March 2011
23 posts
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A Speech Every Startup Founder Should Watch →
Fifteen minutes of inspirational gems from Jack Dorsey, in a recent town square at Square:
We want to design the beautiful and build the impossible.
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Seth Godin: 'I have no intention of apologizing... →
Seth Godin is a man’s man:
Not sure if you’ll forgive me, but no, I’m not going to believe that only a few people are permitted to be gatekeepers or creators or generous leaders. I have no intention of apologizing for believing in people, for insisting that we all use this moment and these assets to create some art and improve the world around us.
To do anything less...
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Taylor Mali on What Teachers Make →
This is the second Taylor Mali video I’ve ever seen and I’ve yet to be anything but blown away. Taylor seemingly spits hot flames of truth for a living.
Here’s the first.
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'People who don’t pay you generally wouldn’t have... →
Tim O’Reilly:
You’ve probably seen my paper from 2002 called “Piracy is Progressive Taxation.” I think that’s a really good metaphor. If you are extremely well known and have a very desirable product, then yes, you probably do suffer a bit from piracy, in the same way that if you make a lot of money you pay more in taxes than if you don’t make any money. But we generally accept that...
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Want to Catch up on The Forefront of Scientific... →
Then watch Ray Kurzweil’s videos on Big Think, and prepare your mind to be blown.
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'Quit your job and go start it' →
Marc Cenedella, founder of TheLadders:
Yes, there are characteristics for people who are good at entrepreneurs. They quit their job and they go start it.
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Floating Soccer Pitch →
As part of their “Make THE Difference” campaign, TMB Bank shares an inspirational story of a group of kids that didn’t let something silly like living on a
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Charlie Rose Interviews Ray Kurzweil →
Shame it isn’t longer.
Andy Santamaria Made A 'Reader's Manual' for His... →
And now I wish all blogs had one. For instance:
If even one other person gets some value from reading my blog, well, cool. There are plenty of other places on the web where you can get link bait, marketing analytics, infographics, scholarly quotes and top-ten lists.
Whoever tries to convince you the Internet is for anything other than infographics (and possibly kittens) is full of celery.
...
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'No Room for More Funding' →
Holden Karnofsky of GiveWell:
By and large, [charities] seem to be aggressively soliciting donations, and we feel that many are implying these donations will be used in the relief/recovery effort. […]
However, a close look at the language they’re using reveals that their actual involvement in relief/recovery may be very limited and they are seeking donations for other activities.
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Real Work Just Got Real →
Seth Godin:
The drive-by technorati are well-informed, curious and always probing. They’re also hiding… hiding from the real work of creating work that matters, connections with impact and art that lasts. I love to hear about the next big thing, but I’m far more interested in what you’re doing with the old big thing.
(Via Marco Arment.)
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3/11 →
The Big Picture chronicles the Japan earthquake and tsunami.
Deep breath.
SXSW →
I’m not giving a talk — let’s leave that to the pros — but I’m here and you should totally say hi.
Spot-on →
Mathew Ingram:
But the reality is that when it comes to improving blog comments, anonymity really isn’t the issue — the biggest single factor that determines the quality of comments is whether the authors of a blog take part in them. […]
In the end, it’s not the tool that matters, it’s the connection that it allows with readers, and that can’t be automated.
It’s difficult...
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IDEO Is Stepping into Non-Profits with IDEO.org →
Coming this fall, Linda Tischler elaborates:
The new organization will aim to work in three different ways: partnering with non-profits to design solutions to problems in the areas of health, agriculture, water and sanitation, financial services, and gender equity; using open innovation platforms and social networking to share insights on best practices; and launching a year-long “future...
A Day in the Life of Abbey Road →
1:33 sums it up.
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The Placebo Effect →
Pretty freakin’ weird.
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You Can, And Should, Charge for Your Web Product →
Pinboard creator Maciej Ceglowski, on the day Delicious’s demise leaked:
If Pinboard were not a paid service, we could not have stayed up on December 16, and I would have been forced to either seek outside funding or close signups. Instead, I was immediately able to hire contractors, add hardware, and put money in the bank against further development.
(Via John Gruber.)
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Al Jazeera English May Be Coming to American TV →
Neal Ungerleider, for FastCompany:
The Qatar-based network is currently in talks with cable giants Comcast and Time Warner, creating a groundswell of enthusiasm among American news junkies and a collective groan from right-leaning conservative activists.
Please. Oh please.
(Via Future Journalism Project.)
How To Be South By South Best, an SXSW Video Guide →
Funny in that “Holy shit this is exactly what everyone really is like at SXSW. I hope I’m not an asshole too” sort of way.
See y’all there in a week. Email me if you want to grab an energy drink 2.0.
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iPad, Then and Now →
John Gruber, terrific as usual:
The biggest difference, though, was this: last year Apple didn’t yet understand the iPad. They knew it was good. They knew it had potential. But they didn’t know what it was. They had a sense that in the conceptual space between an iPhone and a MacBook there was uncharted, fertile territory. And they set for themselves a wise metric: the iPad would only succeed...
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Space Shuttle Discovery Launch, Viewed From An... →
A space shuttle moving 3,000-10,000 MPH, viewed from a plane 30,000 feet in the air, filmed with a high-definition camera, uploaded to a network of computers to be instantly viewed by 3,000,000 people (and counting).
Fifty years ago, this was the unfathomable stuff of science fiction.
(Via Gruber.)
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Nokia CEO Stephen Elop's Crisis Letter →
Stephen Elop:
Nokia, our platform is burning.
Startling. I’m speechless.