November 2010
October 2010
“Why has the fourth quadrant been so innovative, despite the lack of traditional...”
– Innovation Isn’t a Matter of Left or Right - NYTimes.com (via brianoberkirch)
“The networks aren’t blocking Google TV because it’s Google. They are blocking...”
– Michael Learnmonth - AdAge (via rafimama)
Michael nails it. As usual.
NASA and DARPA Plan ‘Hundred-Year Starship’ To... →
section9:
jonathan-cunningham:
NASA and DARPA have joined forces to build something called a Hundred-Year Starship, according to the director of NASA’s Ames Research Center. Simon “Pete” Worden said NASA contributed $100,000 to the project and DARPA kicked in $1 million.
“The human space program is now really aimed at settling other worlds,” Worden said, according to a Singularity...
“Collins suggests four basic practices for creating a culture where...”
– More Info: Collins’s website: jimcollins.com (via Instapaper)
/rahmin: But before we rush to overcome... →
rahmin:
But before we rush to overcome procrastination we should consider whether it is sometimes an impulse we should heed. The philosopher Mark Kingwell puts it in existential terms: “Procrastination most often arises from a sense that there is too much to do, and hence no single aspect of the to-do…
“Microsoft released their Q1 2011 earnings today. The results were very good...”
– Microsoft Runs Basically The Worst Internet Startup Ever. 1 Year, Over $2 Billion In Losses
Rafer sez: Please don’t document all this goodness without noting how many execs from MSN are now key players at Yahoo!
(via rafer)
“Need more evidence that cable subscribers are cutting the cord? Look no further...”
– Comcast Subscribers Flee as Cable Bills Increase: Video «
8:15 p.m.
thedeadline:
While chasing a story recently, Woodward found himself unable to land an interview with a key general. After countless e-mails, Woodward took matters into his own hands and knocked on the man’s door at 8:15 p.m., which he noted is always a convenient time to reach sources.
“He answers the door and he asks me, ‘Are you still doing this s—?’” Woodward said with a laugh, recalling...
“Bedbugs have already taken up residence at a number of New York City landmarks,...”
– Bedbugs continue assault on NYC at the U.N. - NYPOST.com
“President Bush, she said, “makes the coffee every morning like he used to before...”
– Laura Bush, on her husband’s post-presidency
So scrabble accepts made up words now? (via apsies)
apsies comment win (via evangotlib)
I believe that Bush is far smarter than anyone ever gave him credit for.
“There are no chain grocery stores in all of Detroit.”
– Ezra Klein: The scariest sentence I’ve read today (previously)
Rick Rey joins Blip.tv as Manager of Content...
rickrey:
Hi everyone. This is just a quick update to announce that I’ve joined Blip.tv as Manager of Content Development. I’ll be working directly under Steve Woolf (Director of Content Development, West Coast) in the new Los Angeles Blip.tv office. Steve and I have a long history of creating cool stuff together, and Blip.tv has a long history of supporting independent web producers. I can’t...
“To hear the Republicans tell it, from the second President Obama took his hand...”
– Bill Clinton, quoted by the Washington Post. (via berimbauone)
When he says things like that, it’s very hard for me to keep hatin’ him. You’ve won this round, Mr. Clinton…
(via cijimcb)
Umm, if the Republicans tell it then it wasn’t the bible it was a Koran. Duh, Bill. (via apsies)
Want to work with me @blip.tv? →
justinalcon:
Responsibilities: * Continuously profiling system performance and metrics * Maintaining internal availability targets * Systems capacity planning and management * Documentation of new and existing policies and procedures * Deployment and maintenance via scalable methods Required Skills: * Linux administration and deployment (Red Hat, CentOS, Gentoo, or Debian) * IP networking...
“The drop could be the leading edge of a broader phenomenon. The number of people...”
– No Longer ‘Must-See TV’ - WSJ.com
Consumer behavior like this has huge implications for ad rates. Will be a very interesting couple of years. (via evangotlib)
“Apple has $51 billion in cash, and Steve Jobs had better spend some of it soon....”
– Peter Kafka @ All Things Digital (via blakeley)
“I’ve often wondered why, particularly in today’s challenging times, we aren’t...”
– Lindsey Pollak: How Millennial Women Are Shaping Our Future
Linds has a HuffPo piece this morning.
(via evangotlib)
Parsing The Mayhem: Developments in the... →
tedr:
Terrence Kawaja’s IAB keynote from May is like watching an information carpet bombing with a bunch of 10 ton bombs dropped at the end.
Terrence is a rock star that has been hugely impactful all…
CW Says Study 'Dispels Myth' About Aversion to Ads... →
rafimama:
(AdAge.com) — In the infant business of streaming TV shows online, media companies have long been wary of putting digital viewers off with too many ads. But in what could become a tipping point, a new study finds that web viewers have a much greater tolerance for ads than expected.
The Golden Age of Choice & the Cannibalization in...
bliptv:
“Media naturally trends towards fragmentation. As capacity increases so does choice. As choice increases audiences fragment. When given a choice people generally prefer media that speaks to them as individuals over media that speaks to the “masses.””
— Mike Hudack guest-writing in NewTeeVee this morning. Mike will be speaking at NewTeeVee Live November 10th in San Francisco.
“In one, they sent checks of gradually diminishing size to billionaires around...”
– Spy Magazine@Everything2.com
This. All this is what I want to do.
I forget which of my mentors loved the increasingly-small-checks prank so much. Maybe Paul Boutin, maybe Nick Denton. But it really is the best ever. (via nickdouglas)
“I feel that what frustrates most teachers is that a majority of people who...”
– Teacher commenting on reddit (via nickdouglas)
I’d add that most people finding deep community on reddit and digg are there because they’ve had little chance to do much of significance in their lives yet are seeking validation that their thoughts and feelings and beliefs are valid. This is pretty...
“ABC.com is blocking Google TV users from accessing their shows. Blip.tv, on the...”
– A First Look at Google TV: Some Sites Blocked, Some Optimized: Video « (via bliptv)
“For me, marketing is about values. This is a very complicated world, it’s a very...”
– Steve Jobs’ best quotes - Quora (via superamit)
The Tea Party vs. global warming →
theweekmagazine:
Only 14 percent of Tea Party supporters consider global warming a serious problem right now. That means that more Tea Partiers believe President Obama is a Muslim than they believe in climate change.
Last time we had an insurgent party like this they actually called themselves ” The Know Nothings.”