October 2009
38 posts
“If the odds of picking a particular letter at random are one in 26, doing it...”
– ABC polling director Gary Langer, on the odds that the message spelled out in Schwarzenegger’s letter is a coincidence. (via newsweek)
In case you didn’t catch it yet, here’s the image:
“When I play 2K10 or Madden football, I’m like, ‘I’m going to...”
– A priceless quote from Lamar Odom - Lakers return with a certain ring - ESPN
“But my agent said, that wasn’t going to happen.”
– Ron Artest talking about his desire to play for the Detroit Pistons. He says they were his top choice because he wanted to make up for what had happened there… hilarious.
“I completely grasp the pull of radical cosmopolitan values, but I think people...”
– Matthew Yglesias » Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace
“California is America but more so … It’s progressive more in the...”
– California: Golden State Is Thriving, Despite Its Woes - TIME
“What’s being interpreted, for now, as an intra-Christian skirmish may eventually...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - Benedict’s Gambit - NYTimes.com
“The belief that appropriate regulation can ensure that speculative activities do...”
– The Consensus On Big Banks Begins To Move « The Baseline Scenario
h/t Prof. Katz
Could it be possible? Real reform of a completely twisted financial industry? Obama should jump on this train; there are few things that he could accomplish that would both be hugely popular and entirely correct...
Ochocinco plans to form social news network on... →
“As long as somebody CTC, at the end of the day I’m with them. For all you...”
– Rasheed Wallace giving his .02 in Bill Simmons’ NBA season preview and 33 most intriguing NBA people - ESPN …excited for NBA ‘09-‘10
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– One of @neilpatel’s 10 Worst Money Making Ideas. Some great perspective for those just getting started.
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“In Springfield, he compromised so much on a health care reform bill that in the...”
– Elsewhere in the column, Dowd asks, “But what of a president who strives to keep everyone in some vague middle ground of satisfaction or dissatisfaction, without ever offending anyone?” I think she nails it here. I also think Obama has the potential to self-correct on this count…
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“How could anyone be against transparency? Its virtues and its utilities seem so...”
– This is spot on. Reminds me of when The Crimson’s news board was trying to write news stories about HR issues that arose on the editorial board as it was being deliberated… common sense was eschewed in the name of transparency. I’m not bitter anymore, I promise ;)
Against...
“In the U.S., the economic crisis has caused many to question capitalism. But...”
– The Reality Moment - NYTimes.com
“My research revealed that lucky people generate good fortune via four basic...”
– Love this, believe in it, and so do people I like.
Be lucky - it’s an easy skill to learn - Telegraph (via bijan) (via mikehudack) (via hiten)
Why I give marijuana to my autistic child. →
fascinating article
WatchSick video about @MobileRoadie // iphone apps for anyone on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
Watchsonicsgate.org - cool documentary about the scandal around the Seattle Sonics #fb
“In one mindless stroke, the committee has rendered the Nobel Peace Prize a...”
– Because I’m still nonplussed… wanted to share another good article on the subject of Obama’s peace prize. Peggy Noonan and William Kristoff make odd bedfellows.
A Wicked and Ignorant Award - WSJ.com
“Education made America great; neglect of education can reverse the process.”
– Op-Ed Columnist - The Uneducated American - NYTimes.com
Anagram of my name, provided by McKinsey & Co.
Jonathan: the anagram of your name is "HO-HUM! I'M CRAB-LIKE"
me: hahaha
is that really true?
is there a site that did that?
Jonathan: nope, this is what i do at work
but yea its true
all the letters are therre
“I’m nonplussed”
– @nytimeskristof busts out the vocab in his reaction to Obama’s Nobel Prize award.
Really no other way to see this then “too son.” For an already tainted award (mind you, Yaser Arafat is a former recipient), the Oslo committee would really be bolder if it didn’t try to be so...
“President Barack Obama recently finished the book, according to administration...”
– Behind Afghan War Debate, a Battle of Two Books Rages - WSJ.com
Ha. For some reason, when I read this sentence, I pictured Joe Biden asking Obama “when you’re done with the book, can I read it? Please?”
“Cancer doctors get hit because the Administration believes specialists order too...”
– (via adamkatz) —>
Obama’s War on Specialists - WSJ.com
“Health care reform” is a cruel joke right now. Pay off the big insurers (subsidies for huge new patient population), let the drug companies and big hospitals off easy, and split docs by giving primary care guys raises and cutting...
Inequality as Usual by Ross Douthat - NYTimes.com →
Ross Douthat is finding his voice in the Obama presidency as one of the better conservative intellectuals out there. I think he nicely identifies one of the key yardsticks we’ll be using to measure Obama’s success. Though I haven’t read enough on inequality literature to make my own judgment, Douthat’s critique — and general skepticism that we can combine European...
WatchESPN 30 for 30
A Sports Documentary series coming from ESPN this Fall. Looks absolutely incredible; can’t wait for it. Here’s Bill Simmons’ overview.
“It has always been a place apart. It is of the American West, the destination...”
– Will California become America’s first failed state? | World news | The Observer
Irving Kristol saved the right from intellectual... →
(via adamkatz)
Mark Zuckerberg: The evolution of a remarkable CEO →