February 2012
4 posts
eBay vs Amazon: decentralized vs centralized... →
smart, accurate
Envisioning a Post-Campus America - The Atlantic →
thoughtful piece… h/t @treyko
“If he were named Fred Smith and played for Sacramento, Linsanity (or, I guess,...”
– Why didn’t we all see this coming? - ESPN
January 2012
13 posts
“Victor Fung, the chairman of Li & Fung, one of Hong Kong’s oldest textile...”
– Made in the World - NYTimes.com
“These Valley types think this whole process could be automated and they...”
– Eric Jackson via In Facebook IPO, bankers seek prestige over fees
Don’t give them any ideas…
Udacity and the future of online universities →
“We shouldn’t be criticized for using Chinese workers,” a current Apple executive...”
– Apple, America and a Squeezed Middle Class - NYTimes.com
“For Hollywood to be killed, the Internet needs to focus on a metric other than...”
– Killing Hollywood Will Require Learning Hollywood’s Game | PandoDaily
“Buffett is famous for noting that newspapers would never have existed if cable,...”
– Why Amazon Is Like The Death Star - Seeking Alpha
Is this true? This question is occupying my mind. What happens to physical retail in Amazon’s world.
“Publishers like to pretend that we make our money from discovering unknown...”
– Confessions of a Publisher: “We’re in Amazon’s Sights and They’re Going to Kill Us” | PandoDaily
Middlemen…….
Big Study Links Good Teachers to Lasting Gain →
Thank you elementary school teachers if you’re feelin good right now ;)
December 2011
17 posts
“Listen up. I know the shit you’ve been saying behind my back. You think I’m...”
– I’m Comic Sans, Asshole.
“There isn’t a shortage of developers and designers. There’s a surplus of...”
– Why You Can’t Hire « Startup Boy
“For the record, rumors have been swirling about this mystery buyer for three...”
– Bill Simmons on a rumored Hornets “mystery buyer”
Imagining 2076 →
“While the information empowers consumers, it terrifies retailers, who...”
– Amazon Will Pay Shoppers $5 to Walk Out of Stores Empty-Handed - Tricia Duryee - Commerce - AllThingsD
“I can’t stop you from torrenting; all I can do is politely ask you to pay...”
– Louis CK
I love what he’s doing here. Nice messaging on the buy page :)
“Someone asked the Dalai Lama what surprised him most about humanity and this was...”
– (via rancic)
All my love and support to Giuliana. Good luck tomorrow.
Nets' Mikhail Prokhorov to run for Russian... →
“It’s what Dan Gilbert and the other Overpayers Anonymous owners will never...”
– Bill Simmons on CP3gate
wtf
“Round after round, multiple doctors were in Margarito’s corner to check the most...”
– Cotto-Margarito II: Miguel Cotto breaks down Antonio Margarito in TKO - ESPN (via steller)
Once in a rare while, it’s ok to cheer for revenge, right?
“Don’t you think this says something about the current state of the Republican...”
– The Not-Romneys - NYTimes.com
November 2011
28 posts
“Young people with the talent and means are everywhere thinking, watching,...”
– Mahtani’s Adventures in the Extreme-Orient: The New Republic: I Studied Here, Then Was Forced to Leave. Will No One Fix America’s Insane Immigration System?
“You see, what happened some years ago was that NASA completed a low-resolution...”
– How can one believe in science and religion at the same time? - Quora
h/t @davebonobos
“Perversely, selling clothes at Target has become a status symbol for...”
– #trend Designer-Retailer Union Remains Lucrative - NYTimes.com
“If everything you do needs to work on a three-year time horizon, then you’re...”
– Jeff Bezos
“Many network shows cost up to $100,000 PER MINUTE to produce. Maker Studios...”
– @msuster: 10 Signs Internet TV is Ready to Disrupt the Industry
Watch(via Finding a Technical Cofounder: Slides from talk - Alexey needs a web presence)
Jack Dorsey's Twitter & Square Work Schedule →
“It’s a known fact in advertising circles that only idiots click on ads”
– The future of online advertising | Felix Salmon
“The world is full of nations with a tiny minority of the very rich, a slightly...”
– What If This Is No Accident? What If This Is The Future?
“Charlie didn’t make $20M for cooking, he made $20M for taking the risk...”
– In defense of the Google chef
Happy 11.11.11