June 2011
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It’s not the echo, it’s the chamber →
You’ll argue about whether LeBron James or Derrick Rose should have won the MVP, whether or not Mitt Romney has a shot in the Iowa caucuses, or why Apple decided to pre-release information about the WWDC keynote. We dive and feel deeply about a range of pre-defined topics, tied to our professions, hobbies, needs, and histories, and sharpen our swords with opponents who do the same. And on the...
Jun 1st
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May 2011
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I Don’t Care if You Read This Article →
“Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.” more here, here, here and here.
May 25th
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“The ego has always an inferiority complex which it compensates by criticising...”
– Aziz Kristof, Human Buddha (via oceanofmind)
May 25th
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Questions for Jimmy Lai, Asia’s Rupert Murdoch →
You made your fortune with Giordano, one of the largest clothing brands in Asia. Why the name “Giordano”? In New York, I was very hungry one day and somebody gave me a couple of cookies. I didn’t know that they had marijuana in them. I became very munchy. I walked into a pizza joint called Giordano and thought: Hey, people would think that this is an Italian brand name. Why not? So I put the...
May 21st
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May 21st
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May 19th
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Ownership
pieratt: … Creation is entirely dependent on ownership. Ownership not as a percentage of equity, but as a measure of your ability to change things for the better. To build and grow and fail and learn. This is no small thing. Creativity is the manifestation of lateral thinking, and without tangible results, it becomes stunted. We have to see the fruits of our labors, good or bad, or...
May 18th
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“No matter how careful you are, there’s going to be the sense you missed...”
– Chuck Palahniuk (via saddest-summer) all the time.
May 18th
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May 17th
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“but when sophisticated mathematics is applied, they believe the imperfections go...”
– Mathematical Intimidation: Driven by the Data (via soxiam)
May 13th
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May 8th
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May 7th
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“Is the proliferation of made things, such as the seemingly endless line of...”
– Fork (The Evolution of Useful Things) - Powered by Google Docs (via slantback) the capitalism generates the artifacts. it’s our method, damning or otherwise.
May 7th
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The Hidden Charge
I had dinner at a local restaurant yesterday evening. It was a nice night, my girlfriend and I went out and - generally - we had a great time.  The restaurant we went to was crowded and there was live music.  There was lots of potential.  I won’t name the place because that information isn’t relative to my point. Our bill was significant.  It wasn’t the most I’ve ever...
May 6th
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Nudge blog · A strategy for recycling: Change the... →
great post on physical choice architecture.  hopefully a viable solution for actually integrating recycling programs that truly impact consumption habits (which is root).
May 3rd
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May 3rd
May 1st
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mark it 8, dude.
a few recent notes… heading into deep hipster country today to see my boy dan and special guest connors (background). bringing my camera.  trying to make good on a resolution. RIP CPK today and always. currently researching a one-night camp on top of mt. philo this summer (continues 2nd bullet above). re-upped our lease yesterday.  montclair for another year. a legitimate board game...
May 1st
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barrel socks.
david: Rachel: Paintball seems so stupid. Rachel: I want to go. this just reminded me of when i played for the first time:  got lit up and it was great.
May 1st
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