October 2009
92 posts
rdeeming:
Listening a lot to some new Penguin...
“While it is obvious that this maneuver creates a problem for the multi-billion...”
– Bill Gurley - Google Redefines Disruption: The “Less Than Free” Business Model (via jared)
Read the quote twice, then read the article. Network economics lack linearity.
WatchDigital Graffiti Wall + Stencils on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
Awesome!
“California is the world’s eighth- largest economy. Diamond Offshore Drilling...”
– Governments Never in Default Pay More Interest Than Companies
Not sweet!
This is Holly Miranda, she opened for Florence...
“[The last fifty years] produced a persistent increase in asset prices vs....”
– Bill Gross
Wow! I kind of figured this, but wow. Kind of worth a second thought. In lieu of this I’d be fascinated to know what Bill Gross would get into if he were at the beginnings of his career.
“Over the past year, the bonfire of overconfidence has shifted to Washington.”
– David Brooks
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-25) →
George Winston (26)
Phoenix (18)
Regina Spektor (5)
SLEIGH BELLS (5)
Nanci Griffith (5)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
WatchOn the recommendation of A VC I checked out this deck on the meaning of the Internet. I find all of these presentations pretty redundant as they overlay pithy facts and quotes in translucent black frames over vivid pictures. While they tend to say the same thing, the preponderance of these decks is important, as it reinforces the fact set indicating an end of Industrial Age and the dawning of the...
“The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can...”
– Alexis de Tocqueville (by way of Steve Wynn)
The Quiet Revolution →
President Obama and Arne Duncan are making progress on what is arguably the most important component of America’s 21st century success, education.
The best part of this progress is the realization that teaching is not a commodity. Industrialization turned everything to a commodity, that trend will persist in products, but human communication and consequent performance has proven to reject...
“If you’re not going to take risks and you don’t think the future is bright, the...”
– Tim Armstrong, AOL’s CEO (via bijan)
“Third, and most important, following the free is a way to rehearse a...”
– Kevin Kelly
-New Rules for the New Economy was published in 1998
So CMJ is here and I have already blown it by not...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-18) →
R.E.M. (12)
The Rural Alberta Advantage (8)
Beck (8)
Thievery Corporation (7)
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals (6)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Commented on "The Mind of an Independent"
Thanks Dave. Your real world experience drives home the terrifying reality of life in these degenerated urban areas. Originally posted as a comment
by tylerfodna
on The Mind of an Independent using DISQUS.
“Until more people come to a more realistic, fact-based understanding of the...”
– Robert Higgis
Wow!
The Reality Moment →
There are a few out there talking about this, but talk and action are two very different things. If Osborne actually does this and the Brit’s are able to manage the pain of this then I’ll credit Osborne’s leadership. Until that point this is just hollow rhetoric.
“To make it to school, students crisscross streets carved up by gangs, board...”
– The Chicago School Kid Gantlet
This is Sigur Ros singing, chanting or whatever...
This is the Freelance Whales singing...
“My research revealed that lucky people generate good fortune via four basic...”
– Be lucky - it’s an easy skill to learn - Telegraph (via bijan)