July 2010
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“For me, a double-dip is another recession before we’ve healed from this...”
– Robert Shiller, professor of economics at Yale University
Sorry this wasn’t a picture of a happy puppy.
“73% of iPhone users are very satisfied with AT&T’s service.”
– Most iPhone users love AT&T (via hiten)
Cognitive dissonance anyone?
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“I also believe that conventional monetary policy is tapped out, and...”
– J Bradford Delong, Department of Economics, U.C. Berkeley, writing back in January of 2009. The Fed might as well have read this excerpt as their recent official testimony to congress. It seemed to me Bernanke said, “Anyone got any ideas? I’m open to brainstorming here!”
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“I would like to beg of you, dear friend, as well as I can, to have patience with...”
– Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet. (via dihard) (via rahmin)
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Read this speech - Solitude and Leadership
I found so many truths in William Deresiewicz’s Solitude and Leadership.
I’ve chosen this particular excerpt because it goes really well with another recent quote I shared with the caveat that this passage is much much more powerful amid the rest of the text with the context and exquisite organization that the full piece provides:
Introspection means talking to yourself, and one...
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It’s summer.
“We might say of friendships that they are a matter not of diversion or of return...”
– http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/04/friendship-in-an-age-of-economics/
June 2010
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Learning To Love 'Being Wrong'
There are so many good quotes from this little NPR interview and I suspect her book, Being Wrong. One that sticks with me as someone trying to run a business, is statement about the field of science having a culture of celebrating and rewarding learning rather than being right.
There is no long term value in being right; there is a lot in learning. I want my business to reward long term...
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May 2010
17 posts
WatchFrench Broad River, MILES: 105, LOCATION: Ashville, NC.
Check out the rest of the rides here: http://www.rapha.cc/map
Hat tip: Nathan Spindel
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rentzsch.tumblr.com: [C4 release]; →
With resistance to Section 3.3.1 so scattershot and meek, it’s become clear that I haven’t made the impact I wanted with C4. It’s also clear my interests and the Apple programming community’s interests are farther apart than I had hoped.
I give my heartfelt gratitude to the C4 volunteers, speakers and attendees. The best thing I can say about C4 is that I know it changed many lives for the...
WatchI want to rock out this hard.
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WatchSan Francisco in 4k
Shot on a RED ONE camera. Watch in HD on vimeo, with nice speakers, while having your morning coffee. Then, if you’re in the bay area, think about how lucky you are :-P
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Every blog should have an aggregator
A very astute observation at the bottom of the latest Venture Hacks post, The Wilson Bump. Emphasis mine.
I think Y Combinator has the smartest approach to the “investor = media property” problem. I read YC’s Hacker News every day because it serves up one or two gems every day.
What’s in it for YC? Among other things, every YC startup with a significant post will be sure to get on the...
WatchIntelligentsia Chemex Brewing Guide - It’s hard not to get excited about Chemex with this type of music in the background. I love these videos a little too much.
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Ristretto | Chemex →
A nice introduction by Strand. Near the bottom he goes through testing natural vs oxidized filters - my kind of morning!
I tested the filters against themselves, rinsing each with a different volume of water; I tested the filters against each other; I switched coffees, going from the fruity and faintly funky Michicha Natural Sundried to the cleaner and more citric Kiryama; I switched back. I...
April 2010
12 posts
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Life After Facebook →
Written last year by a friend who I no longer see in my feed. I felt I should link to it now since a lot of people seem to be debating breaking up with Facebook (not me yet).
Tuesday July 28, 2009. That was the day I broke-up with Facebook. I’d been thinking about it for while, would I miss him? Was I willing to give him up forever? Were there other kinder, more affectionate social...
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“These are exciting times to be an entrepreneur and compared to when I was...”
– Index Seed - Going Back to Our Roots
I feel pretty damn lucky to be an entrepreneur in this time period.
“The story of my life. Eat like there is no tomorrow and when tomorrow comes ride...”
– My Dad, on cycling and eating
WatchBrewing by the cup - educational, to the point, and impressive.
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“Someone asked me recently what slow coffee is, and my explanation was simple: it...”
– Watts (from Intelligentsia) on the Next Decade
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People Say Never Forget →
Instant messaging Tara, my best friend and partner, while she was in and out of connectivity hiding in a stairwell with others. Every time her connection dropped, I was literally dizzy. This seemingly happened for hours but realistically probably minutes.
No, I probably won’t forget that.
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But most important to this Virginia Tech alumnus, on April 16th, I won’t forget to celebrate...
Brittany Bohnet: This hit me pretty hard today →
This also hit me hard.
What Matters Most (from The Purpose Driven Life) Learning to love unselfishly is not an easy task. It runs counter to our self-centered nature. That’s why we’re given a lifetime to learn it. Relationships, not achievements or the acquisition of things, are what matters most in life. Love…
“Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of...”
– Thomas Edison (via superamit)
March 2010
10 posts
“I was told I needed “followers.” These were people who would sign on to receive...”
– This is awesome: Atwood in the Twittersphere
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Our version of sweet nothings?
Tara: hi butface
Tara: you smel
Tara is offline. Messages you send will be delivered when Tara comes online.
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