February 2010
“We need to end the massive, distorting subsidies for home-ownership, health...”
– Fareed, on defusing our looming debt crisis (via newsweek)
uncensored rambles: Johnny Cash named his... →
One day my grandmother casually mentioned that Johnny Cash named his daughter, Rosanne Cash, after her.
And of course my response was WHAT?!!!! So, in honor of what would be Johnny Cash’s 78th birthday, I’m sharing the story.
My grandfather, Si Siman, helped start the first syndicated country…
Very cool.
We're all Predators Now
newsweek:
Turns out the U.S. monopoly on deadly unmanned aerial vehicles is nearing the end. From P.W. Singer:
The unmanned spy plane that Lebanon’s Hizbullah sent buzzing over Israeli towns in 2005 was loud and weaponless, and carried only a rudimentary camera. But the surprise flight by a regional terror group still worried U.S. analysts, who saw it as a sign that the unmanned vehicles were...
“That NBC is withholding the footage from Hulu is what the Internet should...”
– Somebody Tell Me Why the Olympics Highlights Aren’t on Hulu | The Big Money (via evangotlib) (via rafimama)
“Buffett always likes a sweetener, and Burlington gives him one in the form of...”
– When CEOs Have Warren Buffett in Their Boardroom - BusinessWeek (via pegobry) (via jryu)
Gaddafi Calls For Jihad Against Switzerland →
evangotlib:
Best headline of the morning.
“Forget about this. We can’t be thinking about how Barnes & Noble has so much...”
– Jeff Bezos in an all-hands meeting with Amazon’s 125 employees after at least one prominent tech pundit predicted Amazon would get wiped out when Barnes & Noble launched its website in 1997, quoted in How Amazon Innovates: Lessons in Strategy for Microsoft and Others. B&N had 30,000...
“There’s a difference between the statements ‘America has the best health-care...”
– Ezra Klein (via savingpaper) (via brooklynmutt) (via newsweek) (via soupsoup)
“I mean, I don’t know what her deal is, but my belief is in 2010 and 2012, public...”
– Jeb Bush, on Sarah Palin. via dailydish (via brooklynmutt) (via imarks)
“Approximately 11%, or 12.1 million, of private-sector jobs reside at companies...”
– Tom Perkins - Silicon Valley Is Not Wall Street
Very impressive and important numbers (via jared)
“Then there’s cyberbusiness. We’re promised instant catalog...”
– Clifford Stoll: Why Web Won’t Be Nirvana - Newsweek.com (1995)
“Baloney. Do our computer pundits lack all common sense? The truth in no online...”
– Clifford Stoll: Why Web Won’t Be Nirvana - Newsweek.com (1995)
If you're interested in the loft email mike AT...
Anyone need a 900 square foot loft in SoHo?
Outstanding location, fantastic landlord, very reasonably priced. Work space, no live. Let me know.
E-mail me at mike AT blip DOT teevee if interested.
mokoyfman.com: How I Unplug →
I was asked recently by an amazing organization called Reboot for my thoughts on what the Sabbath means to me in the current always-on, real-time information age. They follow:
We live in a world of endless information flow. Bits and bytes are our food and water. They move back and forth at a…
“Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful.”
– Warren Buffet (via youmightfindyourself)
Everything Is Media: In which we live in... →
I will fire up Chrome to use DoubleClick for Publishers or for Advertisers.
I will use it to manage ads sold directly, but I will also use it to sell or buy inventory through the DoubleClick Exchange. If there are problems with any campaigns, I will get email alerts, which I will read in Gmail…
Cablevision to Connect PCs and TVs Through the... →
rafimama:
Cablevision has announced what it’s calling a “first of its kind” service to enable its digital cable customers to connect their PCs to their TVs. The PC to TV Media Relay service will begin a technical trial in June 2010, and will allow users to access whatever information or content that is available for display on their PC, including (according to the release):
Personal stored...
“It’s sad the incident in Texas happened, but by the same token, it’s an agency...”
– Congressman Steve King (R-IA), defending the attack on the IRS building in Austin.
(via Andrew Sullivan)
Who is Steve King, Republican of Iowa? I mean, in addition to being an asshole?
He wants to grant the pre-born equal protection under the 14th Ammendment.
He opposes monitoring TARP funds to...
WALL ST. JOURNAL: The human brain has shrunk 10%... →
dpstyles:
inothernews:
This is a fascinating read in today’s WSJ on how parts of the body have changed over the past 5,000 / 10,000 / 50,000 years. It points out that evolution of the human body not only allowed us to survive - it has actually led to “today’s most pressing health problems, such as cancer, obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.” (Subscription may be required, to read...
bijan sabet: Focus →
Focus is something that so easy to say but difficult to do.
It’s hard for everyone. I have a hard time with it as my friends and colleagues can verify. I’m grateful that my job allows for a reasonable amount of ADD.
Focus in startups can be quite difficult as well. Everything is unproven and…
“It’s sad the incident in Texas happened, but by the same token, it’s an agency...”
– Rep. Steve King (R-IA) (via Catbus)
I’m sure the country would react in a similar, calm and apathetic manner if somebody on the left were to say, “I don’t know if the Underwear bomber’s grievances were legitimate. I know I’ve been upset about the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan.”
(via...
“I’m the Forrest Gump of the Internet.”
– Craig Newmark via christmasgorilla
It is so true, he really is Forest Gump. From the same article I also saw this today, “Craigslist gets more traffic than either eBay or Amazon.com. eBay has more than 16,000 employees. Amazon has more than 20,000. Craigslist has 30”
via Mike Hudack
(via...
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CEO Tim Armstrong deploys software that helps journalists collaborate on...”
– AOL Moves to Build Tech ‘Newsroom of the Future’ - BusinessWeek
I think this is a brilliant approach to effectively building a very popular information sharing service, but I wouldn’t call this the newsroom of the future. If you limit the content to just what is popular, you’ll be missing a lot of...
“With television ratings up amid a strong U.S. team performance, P&G is...”
– Proctor & Gamble CEO not sure Tiger Woods will appear in Gillette commercial - ESPN
I didn’t know that part of the P&G “Moms” campaign that launched during the opening ceremonies also included P&G making donations to help mothers of the US athletes travel to the games.
Very classy...
Is It A Waste Of Time Talking to VC Associates?
caterpillarcowboy:
robgo:
There has been some chatter on Twitter about the value of pitching to VC associates. Thought I’d lob in my 2 cents on the shuttle to NYC. Full disclosure - I am a senior associate at Spark Capital.
Roles have blurred between associates, principals, EIR’s, and VP’s. Regardless of title, different roles have different levels of influence within a partnership. ...
“It certainly doesn’t hurt to have code jedis at the helm of your starship, but...”
– The Value of Design to Startups - BusinessWeek (via secondverse) (via tedr) (via evangotlib)
