Michael Broukhim

A robot learning to flip pancakes

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 02:49:07 -0700

"I think most people have one top idea in their mind at any given time. That’s the idea their..."

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:06:41 -0700

“I think most people have one top idea in their mind at any given time. That’s the idea their thoughts will drift toward when they’re allowed to drift freely. And this idea will thus tend to get all the benefit of that type of thinking, while others are starved of it. Which means it’s a disaster to let the wrong idea become the top one in your mind.”

- This is so right. The Top Idea in Your Mind

I showed my mom Penultimate for her iPad and within 30 seconds...

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:07:21 -0700

I showed my mom Penultimate for her iPad and within 30 seconds she popped this into my inbox. iPad is the ultimate mommy computer. Way to go mom! Love you too.

Everything You Think You Know About Mike Tyson Is Wrong

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:46:01 -0700

Everything You Think You Know About Mike Tyson Is Wrong

This is very awesome: Exclusive first look at “revolutionary”...

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:05:30 -0700

This is very awesome:

Exclusive first look at “revolutionary” social news iPad app: Flipboard — Scobleizer

"In 1950, thousands of teenagers were asked if they considered themselves an “important person.”..."

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:12:28 -0700

“In 1950, thousands of teenagers were asked if they considered themselves an “important person.” Twelve percent said yes. In the late 1980s, another few thousand were asked. This time, 80 percent of girls and 77 percent of boys said yes.”

- Op-Ed Columnist - The Gospel of Mel Gibson - NYTimes.com

"Los Angeles-based management company Creative Artists Agency decided to get into the basketball..."

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:59:42 -0700

“Los Angeles-based management company Creative Artists Agency decided to get into the basketball agent business. Seeing how influential they could be in the summer of 2010, CAA bought the agencies that represented James, Bosh and Wade. Bringing them all under one roof gave CAA huge control of the market and took down any barriers the three would have with negotiations.”

- 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 of James, Wade and Bosh | cleveland.com

"In May, after the Cavs were ousted in the conference semifinals, I wrote that LeBron was facing one..."

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:45:50 -0700

“In May, after the Cavs were ousted in the conference semifinals, I wrote that LeBron was facing one of the greatest sports decisions ever: “winning (Chicago), loyalty (Cleveland) or a chance at immortality (New York).” I never thought he would pick “HELP!””

- Bill Simmons: Countdown to the LeBron James decision - ESPN

I’m in <3… YouTube Leanback offers effortless...

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 01:00:13 -0700

I’m in <3… YouTube Leanback offers effortless viewing

This is the video that just came up on my Leanback channel:

Macho Man Randy Savage Interview London Arena England 1989 (via netoon151)

adamkatz: Trey and John Doin Work Our new company slogan!!

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:19:56 -0700

adamkatz:

Trey and John Doin Work

Our new company slogan!!

Flying Cars… bam. Terrafugia Transition - First Flight...

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:12:00 -0700

Flying Cars… bam. Terrafugia Transition - First Flight Video Press Release (via TerrafugiaInc)

The Petraeus Workout

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:09:06 -0700

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

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:01:56 -0700

The Best Vacation Ever:

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

(via Instapaper)

Pumped for the World Cup tomorrow… America - Fuck Yeah!

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:20:35 -0700

Pumped for the World Cup tomorrow… America - Fuck Yeah!

Seven Myths About Grilling a Steak

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:15:12 -0700

Seven Myths About Grilling a Steak

"Another scalp is on the wall. Government officials will erect even higher walls between themselves..."

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 02:53:04 -0700

“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

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 02:50:44 -0700

Apple Nation

Virgin America Offers Free Flights to Twitter Influencers

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 03:17:46 -0700

Virgin America Offers Free Flights to Twitter Influencers:

smart marketing

"Can’t we all agree that sitting in a windowless office going through boxes and boxes of documents is..."

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:54:00 -0700

“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...

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:47:39 -0700

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.