Michael Broukhim

Jun 29

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Jun 26

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…

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The Best Vacation Ever -

How should you spend your time off? Believe it or not, science has some answers.

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Jun 25

[video]

Seven Myths About Grilling a Steak

“Another scalp is on the wall. Government officials will erect even higher walls between themselves and the outside world. The honest and freewheeling will continue to flee public life, and the cautious and calculating will remain.” — Op-Ed Columnist - General McChrystal and the Culture of Exposure - NYTimes.com

Apple Nation

Jun 23

Virgin America Offers Free Flights to Twitter Influencers -

smart marketing

Jun 21

“Can’t we all agree that sitting in a windowless office going through boxes and boxes of documents is “beneath” most people who graduate from top law schools and/or clerk for federal judges? Why can’t Skadden look for lawyers who are willing to do work that is beneath them for a period of time if it leads to something better down the road, instead of forcing people to keep up the legal fiction that they have a “passion” for doing brainless work?” —

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.

adamkatz:

First time I’ve seen Blackberry promote BBM. Guess they’ve realized that BBM is a (the?) killer app

Think they’re grasping for any straw they can as the sun gracefully sets on the Blackberry era… Best move for RIM at this point would be to build Android phones. There’s no clear-cut hardware leader in the Android space and they have the relationships / DNA to become the “Dell mobile,” which unfortunately seems like their best case scenario now as the odd man out in an iOS/Android world… that or cut costs, cut R&D, milk the corporate market for all they can, and pay a healthy dividend to shareholders.

adamkatz:

First time I’ve seen Blackberry promote BBM. Guess they’ve realized that BBM is a (the?) killer app

Think they’re grasping for any straw they can as the sun gracefully sets on the Blackberry era… Best move for RIM at this point would be to build Android phones. There’s no clear-cut hardware leader in the Android space and they have the relationships / DNA to become the “Dell mobile,” which unfortunately seems like their best case scenario now as the odd man out in an iOS/Android world… that or cut costs, cut R&D, milk the corporate market for all they can, and pay a healthy dividend to shareholders.