July 2010
10 posts
WatchA robot learning to flip pancakes
“I think most people have one top idea in their mind at any given time....”
– This is so right. The Top Idea in Your Mind
Everything You Think You Know About Mike Tyson Is... →
“In 1950, thousands of teenagers were asked if they considered themselves an...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - The Gospel of Mel Gibson - NYTimes.com
“Los Angeles-based management company Creative Artists Agency decided to get into...”
– Amazing to consider just what a potent counter-force to NBA owners power a super-agency like CAA can be. Next summers collective bargaining negotiations are going to be a serious showdown.
Inside ‘The Decision’: Miami’s coup was a ‘surprise’ built on long-coveted goal...
“In May, after the Cavs were ousted in the conference semifinals, I wrote that...”
– Bill Simmons: Countdown to the LeBron James decision - ESPN
June 2010
18 posts
The Petraeus Workout →
The general’s infamous, run-til-you-drop exercise regimens are often called crazy. But Chris McDougall says commanders with the most obsessive fitness routines are the ones who win wars.
You can’t…
(via Instapaper)
The Best Vacation Ever →
How should you spend your time off? Believe it or not, science has some answers.
(via Instapaper)
Seven Myths About Grilling a Steak →
“Another scalp is on the wall. Government officials will erect even higher walls...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - General McChrystal and the Culture of Exposure - NYTimes.com
Apple Nation →
Virgin America Offers Free Flights to Twitter... →
smart marketing
“Can’t we all agree that sitting in a windowless office going through boxes and...”
– Skadden Needs Interviewees to be More Prepared Than Its Hiring Partner « Above the Law: A Legal Tabloid - News, Gossip, and Colorful Commentary on Law Firms and the Legal Profession
lol. I got here from this nyt article on law school grade inflation.
“SPaceX operates with really with a sort of Silicon Valley operating system and...”
– peHUB » Elon Musk on Why His Rockets Are Faster, Cheaper and Lighter Than What You’ve Seen Before
Very badass. Elon Musk is one of my entrepreneurial heros. Just read his bio. The problems he’s seeking to solve relegates so much else into just noise…
TOLD-YA →
(there should be a way to reblog your own old posts)
Express YO-self: Funny Stories About Mom and... →
Danny B has a blog, and he’s writing about his mom and grandma; which means, he’s writing about my mom and grandma! Oh snap. I may chime in with stories of my own, but for now Express YO-self goes on the must read list.
Playing for the World →
Why football—please don’t call it soccer—is the most important sport in history: a lingua franca for 204 countries, an expression of national identity, and a powerful link between multi-millionaire athletes and the man on the street.
(via Instapaper)
Web Services as Governments (Union Square... →
This spring Apple, Facebook, and Twitter, made controversial announcements. Apple announced the terms of service for the iPhone OS 4, that restricted how applications developers could use analytics…
(via Instapaper)
“AT&T’s $20 charge just to enable tethering is bullshit”
– Daring Fireball: The Good and the Bad Regarding AT&T’s New Data Plans
How many governments in the world hold in their charter an explicit goal of obliterating a neighboring state?
May 2010
22 posts
“The government doesn’t need to do a deal with Wall Street to regulate it. It...”
– Wall Street CEOs Are Nuts « The Baseline Scenario
“At Schwab’s commission rates, you would have to make 100 rebalancing trades a...”
– A product only a banker could love by This is the Green Room
I’m going to eat my words on my “high hopes” for Betterment, which was aptly beaten down by a wiser man than I at This is the Green Room (should be on your must read list if it isn’t already).
I’d imagine...
Apple and Efficiently Growing its Future - steve's... →
“I’m not giving him no hype right now; he had a lucky game in Game 1”
– Amare Stoudemire: Lamar Odom’s big night a ‘lucky game’ - ESPN
Phil, put this on the chalkboard pre-game. Thanks, MBB
“This is the perverse logic of meritocracy. Once a system grows sufficiently...”
– The Great Consolidation of Power - NYTimes.com
WatchTeachers like Mr. Melvoin should not be getting pink slips.
Lebron’s last home game as a Cav tonight?
“We need to get the smart money on Wall Street back to thinking about ways to use...”
– What Business is Wall Street In ? « blog maverick
Wall street is a “platform” - interesting post by Mark Cuban
Watchfunny
Scientists Successfully Teach Gorilla It Will Die Someday | The Onion
Do 'Family Values' Weaken Families? - National... →
interesting
“82.83 percent of all super-attractive women live in Los Angeles”
– Bill Simmons: Lakers playoff game like no other - ESPN
…because I take every opportunity possible to evangelize Los Angeles.
“Our future well being depends more on people like Steve Jobs who invent real...”
– Rob Reich, you are channeling me.
He adds:
So why is the FTC nosing around Apple and not around Wall Street? Because the Federal Trade Commission Act allows the agency to stop “unfair methods of competition” almost anywhere in the economy except in the financial sector. Banks are explicitly...
Why Do Harvard Kids Head to Wall Street? « The... →
This piece and the original Ezra Klein interview it cites are spot on. As a senior at Harvard College, its almost assumed that you’ll participate in an on-campus recruiting process dominated by investment banks and management consulting firms. The application processes are incredibly streamlined and these firms benefit from last year’s grads coming back to complete the sell job.
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