April 2010
1 post
March 2010
4 posts
“As no less a conservative authority than The Wall Street Journal editorial page...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - The Rage Is Not About Health Care - NYTimes.com
WatchDan Ariely on our buggy moral code | Video on TED.com
WatchWhy You Can’t Work at Work | Jason Fried | Big Think
February 2010
10 posts
“Organizational diversity and accountability is paramount for long term success...”
– Corporate Bullshit Generator
“In his article “Human Decision-Making: A Scary Thing,” Dr. Jim Phelps says that...”
– » Should You Really Be Reading This Post? | Get Rich Slowly
“Although most of the attention on Olympic national medal totals focuses on the...”
– Olympic notebook: A fresh look at the medal table | Beyond Binary - CNET News
“This week thousands of visitors arrived at ReadWriteWeb thinking we were the new...”
– We’re Still Not Facebook: Lessons from Late Adopters - ReadWriteStart
“Hmmm. You think it’s a coincidence? Costa Rica is one of the very few countries...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - The Happiest People - NYTimes.com
March 2009
1 post
“Investors should be skeptical of history-based models. Constructed by a...”
– http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/2008ltr.pdf
February 2009
19 posts
“You will probably see 2011 be the year of color.”
– Kindling a Revolution: E Ink’s Russ Wilcox on E-Paper, Amazon, and the Future of Publishing | Xconomy
“For five years, Li’s formula, known as a Gaussian copula function, looked...”
– Recipe for Disaster: The Formula That Killed Wall Street
“The state of California — its deficits ballooning, its lawmakers intransigent...”
– California Lawmakers Struggle to Strike Budget Deal - NYTimes.com
“2. Oh those magic headphones
Those trendy white earbuds do more than you might...”
– Some hot iPhone tips and tricks - Technology Live - USATODAY.com
“His research has included sailing out to the middle of the Pacific and cutting...”
– TED’s Greatest Hits - Pogue’s Posts Blog - NYTimes.com
“Like other addictive technologies, I have a love/hate relationship with...”
– Does Visual Studio Rot the Mind?
WatchA tale of suspense, intrigue, corporate greed, and the stupidity of an authorization mechanism that isn’t turing complete. With code. (via Everything CUSEC » Zed Shaw: The ACL is Dead @ CUSEC 2008)
WatchMihaly Czikszentmihalyi asks, “What makes a life worth living?” (via Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi on flow | Video on TED.com)
“To them, the term “economy” means only one thing: jobs. Most people...”
– The Blow the Working Class Saw Coming - washingtonpost.com
“Perhaps most important for Amazon’s broader business, the Kindle is an...”
– Business & Technology | Updated Kindle opens new chapter for Amazon.com | Seattle Times Newspaper
“According to Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D) (PA-11), in mid-September of 2008, the...”
– Daily Kos: State of the Nation
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“As hard as it is to believe, bankers who are living on the Upper East Side...”
– Trying to Live on 500K in New York City - NYTimes.com
“Great customer service is not something offered by the majority of companies and...”
– Zappos CEO Talks Culture Fit and the Importance of Creating a ‘Wow’ Experience - ReadWriteWeb
“Welcome to Retail History!!”
– deadmalls DOT com
“Perhaps a starting place for “tax, not shame” would be creating a top federal...”
– Op-Ed Contributor - Please Raise My Taxes - NYTimes.com
“Death and Taxes:2009” is a representational poster of the federal...”
– Death and Taxes 2009: A Visual Guide to Where Your Federal Tax Dollars Go - WallStats
“Luck is not a magical ability or a gift from the gods,” Wiseman writes....”
– What It Takes To Survive | Print Article | Newsweek.com
“The only way you can say ‘F*** you’ to fate is by saying it’s not going to...”
– Printer Friendly
“Joel: There’s a debate over Test Driven Development… should you have...”
– From Podcast 38 - Joel on Software
January 2009
22 posts
“Twenty years ago, the US DoD asked “What color is my parachute [programmed...”
– Sigplan Not. Apr 1997: I Have a Feeling We’re Not in Emerald City Anymore
“As our Georgia Computes! Project increasingly focuses on middle and high school...”
– Mark Guzdial’s Amazon Blog: What’s the “Billiard Ball Model” of Computing? Permalink
“Although his presidency is barely a week old, some of Mr. Obama’s work habits...”
– Daily Routines
“Obsessions are one of the greatest telltale signs of success. Understand a...”
– The Interview Question You Should Always Ask - Conversation Starter - HarvardBusiness.org
“It’ll cost $2.2 trillion to fix America’s ailing infrastructure,...”
– US Aviation, Public Transit, Roads, Water Earn ‘D’ Grade: Engineering Report
“You’re alive. Do something. The directive in life, the moral imperative...”
– Quote Details: Barbara Hall: You’re alive. Do something…. - The Quotations Page
“And I don’t mind the government accruing debts as long as every dollar is...”
– This Bear Buys Stocks - Forbes.com
“But in any case, it’s a very personal judgment of risk avoidance and how...”
– This Bear Buys Stocks - Forbes.com
“NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The final week of January began with a bloodbath...”
– Bloody Monday job tally: more than 50,000 jobs lost - Jan. 26, 2009
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