July 2008
“But just compare the persona Obama crafted to the one crafted by Mitt Romney....”
– Jack Shafer examines why Obama is the Teflon candidate. (via katiebakes)
firef.ly goes public beta
I think Firefly’s a great idea. I have to say, though, that I’m not super thrilled with the implementation. I tried it out today and all of the moving cursors drove me crazy. I think that the default shouldn’t show other people’s cursors. I was also a bit disappointed by the ephemeral nature of my comments. Are they stored somewhere? Can I see a history of the...
“Dr. Paul and Dr. Miguel Escobar aren’t talking about just suppressing HIV –...”
– Doctors may have found a way to destroy HIV | Top Stories | FOX11AZ.com
“I had no business running my own company at 24, but I did it for 8 years and...”
– Richard Wolpert (via gregnews)
Here's a way to solve every budget issue we...
spytap:
I’m going to tell you how to solve every budgetary issue we currently have including the national debt, budget defecits, and even tax issues. Are you ready? Here it is.
Get the fuck out of Iraq and immediately cut military financing by 66% so we can’t make the same mistakes again.
Done. And we can even cut taxes.
That’s a lovely plan. As long as you don’t think that...
Columbia Records AdSense LOL
chetgulland:
As of yesterday they actually had a major piece of real estate on their corporate site displaying Google AdSense ads. A funny poem about the state of the industry if I ever saw one:
The music blog Hypebot had some fun with this today and managed to place this ad on the Columbia Records site:
…And now looks like Columbia is no longer serving AdSense.
Waitress: What would you like to drink?
John Caparulo: Can I have a Coke?
Waitress: Oh, is Pepsi okay?
John Caparulo: Is Monopoly money okay?
33.
whatwoulddondraperdo:
Quietly wait for the catastrophe of your personality to seem beautiful again, and interesting, and modern. [via]
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
continuations:
Jason Calacanis takes google to task for becoming a content company and competing with publishers. While much of what Jason writes may seem clear to folks who have been competing with the content parts of google, I have come to believe that it is far from clear to googlers themselves. This is based on a number of conversations I have had with googlers on various inititiatives. ...
Monetization Rights Management
spiegelman:
mikehudack:
Why aren’t there more companies working on this problem? If content is ubiquitous and free flowing then the next logical problem is how to monetize it in a way that ensures that value is properly assigned. The only people I know working on this problem are at Freewheel. Why aren’t there more?
Here’s another one for you — advertisers now fund content, and may or may...
Monetization Rights Management
Why aren’t there more companies working on this problem? If content is ubiquitous and free flowing then the next logical problem is how to monetize it in a way that ensures that value is properly assigned. The only people I know working on this problem are at Freewheel. Why aren’t there more?
“The City of Flint is looking for sponsors for surveillance cameras that will be...”
– Flint seeks sponsors for police surveillance cameras; some question whether it’s appropriate - The Flint Journal Online News
We’re living in the future. Open question whether or not it’s a dystopian future.
“the best company is one in which the employees are so engaged in their work that...”
– Don’t ask employees to be passionate about the company! (via danw) (via datainsightsideas)
Steve Jobs health condition is private
bijan:
The NYT and others can’t get enough of the Steve Jobs story.
Is he sick? Is he well?
I don’t believe he needs to disclose his health status publicly. It’s none of our business. Shareholders & Apple’s board need to decide if he’s doing the best job for the company or not. And at this time, no one that could do it better. End of story.
I saw this on Slashdot earlier:
“The New York...
29. My boss called me at 10pm and asked me to come...
whatwoulddondraperdo:
Finish your drink and go to bed. Show up at 5am with a smile. If that clown can’t manage a full day’s notice, his job will be yours sooner than you think.
Mad Men.
katiebakes:
A. Am I the only one who hasn’t seen this show yet?
B. Should I start watching this season cold or should I accept that I’ve Missed The Boat and go the Netflix route instead?
(Note: the Netflix route could take me awhile. I’m still halfway through Season 3 of The Wire and Season 2 of Six Feet Under.)
Yes, you’re the only one. Yes, you should go the Netflix route. The VOD...
“You will not easily find a man coming to grief through indifference to the...”
– Marcus Aurelius
Inside the Evolution of Online Video and How It... →
unmediated:
Advertising Online video is finding more fans as it becomes a prominent arena to showcase user-generated content and network TV shows. But those snack-sized clips may soon change, as YouTube seeks to monetize content and advertisers rally around online video.
“Driving home from the city yesterday I was listening to a very interesting...”
– Entrepreneurial Success According to Paul Graham and Madeline Albright - VentureBlog
“How do you know a great entrepreneur when you meet one? Great entrepreneurs...”
– Know Your Competition - VentureBlog
“First they goaded him into going to Iraq and that was pretty successful—for...”
– Jim Pinkerton, Fox News contributor, on McCain’s attacks on Obama’s character. (via election08)
“As everyone knows, a male C.E.O. can’t wear nail polish. So I’m not C.E.O....”
– Rob Kalin, former CEO, now Chairman of Etsy. From today’s NY Times Suits column, noticed first on Scott Heiferman’s blog. (via adamiss)
“By now, the jilted investor in Russia is a bear-bites-man story. No one who puts...”
– Russia’s Crony Statism - WSJ.com
Open question: Is this ultimately good for Russia or bad for Russia? It presumably means more rubles stay in the country, but it also means that future foreign direct investment is laughably unlikely.
Maybe, though, when you’re sitting on as rich a...
“Speaking at an industry conference this week, Mr. Putin, the former president...”
– Putin’s Criticism Puts a $6 Billion Hole in a Company - NYTimes.com
Watchcowsandmilk:
dihard:
Watch the Growth of Walmart Across America *Note: FlowingData has updated its version to include the year.
I was confused by the flurry at the end and the lack of stores near me. It’s because free databases are apparently still the crap. The northeast and California aren’t holdouts, they just didn’t release what date their stores opened. That’s why there are stores...
“It’s true that most of Obama’s victories on this trip fall into the...”
– Obama’s political brilliance in Berlin - Joan Walsh - Salon.com
Asperger Test →
Me too!
spiegelman:
I scored at the level of the “average female scientist.” wtf.
( via unicornology )
“I am going to take a week in August. But I agree with you that somebody,...”
– ABC News: Boom microphone picks up private conversation between Obama and David Cameron
This guy is one smart cookie.
“Maybe the foreign leaders Barack Obama met with on his mid-campaign overseas...”
– My Way News - Analysis: Obama treated like a president on tour
I recently did an interview with a reporter over lunch. She asked me, between bites of her salad, whether I was a “fameball.” I told her that I am not a fameball.
Then she asked if people know who I am. In retrospect I wish I told her that “my friends do.” But I just told her “no.”
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Gates: Beware “Creeping Militarization” →
kenyatta:
“It’s not often that a defense secretary says his department is overfunded, has the wrong strategy and is saddled with a mission ill suited to its core functions. But that’s just what Robert Gates did this week when he spoke July 15 at the U.S. Global Leadership Council.
Ever since he took over the Pentagon, Gates has tried to narrow the military’s roles and missions, particularly...
Honesty Is The Best Policy →
fred-wilson:
This quote from Joe Nocera’s piece on Steve Job’s health in today’s NYT shocked me:
This is Steve Jobs,” he began. “You think I’m an arrogant [expletive] who thinks he’s above the law, and I…
I can’t really argue with the premise that honesty is the best policy. At the same time I feel for Steve Jobs. Health matters should be private. In an ideal world Jobs would be...