June 2008
102 posts
“Brain globalisation is simply the recognition that international mobility of...”
– Business.view | Beyond brain drain | Economist.com (via datainsightsideas)
“And were an epitaph to be my story I’d have a short one ready for my own. I...”
– Robert Frost (via robot-heart) (via julyshewillfly) (via scout)
“Organize something. Why does Google insist that it’s goal is to “organize the...”
– A Manifesto for the Next Industrial Revolution - Umair Haque (via datainsightsideas)
The Nine Billion Names of God →
dailymeh:
Short story by Arthur C. Clarke.
“The test of a first rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas...”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Crack Up (1945). Via Andrew McAfee (via somethingchanged)
““This is the real news of our century. It is highly feasible to take care...”
– –R. Buckminster Fuller, The World Game, 1971
“Mobile is the Internet for an increasingly large and attractive consumer...”
– 1.2 Billion Mobile Subscribers! - eMarketer (via datainsightsideas)
“I’d rather have our colleges either be more explicitly vocational — ie, be in...”
– Ben Casnocha: The Blog: Those Late Night Dorm Conversations!
This echos my feelings on college exactly. Read the entire post if you’re curious — it’s an insightful look at higher education.
(via davidhoffman)
Top 10 TEDTalks →
“So while Facebook was happy to sell 1.6 percent of the company to Microsoft for...”
– ConnectU: Facebook convinces judge it isn’t worth $15 billion
“The problem I am pointing to, however, is […] a simple problem that afflicts us...”
– Language Log’s Geoffrey Pullum on a phenomenon he calls “nerdview”. (via nostrich)
Watchjakeandamir:
Ace and Jocelyn - Episode 5
me: better rest it off
me: cant be sick during the jaeger bombs on sat morning
skyler: oops, you spelled 'every morning' wrong
“Having a good memory is a serious impediment to understanding. It lets you cheat...”
– Wow. This is exactly how I feel and why I always say I’m not smart, I just have a good memory.
Stevey’s Blog Rants
(via jnunemaker)
“Since Facebook introduced applications I’ve been staying away. I just want to...”
– digger: xerusxerus (via alexwhite)
tyler: so i have a vision for when i graduate - i think i want to move to the caribbean
tyler: and get a boat
tyler: and float a4round and fish and write and that will be my life
me: um
me: like carribean as in "pirates of" or like the tropical region
tyler: tropical region of which pirates have been known to enjoy
me: oh.
Watchcaseydonahue:
I DARE you not to smile watching this.
“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without...”
– Aristotle (via alexwhite)
“What we do during our working hours determines what we have; what we do in our...”
– George Eastman (via affremblequotes)
Watchpile:
Peter and I were listening to the new Girl Talk album and he had the bright idea to remix the Macbook Air ad.
my favorite link right now →
peterwknox:
laniesa:
i love the message.
Same.
“I walked through Union Square on my way to acting class and got offered loose...”
– Alec Baldwin on the non-traditional tourist experience| Showbiz Spy (via peterwknox)
““If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.”
Albert...”
– 10,000 words (via anspik)
We think too much
kyleshank:
about developing software. What if instead of trying to create huge companies or sell enterprise software at 5k a pop that we sold little bits of software, little bits of content, at a really low price.
There are services emerging that make payment a ton easier. What if someone could buy a bit of really useful code you made available for $1.99 over a text message? Software could...
“At 5:01 Pacific Time the first gay marriage in California took place thanks to a...”
– Jon Stewart on The Daily Show (via mattirick)
sponge-ing:
the new girl talk is pretty delicious....
An Entrepreneur Can Come From Anywhere
jakoblodwick:
American entrepreneurs are among the most welcoming social groups in the world. Anyone can join their ranks.
You will be discriminated against on the basis of your ability and passion. Your race, religion, age, net worth and politics will be overlooked (unless they negatively affect your work).
Would You Pay $715 for $630 in Cash?
joelaz:
There is a buy-it-now listing on eBay today where the seller is offering $630 in cash, which he will send electronically to the buyer through PayPal. The current price for this listing is $715. Why would someone pay $715 for $630 in cash? Well, you may have heard that Microsoft recently launched a ridiculous “cash back” promotion in the hopes of bribing Google customers to switch to...
“The world has achieved brilliance without wisdom, power without conscience. Ours...”
– Omar Bradley (via affremblequotes)
“This shirt is dry clean only. Which means… it’s dirty.”
– Mitch Hedberg (via simko)
“Listening to long voicemail intros can take a lot of patience— especially if you...”
– via Popgadget (via amazingamanda) (via peterwknox)