var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-20520339-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @roelofbotha)http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/804208b6a720b1a106e9983558b339a4/tumblr_mn9ugku3M11qio57co1_400.jpg"/><br/> The green alga used in this study and shown here is from the genus Cymbomonas, which presumably resembles early ancestors of the group. The scale bar represents 10 micrometers. AMNH/E. Kim<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b224269fb7f6531e397147811fc7ad6e/tumblr_mn9ugku3M11qio57co2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://amnhnyc.tumblr.com/post/51176450863/new-research-out-of-the-american-museum-of-natural" target="_blank">amnhnyc</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>New research out of the American Museum of Natural History today is the first to provide definitive proof that green algae eat bacteria.</span></p> <p><span>The finding offers a glimpse at how scientists think early organisms acquired free-living chloroplasts, the structures responsible for converting light into food. This event is thought to be a critical first step in the evolution of photosynthetic algae and land plants, which helped raise oxygen levels in Earth’s atmosphere and paved the way for the rise of animals.</span></p> <p><span>Keep reading <a href="http://bit.ly/10Pqcu5" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></p> </blockquote>http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/51179647579http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/51179647579Thu, 23 May 2013 18:44:33 -0400<a href="http://staff.tumblr.com/post/50902268806/news">Tumblr Staff: News!</a>: <p><a href="http://staff.tumblr.com/post/50902268806/news" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">staff</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Everyone, I’m elated to tell you that Tumblr will be joining Yahoo.</p> <p>Before touching on how awesome this is, let me try to allay any concerns: We’re not turning purple. Our headquarters isn’t moving. Our team isn’t changing. Our roadmap isn’t changing. And our mission – <em>to empower creators to…</em></p></blockquote>http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/50905732156http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/50905732156Mon, 20 May 2013 09:36:47 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsk6suoZ261qjdu6jo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/50882116142http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/50882116142Sun, 19 May 2013 23:54:09 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fac279be43fe53ce16e1b8c9e9a4895a/tumblr_mmun6wEMjQ1qz7r02o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://att.tumblr.com/post/50542884578/no-text-is-worth-dying-for-it-can-wait-please" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">att</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>No Text is worth Dying For. It Can Wait.</p> <p><span>Please join us, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile US, Inc. and more than 200 other </span>organizations<span> to stop texting while driving. Encourage </span>everyone<span> in your </span>community<span> to join the movement and take the </span>pledge<span> today to never text and drive at <a href="http://www.itcanwait.com" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.itcanwait.com" target="_blank">www.itcanwait.com</a></a>. </span></p></blockquote>http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/50580176503http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/50580176503Thu, 16 May 2013 11:22:27 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9798d46beb9b0fe5b7235857530d55d4/tumblr_mmr2w2LTQX1qesnmjo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>How to talk like a Souf Efrikin (South African)…</p>http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/50356180792http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/50356180792Mon, 13 May 2013 14:48:02 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9e09b6fc642aa293458102bc1f071d78/tumblr_mmk4zfvBki1qesnmjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Killer new feature from Evernote Food!</p>http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/50052835397http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/50052835397Thu, 09 May 2013 20:50:03 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1c99b1b8893e2c967d1de883629b7bab/tumblr_mmdwleQgic1qc0cxpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/49808350186http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/49808350186Mon, 06 May 2013 19:08:57 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JF8BRvqGCNs?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Rihanna - Stay ft. Mikky Ekko (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF8BRvqGCNs&feature=share" target="_blank">RihannaVEVO</a>)</p>http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/49749510318http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/49749510318Sun, 05 May 2013 23:51:05 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4fadc05e86fceab248738e3c01179b75/tumblr_mlydlj2FXC1qjv5qvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/215130fec3dbbe04621465d2b10eb183/tumblr_mlydlj2FXC1qjv5qvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/332872eabaa481a473578dd05c8f09e7/tumblr_mlydlj2FXC1qjv5qvo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/affa3e562ff02f629158037561106b0b/tumblr_mlydlj2FXC1qjv5qvo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6efc071a7165339647419bd2a6668cff/tumblr_mlydlj2FXC1qjv5qvo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f805d7ebbc4ef38eed2ef6d8cb14c2c4/tumblr_mlydlj2FXC1qjv5qvo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6e8e8a65475ac296ed06c8edb55e9f88/tumblr_mlydlj2FXC1qjv5qvo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ppgfreak85.tumblr.com/post/49118977807/one-of-the-best-ad-campaigns-about-representation" target="_blank">ppgfreak85</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>One of the BEST ad campaigns about representation I have seen.</p> <p><strong>Everyone has a backbone. Use yours.</strong></p> </blockquote>http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/49749045347http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/49749045347Sun, 05 May 2013 23:44:28 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f71ded3bf1f22254f9c56736f791555a/tumblr_mmcmkouYaw1qds4bko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://artandopinion.tumblr.com/post/49728529812/to-whom-that-gong-tolls-2012-hiroyasu-tsuri" target="_blank">artandopinion</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>To Whom That Gong Tolls</p> <p>2012</p> <p>Hiroyasu Tsuri</p> </blockquote>http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/49748840870http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/49748840870Sun, 05 May 2013 23:41:37 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/edcf5443c6b9d0cb2a04dbf5b326e7fe/tumblr_mmc0usdNgk1qghk7bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.cavetocanvas.com/post/49746295153/theodore-gericault-the-raft-of-the-medusa-1819" target="_blank">cavetocanvas</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Théodore Géricault, <em>The Raft of the Medusa, </em>1819</p> <p>Things to think about when studying:</p> <ul><li>What historical event does Géricault depict?