December 2009
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Dec 31st
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“There’s a tendency, I think, for executives to think that the right course...”
– Great interview with Jeff Bezos on the Kindle. Lots of good insights into Amazon’s long-term, innovative thinking. Jeff Bezos on Amazon’s success. - By Daniel Lyons - Slate Magazine
Dec 30th
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Jimmy Wales and Andrea Weckerle: Keep a Civil... →
Jimmy Wales and Andrea Weckerle write what amounts to a compelling manifesto for their new nonprofit, CiviliNation, which aims to bring more civil discourse online.
Dec 30th
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Unmanned Aircraft - Future of Drone Aircraft and... →
The role of unmanned aircrafts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Completely changing the nature of warfare, with some ethical implications (the ongoing disconnect between war and our citizenry). Reminds me of Ender’s Game.
Dec 30th
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“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right,...”
– Philippians 4:8, a passage from the Bible that inspired Benjamin Franklin, at the age of 20, to develop a “Plan” for regulating his future conduct.
Dec 29th
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“From an economic point of view, I’d suggest that we call the decade past the Big...”
– Paul Krugman’s decade-end economic wrap-up. Not so good news. Op-Ed Columnist - The Big Zero - NYTimes.com
Dec 28th
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Dec 28th
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WatchWatch
Hilarious overview of the year that was: Never A Year Like ‘09. (Retweeted by Chris Messina.)
Dec 28th
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Dec 28th
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Consider the Lobster: 2000s Archive : gourmet.com →
A brilliant treatise on the ethics of killing/eating lobster, from the late, great David Foster Wallace.
Dec 25th
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TV’s Unintended Consequences § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM →
Lots of interesting studies about TV and its effect on our lifestyles. Most are negative (higher BMIs, less focused attention on tasks), but some, surprisingly, are positive (less lonely, improves women’s standing in a community).
Dec 24th
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The Dark Side of Crab Season - The Atlantic Food... →
The Northern Californian dungeness crab system is vulnerable to poaching from large fisherman from the Northwest.
Dec 22nd
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McSweeney's Internet Tendency: I Am Locking the... →
More Wikipedia humor.
Dec 21st
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Dec 16th
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Dec 15th
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“Talk to your readers like you would talk to real people in professional...”
– I love this quote from Intel’s corporate Internet policy. Far more authentic than the others described in, The Volvo IT Rants and The Importance of a Corporate Internet Policy, surprising given Intel’s reputation as a closed corporate culture.
Dec 15th
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Eater National: Q&A With Saveur Editor James... →
Part 2 of a two-part interview about Saveur’s amazing success, this time with editor-in-chief James Oseland. He also emphasizes the small team (I love his story about taking his own photographs), and he discusses the wall between editorial and advertising (also reminiscent of my DDJ days).
Dec 15th
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Eater National: Saveur Publisher Talks Magazine... →
Part 1 of a two part interview, this one with Saveur publisher Merri Lee Kingsley. In a time when the magazine industry as a whole is getting hammered, food magazines in particular, Saveur has seen a 12% growth in advertising over the past year. What are they doing right? They’ve stayed true to their mission, they’re a small operation, and they’re using the Internet wisely....
Dec 15th
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Locker Room Report: Dana O'Neil: Harvard Crimson's... →
Jeremy Lin is taking Harvard basketball to unforeseen heights. Gonna try to see for myself when they play Santa Clara next month.
Dec 15th