September 2008
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liquidity.
great.
i’m back to square one.
phew.
i’m sure i’ll move stuff around but it’s not anything i hadn’t been planning to do for months now. i’m using rudder to watch the mattress and mint to watch (almost) everything else.
besides, i feel like we’re in an old tom & jerry cartoon.
trying to get away from the bomb before the fuse runs out.
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Useless Calculations →
dailymeh:
A Fermi problem is “an estimation problem designed to teach dimensional analysis, approximation, and the importance of clearly identifying one’s assumptions” (wiki.) Abbas Raza demonstrates some, including estimating the weight of all the air in the Empire State Building, and the future of energy consumption:
… given our current worldwided energy consumption, and the fact that it is...
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“It is about the real value of a real education, which has almost nothing to do...”
– (From DFW’s commencement speech at Kenyon).
Last night, David Foster Wallace hanged himself. This is a heartbreaking loss.
(via debauchette)
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“For lack of a better term, I am calling this “experience syndication” since...”
– Experience Syndication: Powered by Zappos - O’Reilly Radar (via soxiam)
those in search of what is next? it has already passed you by. how do you add value? why should someone care? why dedicate time and attention to you? in the end, be meaningful, make connections and provide opportunities....
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“People spend a lot more time on MySpace than they do on Facebook. Every survey...”
– Rupert Murdoch profile - Rupert Murdoch Has Potential - Esquire (via ricky)
i hope he realizes what he’s saying here. one facilitates valuable, real-life social connections and the other is a popularity contest.
i know business is business and what time spent on a web site (that is...
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What Makes People Vote Republican? →
..the second rule of moral psychology is that morality is not just about how we treat each other (as most liberals think); it is also about binding groups together, supporting essential institutions, and living in a sanctified and noble way. When Republicans say that Democrats ‘just don’t get it,’ this is the ‘it’ to which they refer.” - Jonathan Haidt (italics...
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The Gentleman's Guide to the Calling Card →
krs:
“To the unrefined or unbred, the visiting card is but a trifling and insignificant bit of paper; but to the cultured disciple of social law, it conveys a subtle and unmistakable intelligence. Its texture, style of engraving, and even the hour of leaving it combine to place the stranger, whose name it bears, in a pleasant or a disagreeable attitude even before his manners, conversation, and...
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Coincidence?
I just found out that my father is taking classes to become an EMT.
He’s 58 years young and has been a successful executive his entire life.
I haven’t had a chance to talk to him about it yet, he’s at one of his classes right now.
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⊗
merlin:
Multiplied By
Not sure what this is yet. Just something I’m playing with.
merlin,
whatever it ends up to be, i’m sure it’ll be great. if you’re on twitter: participate.
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“I felt different emotive sparks start to flicker all through my head. I wanted...”
– 19 Months
first-hand experiences from jonathan dixon, former staff writer for Martha Stewart and new student at the Culinary Institute of America (via).
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The Life and Times of Tim →
rach:
This show (coming 9/28) looks like Dr. Katz meets Curb Your Enthusiasm meets Slackers meets The Office meets really low-budge animation.
this does look good. wish it wasn’t animated though. i’m not sure why i have such an aversion to animated shows (aka never ask me about the simpsons. i probably have no idea what you’re talking about).
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How videogames blind us with science →
How videogames blind us with science or how kids are using the scientific method to learn a game’s world mechanics.
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WatchHands On A Hard Body is a 1997 documentary film…about an annual endurance contest in Texas where contestants see who can keep a hand on a pickup truck the longest. The winner wins the vehicle. This American Life just re-aired a remarkable interview with previous contest winner Benny Perkins who paints a vivid picture of how sleep deprivation can turn this simple game into a very strange,...
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“Who do I prefer? I prefer the trophy. That’s what I prefer.”
– Roger Federer
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Watch AskANinja.com Ask A Ninja - VMAs - T-Pain Comedy Video on IMEEM Video
…the smaller the kidneys, the quicker they sleep.
tom left our beach house early to run various parties and wrangle some interviews.
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A House By The Park →
mike launches an awesome new project. having built houses with a master carpenter in a previous life, i’ll be feasting all over this.
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Wanderful!!! →
katie, mark and mister started their trip.