December 2011
21 posts
“I wonder if a person ever really ceases to feel young — I mean, for a...”
– Mark Twain - Letter to Mr. and Mrs. William Gordon, 24 January 1906
Double post on his birthday
“If at any time you find it necessary to correct your brother, do not correct him...”
– Slide Show: Mark Twain’s ‘Advice to Little Girls’ by Vladimir Radunsky
via curiositycounts
November 2011
33 posts
Information Arbitrage: Long-term utility vs.... →
informationarbitrage:
I am not in the deal business: I’m in the partnership business…
This is so important. If you’re an early stage founder, always know whether your VC thinks of your company as a partnership or a security. When the shit hits the fan, it will make all the difference in the world.
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The littlest details
I’ve always wondered why email verification emails reveal the underlying link. I’m sure I’m missing something, but isn’t this:
more human than this:
?
Maybe there’s a good security purpose to revealing the underlying address, but hell if I’ve ever paid attention to the random characters. When I’m resetting a password, I’ve got my mental model...
“Where language is awkward, innovation is occurring. New experiences precede...”
– Drewbot:
“I mean, it’s round, how difficult can it be?”
– The front-desk attendant at the Renaissance Hotel in Carmel, exasperated, when asked whether visitors struggle to navigate the town’s many roundabouts. Carmel now has 70—all safer, faster and more efficient than the traffic lights they have replaced. (via theeconomist)
I love roundabouts!
“We don’t usually delude others until after we have first deluded ourselves. Some...”
– David Frum on the GOP’s Lost Sense of Reality — New York Magazine
“Part of the reason Roosevelt’s record looms so large from a distance is because...”
– Jonathan Chait on Liberal Disappointment — New York Magazine
“We need a leader, not a reader.”
– Herman Cain, addressing his lack of familiarity with foreign policy after bungling a recent interview on Libya. (via officialssay)
Audiofil.es: LongReads for great audio →
nprfreshair:
Just saw this today on a public media discussion group and thought I’d pass it along.
For my commuters
“Cupcake inequality is on the way up. People will stand for hours outside of...”
– The Inequality Map - NYTimes.com
List: Ways in Which She Could Have Blinded Me With... →
jtotheizzoe:
From McSweeney’s:
She exposed me to excessive ultraviolet radiation, which gave me terrible cataracts.
She removed all traces of vitamin A from my diet.
She launched well-targeted projectiles at my eyes, causing severe trauma.
She poisoned me repeatedly with steroids, which over time caused the formation of a pituitary tumor that pressed against my optic chiasm severing my...
“The exaggerated faith in small samples is only one example of a more general...”
– Daniel Kahneman - Thinking, Fast and Slow
“System D is spreading technology around the world at prices even poor people can...”
– The Shadow Superpower - By Robert Neuwirth | Foreign Policy
“When approached for details, ESPN initially refused to comment on its hiring...”
– Sight Of Matt Millen On TV Simply Too Much For Nation’s Unemployed To Handle | The Onion Sports Network
“Ms. Grzibovska did not respond to a message left through her Facebook page.”
– Suit Against Photographer Seeks Re-creation of Wedding After Divorce - NYTimes.com
Progress?