December 2008
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“You have to communicate what the mission is all the time — and how meaningful...”
– Charlie Rose
Dec 31st
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“The Mongol warrior used to wear Chinese silk underwear, if it could be obtained....”
– The Mongol military might (via soxiam) a pretty good case for wearing nice underwear all the time.  sounds good to me. 
Dec 31st
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Dec 31st
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Dec 30th
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Dec 26th
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“You get a finite number of years on this planet – make the most of all of them,...”
– Feld Thoughts (via fred-wilson)
Dec 25th
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Dec 25th
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Dec 25th
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throwbacks →
dating back to 2000, a flickr set of my photos that have appeared various places online (most extinct) and, most importantly, never before on flickr.
Dec 24th
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Dec 23rd
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Golden West deal doomed Wachovia in crisis →
blow-by-blow analysis of Wachovia’s demise (aka my bank).  as told by the bank’s local paper, The Charlotte Observer (via mefi).
Dec 21st
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ListenSlim Thug - I Run
Dec 21st
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Dec 21st
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Dec 20th
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Dec 19th
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“Age 30 is not a magical turning point, however. Openness declines gradually over...”
– From the Scientific American article, Set in our ways: Why change is so hard (via jimray) Thanks, science. (via lamb)
Dec 19th
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“Form follows failure.”
– Stewart Brand in How Buildings Learn (via jackcheng)
Dec 18th
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Dec 16th
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Dec 13th
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WatchWatch
Some basic rules for napkin-sketching another great video from dave.
Dec 12th
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Questions for Jonah Lehrer →
Maybe indecisiveness is the price of being an intelligent human being who understands that actions have consequences. That would be a little too self-congratulatory for me. Indecisiveness means you’re not listening carefully enough to your emotions, which know what you really want and could be whispering, “Go for the Honey Nut Cheerios.”
Dec 12th
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In Defense Of The "Purist" →
The purist may not tell you want you want to hear, but the good PR folks — digital or otherwise — have the stones to give that “there ain’t no Santa Claus” kind of bad news. The best ones develop a compelling solution.
Dec 12th
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“Success in the free-copy world is not derived from the skills of distribution...”
– Kevin Kelly, discussing what becomes valuable when the cost of reproducing creative works is nil (via syntheticpubes)
Dec 11th
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The Blue Rooster Bakery & Café, Cranbury New... →
highly recommended if you’re ever in the area.  they blog and serve pierce brothers. i bought a pound of whole bean fogbuster.
Dec 7th
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Dec 7th
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jakeandamir: Economic Crisis check out my cool walk.
Dec 6th
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Dec 4th
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Dec 4th
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Dec 3rd
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Should LeBron James discuss free agency? A game... →
a good read.
Dec 3rd
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Dec 2nd
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Dec 2nd