January 2012
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I'm asking for an intervention.
I realized that something happened, sometime in the last 8 months. Since Dash was born, basically. I look at these design and home style magazine photo spreads. White walls. Original oak table. Three or four beautifully handmade objects scattered around. And I have a single thought. “These people have never had children.” This is how it starts, doesn’t it? Be fair. Just let...
Jan 26th
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Jan 25th
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Jan 25th
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“Obama made no mention of the successful raid during his State of the Union...”
– Navy SEALs Rescue Two Aid Workers in Somalia in Daring Raid - ABC News Force projection into probably the most dangerous area on the planet. The butcher’s bill: nine kidnappers killed, zero casualties, two aid workers released. In 20 years, when we’re discussing the Obama legacy, his...
Jan 25th
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“In the past, workers with average skills, doing an average job, could earn an...”
– Average Is Over - NYTimes.com
Jan 25th
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Jan 25th
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“When asked about the impact of the lower-cost tablets, Apple CEO Tim Cook...”
– Apple’s Massive Numbers And Some Context | TechCrunch Astounding if true.
Jan 25th
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Miranda July Called Before Congress To Explain... →
Jan 21st
“The thing about accomplishment is that it is addicting, right? Mastering new...”
– Tips from a combat designer: The art of boss design Excellent article exploring the difference between movie and game design.
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Jan 16th
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“Entrepreneurship is the pursuit of opportunity without regard to resources...”
– Howard Stevenson, HBS professor, Breakthrough Entrepreneurship | What’s an Entrepreneur? The Best Answer Ever  (via courtenaybird) tedr says: not to be a jerk, but so is Crime. (via tedr) Crime is just another level of risk arbitrage. It is attractive because it simultaneously inhibits...
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“Why can’t they just hire a lobbyist like everyone else?” this aide said.”
– Fighting Antipiracy Measure, Activist Group Posts Personal Information of Media Executives - NYTimes.com BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Jan 14th
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“Does the New York Times believe that the Obama administration either authorized...”
– The Stories Ex-Gitmo Detainees Tell | The Weekly Standard
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24 years in the Bay Area
I spent the first 12 years of my life in Upstate New York, close to the Massachusetts border. We lived about a half mile from a dairy farm, in a rural/suburban community that seems impossibly idyllic in my memory. In the second week of January, 1987, my mom finished up the last of the packing and got my brother and I on a plane to San Jose, California. We probably flew out of Schenectady, and I...
Jan 10th
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Jan 9th
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Jan 8th
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December 2011
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“Donna Fountain carried her list with her everywhere, five items written out in...”
– Brooklyn woman killed in Christmas hit and run died with pocketful of dreams   - NY Daily News Fuck.
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“So, the battle lines are drawn. Will it be Batman’s rugged, John Galt-ish...”
– Batlas Shrugged: Batman, Gotham’s Libertarian Hero, and his Unlikely Nemeses - Forbes Somehow both poignant and silly.
Dec 22nd
“In its energy and complexity, football captures the spirit of America better...”
– Gerard Baker: Football Is Better Than Soccer - WSJ.com I was reading somewhere that the average pro defensive scheme is so complex that, at any given moment, the number of viewers who might completely understand what’s going on when a play begins is around 5%.
Dec 21st
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