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Victory over The New Yorker, September 19, 2011
This one was a pile of crap. Tony Bennett profile centered around a duet recording with Lady Gaga, boring ‘journalism’ about a political hit in Pakistan, boring profile of a non-celebrity up-and-coming playright, boring memoir by the great Alice Munro.
Victory over The New Yorker, September 19, 2011
This one was a pile of crap. Tony Bennett profile centered around a duet recording with Lady Gaga, boring ‘journalism’ about a political hit in Pakistan, boring profile of a non-celebrity up-and-coming playright, boring memoir by the great Alice Munro.
Why job posts say things like “ninja”
Fact: there is a persistent and annoying trend of startups posting jobs with nouns like ninja, assassin, samurai, rock star, etc. Theory: it’s because classical roles are in flux. Technologies are getting easier to use in smaller teams, down
Why job posts say things like “ninja”
Fact: there is a persistent and annoying trend of startups posting jobs with nouns like ninja, assassin, samurai, rock star, etc. Theory: it’s because classical roles are in flux. Technologies are getting easier to use in smaller teams, down
Awesome Jobsism
when Steve Jobs returned to Apple he continued to use OPENSTEP on an IBM ThinkPad via NeXT Computers :: View topic – Steve Jobs ThinkPad. From the very good Gruber piece that should really be titled “What is design? and,
Awesome Jobsism
when Steve Jobs returned to Apple he continued to use OPENSTEP on an IBM ThinkPad via NeXT Computers :: View topic – Steve Jobs ThinkPad. From the very good Gruber piece that should really be titled “What is design? and,
My friend runs a custom quilt studio…..
After Portlandia, I can no longer read posts like this without smiling. There are two worlds: before Portlandia, and after. Zach Klein’s Blog: My friend Emily Fischer runs a custom quilt studio….
My friend runs a custom quilt studio…..
After Portlandia, I can no longer read posts like this without smiling. There are two worlds: before Portlandia, and after. Zach Klein’s Blog: My friend Emily Fischer runs a custom quilt studio….
What Internet TV needs is live sports. Period.
And apparently these dudes have the biggest stuff (by just rebroadcasting free-to-air TV) IAC-Backed Company Aereo Offers A New Take On Internet-Based TV.
What Internet TV needs is live sports. Period.
And apparently these dudes have the biggest stuff (by just rebroadcasting free-to-air TV) IAC-Backed Company Aereo Offers A New Take On Internet-Based TV.
A big part of why Khan Academy is so successful
Khan is an amazing teacher. Listen to one. Like Basic Addition. Khanacademy.org
A big part of why Khan Academy is so successful
Khan is an amazing teacher. Listen to one. Like Basic Addition. Khanacademy.org
Emerson: “to believe your own thought…
…to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men–that is genius” From Self-reliance, where he also quotes “man is his own star” from Beaumont and Fletcher
Emerson: “to believe your own thought…
…to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men–that is genius” From Self-reliance, where he also quotes “man is his own star” from Beaumont and Fletcher
Are startups pure alpha, as John Frankel says?
Saw a talk by the investor John Frankel recently and while he is an impressive guy he made at least one odd statement. “Startups are pure alpha”, he says, not correlated to each other and certainly not to Greek debt
Are startups pure alpha, as John Frankel says?
Saw a talk by the investor John Frankel recently and while he is an impressive guy he made at least one odd statement. “Startups are pure alpha”, he says, not correlated to each other and certainly not to Greek debt
Being strategic, rather than good
The other day I met with a great startup that has raised gobs of money and has blue chip partners up the Wazoo (a mythical, large river apparently). What is astonishing is how totally the buck the reigning Lean theory
Being strategic, rather than good
The other day I met with a great startup that has raised gobs of money and has blue chip partners up the Wazoo (a mythical, large river apparently). What is astonishing is how totally the buck the reigning Lean theory
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