February 2010
0 posts
I’m at Serious Pie (316 Virginia St, 4th Ave S, Seattle). http://4sq.com/48MKfz
I’m at W Hotel (1112 4th Ave, at Seneca St, Seattle). http://4sq.com/3RIl5V
January 2010
How to watch 24/7 TV news after you've cut the...
ericmortensen:
France24 - A multilingual French international television news channel, France 24 is based in Paris and owned by France Télévisions.
RT - Broadcast from Moscow, RT is a 24/7 English language news channel focusing on international headlines, giving an innovative angle set to challenge viewers worldwide.
Al Jazeera - Al Jazeera English provides a unique perspective on news...
“Great business idea. But did you find a zealot to run it?”
– Jack Welch
One of the interesting things about running an IAC company is that once a quarter you sit in a room with Jack Welch all day and talk about business. It turns out to be an incredibly healthy exercise to have to answer questions from a tough outsider every once in a while. The above...
“So to recap: CBS wouldn’t allow a group to criticize Bush, wouldn’t let a...”
– DownWithTyranny! (via azspot) (via think4yourself) (via abcsoupdot)
“On Friday, President Obama appeared before House Republicans during a historic...”
– Seth Meyers, Weekend Update (via inothernews) (via savingpaper) (via apsies) (via think4yourself) (via ericmortensen)
“They are lazy. They have all this potential to do interesting things but they...”
– Steve Jobs on Adobe (via soupsoup)
“honestly, I have never believed bin laden made it out of Afghanistan but this...”
– tedr
RT @chucktodd: the president should hold Congressional “town halls” more often. Public needs to see this if they’ll ever trust washingto …
“Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden has called for the world to boycott American...”
– My Way News - Bin Laden blasts US for climate change
“The Obama administration is a brilliant real-time example of the difference...”
– evangotlib
“Standing on a stage, looking down at his Republican questioners, Obama assumed...”
– Obama Goes To GOP Lions’ Den — And Mauls The Lions
“WHEN small businesses face funding squeezes, Mr. Eitelberg and others like him...”
– Spurned by Big Banks, Small Firms Find Cash Where They Can - NYTimes.com
Interesting peek into the world of factoring and purchase order financing. I don’t know much about this space but it reminds me a lot of the check cashing business (which a lot of Koreans run) and the importance of really...
“In one year, here’s what I caught (you might have your own list):
The last...”
– Free Publicity: Who do we help? - Anil Dash
I really, really enjoy Anil Dash.
(via gross)
Rafer sez: Easy to forget the glass-half-full points with the healthcare and wall street messes. McCain certainly would not have even gotten these done. He probably can’t understand why they’re important or...
“We had lost 650,000 jobs in December [2008] - I’m assuming your’e not faulting...”
– President Obama | TPMDC
I keep asking myself why the Republicans would have agreed to let Obama smack down their nonsense for 90 minutes on live television. And I keep coming to the same conclusion. They’ve started to believe their own bullshit. These people weren’t at all prepared for Obama to...
“The whole thing basically went like that: Republican asks obnoxious question...”
– War Room - Salon.com (via think4yourself) (via soupsoup)
“The notion that I would somehow resist doing something that cost half as much...”
– President Barack Obama
War Room - Salon.com
(via think4yourself) (via apsies)
“Until mobile devices compete mainly on price (probably a decade from now), tight...”
– Forget All The “Open” Talk — Apple Should Remain “Closed” (via brianoberkirch) (via hiten)
“[…]a lot of you have gone to appear at ribbon cuttings for the same projects...”
– President Barack Obama
Think Progress » Obama calls out GOP hypocrisy for going to ‘ribbon cuttings for the same projects that you voted against.’
(via think4yourself) (via abcsoupdot)
Obama Among The Republicans
southpol:
OBAMA: “I mean, we’ve got to be careful about what we say about each other sometimes because it boxes us in in ways that makes it difficult for us to work together because our constituents start believing us. They don’t know sometimes this is just politics, what you guys, you know, or folks on my side do sometimes. So just a tone of civility instead of slash-and-burn would be...
“When Tim Armstrong took over as CEO, AOL had 24 ad serving systems and 14 CMS...”
– Buildout Of AOL’s Seed.com Platform Won’t Be Finished Until The End Of The Year
Party of No →
ericmortensen:
think4yourself:
azspot:
Paragons of fiscal discipline, every Senate Republican today voted against reestablishing “pay-as-you-go” budgeting rules that mandate that any new spending must be paid for. The rule passed on a 60-40 party line vote.
Health Discounts →
heyitsnoah:
Whole Foods has an interesting new initiative to encourage healthy behavior amongst its employees:
The pricey grocery chain will give 30% discounts to those who don’t smoke and have low blood pressure, cholesterol and body mass index (BMI) rates, says CEO John Mackey … Employees will fall into four categories: bronze, silver, gold and platinum. Those showing “platinum” health will...
“Basically, his address boiled down to, ‘Fuck me? Oh, no no no, my friend. Fuck...”
– Jon Stewart on President Obama’s State of the Union Address (via bringmethathorizon) (via think4yourself) (via virtualephemera) (via apsies)
“So it’s 2019 and physical book publishing has ceased, save for expensive coffee...”
– http://www.tarynoneill.com/tlc_units/filter/2/46/1 (via millpondpro)
“That is the American tragedy of the early 21st century: a vital and...”
– James Fallows, in a devastating piece on American decline. He seems to be saying that what we think are the real problems are just mirages that distract us from more insidious structural decay and a calcification of the democratic institutions that got us this far - but may not have the agility to...
“I still can’t believe this! All this hype for something so ridiculous! Who cares...”
– Apple’s New Thing (iPod) - Mac Forums
Typical response to the 2001 announcement of the original iPod. Click through for more. (via mattlehrer)
What a great find. Click through. Read the thread. It’s awesome.
I'd like more Howard Zinn and J.D. Salinger quotes...
Anyone But Me Anything But Unpopular with 2.2M... →
rafimama:
videojumper:
Its characters may live in a state of emotional turmoil, but life has been good for teen ensemble drama Anyone But Me since its second season premiere on Blip.tv.
The show has racked up a…
Sure. Toss me the url.
I’m at La Esquina (106 Kenmare St, at Lafayette St, New York). http://4sq.com/2rxxom
“Had he sent his 13 million-strong list after one thing—it could be just about...”
– Email from New York - emptyage
The SXSW attendee survey asked if I felt the Obama administration had made good use of social media. I said no.
Where are our tea parties and town hall disruptions? I want to do what liberals used to do: I want to make a public show of support. Hell, just get me to...
justinday:
Last night our President made an impassioned plea to Congress, to the media, to corporate and special interests. He asked them to stop lining their pockets with wealth and power, just for a moment, and do what’s right for the people they’re supposed to be serving. They sat and listened politely, stood and clapped at the appropriate times, and then went back to business as usual.
...
“There was only thing missing. Next year, we should be able to vote on the two...”
– The State of Our Disunion - Republican Response to the State of the Union - Tuned In - TIME.com
Yet Another Reason Poniewozik Should Write About...
newsweek:
Here’s the lede from his State of the Union piece:
So what did you think of the speech? No, not the State of the Union; other people are all over that. No, not the iPad launch; we’ve already covered that. I’m talking about the Republican response to the State of the Union, which new Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell delivered, in a twist, in front of a crowd of supporters in the Virginia...
