December 2009
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“Just because we humans can’t hear them doesn’t mean plants don’t howl. Some of...”
– Basics - Another Challenge for Ethical Eating - Plants Want to Live, Too - NYTimes.com (via Feaverish)
Dec 23rd
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iomegadrive: The Karate Kid remake is, uhm… it…. it, uh, actually looks decent. What in the hell? thedailywhat: Movie Trailer of the Day: First official trailer for Harald Zwart’s Jaden Smith / Jackie Chan-starring Karate Kid remake. Synopsis: Smith plays Dre, a skateboarding video game buff who moves to China after his single mother is forced to go there for work. Unable to speak Chinese,...
Dec 23rd
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Dec 22nd
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Information Retrieval Gupf » Google and the... →
iomegadrive: “So let me get this straight: Google is pro-openness in all the areas where they don’t make any money, where openness doesn’t actually affect the bottom line.  But when it comes to the moneymaker, that has to be closed and proprietary to protect it from spammers? But I thought that open systems are just the opposite.  Doesn’t competition and dynamicism create an environment in which...
Dec 22nd
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“You can understand a large portion of technology business strategy by...”
– Google should open source what actually matters: their search ranking algorithm cdixon.org – chris dixon’s blog
Dec 22nd
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Love this. Elf you!
Dec 22nd
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Three USC Trojans players ruled academically... →
Ay ay ay, mi cabeza…
Dec 22nd
100 Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do... →
dinosaurz: 51-100 of the List!
Dec 21st
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Dec 19th
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“Got something to sell? BlockChalk. Lost kitty? BlockChalk. Lost croc? Call...”
– I love the bullet points on the BlockChalk home page. Such great voice. (via @mrdillon)
Dec 18th
“These questions themselves indicate the limited long-term significance of the...”
– The Year the World Really Changed | Print Article | Newsweek.com
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Elin Nordegren to divorce Tiger Woods →
dinosaurz: Time to cash out, Elin!
Dec 17th
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“Always give your best consideration to any kid who grew up on a dairy farm, who...”
– JLM’s advice on hiring in a comment on my post on Tenacity (via fred-wilson)
Dec 17th
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“People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on....”
– Steve Jobs, as quoted on Caterina.net: Working on the right thing, Part II
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Dec 16th
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hellaposer: (via chriswilliamsdesigns) Holy cow, this is helpful.
Dec 15th
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DARPA Tasks Social Networkers To Find Balloons :... →
This is one of the coolest stories I have heard in a long, long time.
Dec 15th
“While I’m ranting, let me ask you something, Randall. At the risk of sounding...”
– The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs : A not-so-brief chat with Randall Stephenson of AT&T
Dec 15th
“In their 2009 report to Congress, the Medicare trustees estimate that the...”
– Weisberg, on the GOP’s health-care hypocrisy. (via newsweek)
Dec 14th
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“Let me ask you this question: You guys know about things that go on in different...”
– Charlie Weis’ comments on USC’s Pete Carroll stir up a Web storm — latimes.com Uhhhhhh, wtf????
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Obey Plagiarist Shepard Fairey →
I really don’t know why people think his work is interesting to begin with….
Dec 8th
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“As she prepared her daughter for college, Anne Sweeney insisted that a...”
– Web-TV Divide Is Back in Focus With NBC Sale - NYTimes.com The headline on this article might as well be “more proof that media executives are out of touch and overpaid.”  My wife’s 20 year old cousins have never even heard of 90% of the TV shows I watch. Ms. Sweeney missed an...
Dec 4th
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415. The pleats on a cummerbund face up.
That’s why my brother calls it a “crumb-er-bund” so he can remember (via rulesformyunbornson)
Dec 4th
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Dear 24/7 Wall St.: We'll Dance on Your Graves.... →
I love the new Newsweek.  I hadn’t read a Newsweek for years until recently — and now I buy it at the newsstand every time I see it.  I’m probably going to add it to my subscriptions (along with *cough* The Economist *cough*). newsweek: kateoplis: (via newsweek) OK, that’s cute. But are you actually going to refute the seven facts presented for your demise? Sure! FACTS...
Dec 4th
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“The idea here is not that the “ends justify the means” but that you are trying...”
– Being Right Vs Being Effective - Continuations I learned this (by example) from my friend Mike Phillips at Citysearch.
Dec 2nd
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“While fast-growing companies have long been the main source of new jobs and...”
– Paul Kedrosky and Brad Feld: Start-up Visas Can Jump-Start the Economy - WSJ.com (via fred-wilson)
Dec 2nd
Yahoo’s “Project Rushmore” Begins With Massive... →
This is a win for Yahoo’s users. And Yahoo’s relevance.
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What If Steve Jobs Hadn’t Returned To Apple In... →
Great read from @arrington
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