do whatever you want, for a solid 2-3 hours.”</description><link>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/43907941778</link><guid>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/43907941778</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 22:21:16 +0400</pubDate><category>quote</category><category>work</category><category>office</category><category>workflow</category><category>morning</category><category>routine</category><category>focus</category></item><item><title>The Limits of Urban Planning With LEGOs</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1415c67ef7e0b5862f7a145243f89171/tumblr_miqlkwsrbL1qz4xh6o1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.theatlanticcities.com/design/2013/02/imagine-playing-sim-city-real-life/4652/"&gt;The Limits of Urban Planning With LEGOs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/43907816048</link><guid>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/43907816048</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 22:19:44 +0400</pubDate><category>link</category><category>article</category><category>LEGO</category><category>urban</category><category>urban planning</category><category>planning</category></item><item><title>"It’s been a struggle because we are so conditioned to multitask; to always be thinking, always..."</title><description>“It’s been a struggle because we are so conditioned to multitask; to always be thinking, always doing, always checking social media, always consuming some product or service. For one to sit and be present goes completely against the modern order. It feels graceful and empowering to throw it all aside for 20 minutes a day and just be here.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Scott Stahl – &lt;a href="https://medium.com/adventures-progress/30d0b5f5463"&gt;Discovering Zen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/43906692602</link><guid>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/43906692602</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 22:06:04 +0400</pubDate><category>zen</category><category>life</category><category>mind</category><category>mindfulness</category><category>multitasking</category><category>link</category><category>meditation</category></item><item><title>“Tape Recorders” - MCA Sydney (2011) by Rafael...</title><description>&lt;iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/34533540" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;“Tape Recorders” - MCA Sydney (2011) by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Rows of motorised measuring tapes record the amount of time that visitors stay in the installation. As a computerised tracking system detects the presence of a person, the closest measuring tape starts to project upwards. When the tape reaches around 3m high it crashes and recoils back.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/43767670974</link><guid>http://stepa.tumblr.com/post/43767670974</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 06:00:25 +0400</pubDate><category>technology</category><category>art</category><category>museum</category><category>tape</category><category>recorder</category><category>Sydney</category><category>Australia</category><category>object</category></item></channel></rss>
