January 2012
24 posts
“Now the disruption is inside. Every institution is challenged. Every.”
– Davos, disrupted « BuzzMachine
“A search engine should be designed to send users quickly and accurately away to...”
– Daring Fireball Linked List: Google’s Problem: Relevancy
Up early to head to Belfast for the day. First time in Northern Ireland (and Ireland for that matter). Looking forward to that. Easyjet…not.
“A well-organized, well-funded, well-connected, well-experienced lobbying effort...”
– David Binetti
The week the web changed Washington - O’Reilly Radar (via fred-wilson)
The Joy Of Primary Politics
I love how the now conservative rallying candidate in the Republican primary is nothing but a social conservative hypocrite. It essentially sums up the essence of those who busy themselves with demanding how others live their personal lives. This is going to be a fantastically enjoyable election. Too bad so much wasn’t at stake.
As a conservative columnist (Daniel Larison) in the US wrote...
“Apple’s executives had estimated that about 8,700 industrial engineers were...”
– Apple, America and a Squeezed Middle Class - NYTimes.com
Despite a decade of heavy business travel it never ceases to amaze me what a pain jet lag is…especially when you’re working all day long. Can’t wait to sleep this weekend.
Laptop battery replaced (inexpensively). So…happy my computer is going to be okay for awhile longer. I’m very attached to this one and the journey we’re on right now. I probably should have noticed that the oval shaped battery on my lap was not functioning ‘correctly’.
“Where will the White House and government put their priorities: in protecting...”
– Shifting the discussion to principles « BuzzMachine
“As an Op-Ed columnist, Mr. Krugman clearly has the freedom to call out what he...”
– Should The Times Be a Truth Vigilante? | The Public Editor - NYTimes.com
How many of you are surprised to learn that this is not how journalism actually works now?
“Happiness is not a goal…it’s a by-product of a life well lived.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt (via burbaget)
Did Americans in 1776 have British accents?
nickpatrick:
Reading David McCullough’s 1776, I found myself wondering: Did Americans in 1776 have British accents? If so, when did American accents diverge from British accents?
The answer surprised me.
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“Same-sex marriage is arguably the most successful socially conservative reform...”
– Dear David - The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Beast
“One of the main skills of research scientists of any type is knowing how to work...”
– What’s it like to deeply understand math?
“What if the 2012 campaign were actually about the world in which we’re living...”
– So Much Fun. So Irrelevant. - NYTimes.com
“Truth without love is like facts without context, like music without passion,...”
– Havel’s Legacy - The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Beast
December 2011
21 posts
“Vanity Fair’s Charles C. Mann walked through Reagan International Airport...”
– Walk through an airport with Bruce Schneier - Boing Boing
“At Amazon we like things to work in five to seven years. We’re willing to...”
– Amazon’s long-term thinking
“I’m reminded of just how hard it is to build a company.”
– » Building a company is really, really hard the awesome culture blog
“Yet, over the last 50 years as our per capita GDP has skyrocketed, corresponding...”
– The values-driven startup — Tech News and Analysis
“The middle class has lost about $6.3 trillion in net worth as real estate...”
– Careful — Greater Fool – Authored by Garth Turner – The Troubled Future of Real Estate
“How many different ways can the Republican debates be depressing?”
– Comment: The Republicans and Gay Rights : The New Yorker
“Like everyone else, I just wish that this monstrous stupidity had never...”
– inessential.com: Iraq war
I so regret ever thinking there was probable cause or a reason for the Iraq war.
“I’d much rather be happy than too contemplative. Forward in all directions.”
– (via burbaget)
“But what is WebOS, really, in this new incarnation? It’s potential is enormous —...”
– I, Cringely » Blog Archive » The once and future WebOS - Cringely on technology
“This week, Mr. Carney delivered a discourse so intelligent in its analysis and...”
– Mark Carney: The man who speaks the truth - The Globe and Mail hat tip Marty…thanks.
Where I stand on the Occupy movement - Roger... →
Worth a read…and basically I agree. It’s worth a click through just for the comic at the end.
“Don’t sell information, sell services. If they’re services people need,...”
– ongoing by Tim Bray · Bits as a Service
Riot Gear’s Evolution - NYTimes.com →
I think the militarization of police uniforms/police (whose function is to serve and protect the public…not wage war against them) is one of the most unsettling visual/actionable developments of our society in the last 20 years.
November 2011
43 posts
“But this is arguably the most significant turning point in European history...”
– Between A Rock And The Euro - The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Beast
“There is a world of difference between being pro-market and being pro-business.”
– CARPE DIEM: Quote of the Day: Pro-Market vs. Pro-Business
