February 2012
3 posts
Gerry Graf on How to Make a Great Commercial →
“A lot of ideas come at the beginning. Most you should throw out.”
Russian scientists reach Lake Vostok after 20... →
Why does this sound like the opener to a horror movie?
Russia says it has pierced through Antarctica’s frozen crust to a vast, subglacial lake that has lain untouched for at least 14 million years, hiding what scientists believe may be unknown organisms and clues to life on other planets.
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January 2012
7 posts
Microwaves Ruin Everything, Video of Items... →
Microwaves Ruin Everything, Video of Items Exploding in a Microwave
The Uppers & Downers of Parenting (Or, Coffee &... →
via @evapeep
Yahoo’s Renovator in Chief →
Scott Thompson, PayPal’s president, will try to revamp Yahoo, the struggling online media company. He succeeds Carol Bartz, who was dismissed in September.
“There’s a real opportunity for him at Yahoo, if they can take all this [user] data and use it for advertisers.”
Meh.
December 2011
2 posts
Physicists Anxiously Await New Data on ‘God... →
Scientists are set to issue a progress report on Tuesday morning on the search for the Higgs boson, which would vindicate the modern theory of how elementary particles get mass.
November 2011
12 posts
1 tag
Things I Am Carrying Inside Me
petervidani:
1 whole wheat bagel with cream cheese
4 slices of tomato
2 slices of raw onion
2 half-sour pickled cucumbers
¼ pickled tomato
2 oz. of coleslaw
1 bowl of matzoh ball soup
3 slices of carrot
½ chopped cow liver and raw onion sandwich on white bread
⅔ potato pancake
1 Nexium™
4 raw oysters
½ roll with haddock
1 buttered, salted roll
½ sea urchin
not for long, dude.
WatchFor inspiration, return to a proven source.
It’s been a long while since I first watched this inspiring mini-perspective on Andy Mueller, in @Coudal Partners’ Western State series. Directed by Slowtron.
October 2011
5 posts
THE GUN by C.J. Chivers: For the Barbarians, A... →
cjchivers:
Since returning from Afghanistan last week, I’ve been worried about a debt past due. What do I mean? Well, there’s a small story here, and it’s about this website and the other social media tools that we have been using to push news alongside the daily bread at the NYT. And the background is…
you guys made a great deal. @bnjmn, let me know if you’d like a stand-in....
The Man Behind the Window - The Morning News →
terrific (slightly old) story about an old story, its author, Allan Seager.
July 2011
1 post
June 2011
6 posts
50 Quotes of Albert Einstein →
nevver:
“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction.”
“Imagination is more important than knowledge.”
“Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.”
“The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.”
“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a...
“Lap after lap a driver experiences g-forces comparable to an astronaut during...”
– These Cars Turn Right! Become a Formula One Fan This Weekend by Matt Langer (via petervidani)
May 2011
20 posts
Newsweek: The UK’s Daily Mail ran a shocking story... →
newsweek:
The UK’s Daily Mail ran a shocking story yesterday by star journalist “DAILY MAIL REPORTER” about new satellite images that show the “alarming speed at which Pakistan is constructing a weapons-grade nuclear reactor.” The bombshell talks about the billion-dollar buildup and includes a quote…
#bubblering
“He always drilled into me that it was far better to work for yourself and own...”
– I’ve known Magid since the late 90s and served on his board. I’ve known Jack since he was a teenager. they are proof that nature and nurture are a powerful combo.
Milo.com Founder Jack Abraham and Father, ComScore Founder Magid Abraham: Is Entrepreneurship Inherited? - Susan Adams - Getting Ahead -...
Watch“Absolutely no brandcuffs…”