</li> <li>How does he use composition and other formal elements to heighten the drama of the work?</li> </ul></blockquote> <p>Seeing this post reminded me of reading History of the World in 10 1/2 chapters, by Julian Barnes. Thank you!</p>http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/49748632174http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/49748632174Sun, 05 May 2013 23:38:43 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4003c8d244eb6337aac220219ec49363/tumblr_mm4pmsIVtr1qesnmjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>techcrunch disrupt nyc</p>http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/49367539304http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/49367539304Wed, 01 May 2013 12:54:28 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmldwzl2Cz1qbjp9co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://818-polo.tumblr.com/post/48368033920/woahtheretroy-african-gangsters-and-their" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">818-polo</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://woahtheretroy.tumblr.com/post/15556684745/african-gangsters-and-their-hyenas-and-baboons" target="_blank">woahtheretroy</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>african gangsters and their hyenas and baboons <strong>></strong> american gangsters and their pit bulls and rottweilers</p> </blockquote> <p>damn haha</p></blockquote>http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/49341478355http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/49341478355Wed, 01 May 2013 01:45:27 -0400<a href="http://whitehouse.tumblr.com/post/48938628507/the-white-house-tumbling-things">The Official White House Tumblr: The White House, Tumbling Things</a>: <p><a href="http://whitehouse.tumblr.com/post/48938628507/the-white-house-tumbling-things" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">whitehouse</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>We see some great things here at the White House every day, and sharing that stuff with you is one of the best parts of our jobs. That’s why we’re launching a Tumblr. We’ll post things like the best quotes from President Obama, or video of young scientists visiting the White House for the science…</p></blockquote>http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/48970912166http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/48970912166Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:29:10 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/81c15526050de3a07ba1a02e22c325bf/tumblr_mkdxdyKIty1qk4ealo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://generalelectric.tumblr.com/post/46524123286/a-welder-at-ge-transportation-works-on-the" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">generalelectric</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong><span>A welder at GE Transportation works on the production of a locomotive during the final assembly process.</span></strong></p></blockquote>http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/48933185014http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/48933185014Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:36:37 -0400<a href="http://blog.evernote.com/blog/2013/04/18/the-new-skitch-for-mac-and-ios-the-fastest-friendliest-way-to-give-feedback-on-pdfs/">The New Skitch for Mac and iOS: The Fastest, Friendliest Way to Give Feedback on PDFs</a>: <p><img alt="" src="http://blog.evernote.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/skitch_logo_lockup.png"/></p>http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/48638584821http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/48638584821Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:26:31 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f1e259e06a909f32febedd360384d7b6/tumblr_mloe4bl5y31qesnmjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It is remarkable to see the strong rating distribution for Tumblr’s mobile application. It is a testament to the team’s dedication to delivering a compelling mobile first experience. </p>http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/48638401920http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/48638401920Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:24:11 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/376471ceb16871afd6cfd64a9f52d7bd/tumblr_mkag40KejD1qzsvqyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://parislemon.com/post/46390253548/courtenaybird-tumblr-has-today-quietly-ticked" target="_blank">parislemon</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://courtenaybird.com/post/46367724220/tumblr-has-today-quietly-ticked-over-the-100" target="_blank">courtenaybird</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Tumblr has today quietly ticked over the 100 million blog mark</strong>, with those blogs containing some 44.6 billion posts… <span>This marks significant growth over the last year, of somewhere around 50 million blogs since April of 2012, when it crossed 50 million for the first time. </span></p> </blockquote> <p>(via <a href="http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/03/26/tumblr-crosses-100-million-blogs-hosted-with-44-6-billion-posts-inside/" target="_blank">The Next Web</a>)</p> </blockquote> <p>Daaaamn.</p> </blockquote>http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/46392930646http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/46392930646Tue, 26 Mar 2013 23:06:21 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/70962a7cf8be1af813f3e8709f60311c/tumblr_mk41yqTIqK1s1mt5yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://colchrishadfield.tumblr.com/post/46299728711/finger-lakes-new-york-glaciers-clawed-them-into" target="_blank">colchrishadfield</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Finger Lakes, New York. Glaciers clawed them into the earth as they retreated during the last Ice Age.</span></p> </blockquote>http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/46312520216http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/46312520216Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:50:32 -0400<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/61275290" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Paper is not dead !</p>http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/45382250672http://roelofbotha.tumblr.com/post/45382250672Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:30:43 -0400Vimeopapierleoburnettletr&egrave;fleadvertising