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The Best Advice My Dad Ever Gave Me (for Demo Day) by Danielle Morrill

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 18:21:38 -0700

This was the first moment I realized the difference between starting a startup and being a CEO, instead of being an employee, was primarily a question of having the balls to go for it. Chutzpah, gumption, whatever. They’re all euphemisms for having balls.

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Have some balls!

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Todd Forsgren’s Ornithological Photographs (NOTCOT)

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:16:09 -0700

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Beautiful Birds In Awkward Positions, Photographer Todd Forsgren Captures Birds Traps In Mist Nets (think Spiderweb Fenc... - #49530

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:11:15 -0700

*rugenius
Beautiful birds in awkward positions, photographer Todd Forsgren captures birds traps in mist nets (think spiderweb fences) for research.
#49530

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A look back at the tech brainstorm for Minority Report

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:22:58 -0700

A look back at the tech brainstorm for Minority ReportJun 21 2012

Back in 1999, as he prepared to make a movie called The Minority Report, Steven Spielberg gathered top science and technology types to an “idea summit” where they would share thoughts on what things might look like in 50 years. To mark the ten year anniversary of the movie’s release, Wired asked a dozen of the summit attendees to reflect on the experience. According to one participant: “There was no shortage of megalomania, although there was good reason for it.”

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Bringing Light (and Sound) to a World Heritage Site: "O (Omicron)" by AntiVJ - Core77

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 17:01:38 -0700

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Featured Panel: Historic Restorations - Events - Dwell

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 16:57:31 -0700

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Camera+ Turned Down Acquisitions; Also Says “F*ck The VCs” | TechCrunch

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 11:52:50 -0700

In a rallying cry for all those who forgo outside investment, the founder then exposed his middle finger to the world’s venture capitalists, saying, “I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again … f*ck the VCs!”

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Fantastic!

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More views of the Tiananmen Tank Man

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 22:18:25 -0700

More views of the Tiananmen Tank ManJUN 06 2012

I’ve seen several versions of the iconic Tank Man photo but here’s a little-known wider view that shows just how many tanks the guy was holding up.

Larger version here. There is also, amazingly, video of the incident:

You’ll note at the end that the man is hustled off by a group of people. See also the Tank Man of Tiananmen (via @polarben)

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Singapore Family Sedan Matches Cost of a U.S. Home - Bloomberg

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 23:19:47 -0700

<blockquote class=’posterous_long_quote’>A new 2012 Passat sedan made by Volkswagen AG (VOW), the world’s second-largest carmaker, costs about $152,000 in Singapore, including the license, according to classified ads website SGCarMart.com. The median price of a U.S. metropolitan area home is $158,100, National Association of Realtors data show.</blockquote>

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The Purpose of Spectacular Wealth, According to a Spectacularly Wealthy Guy

Wed, 02 May 2012 13:26:58 -0700

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“This could be the most hated book of the year.”

A reader’s comment:
“So we gave these guys $1Trillion in tax cuts. Where’s the $20Trillion in improvements in the economy?”

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36 Hours in East London

Wed, 02 May 2012 13:22:58 -0700

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I was there 10 years ago before it blew up, can’t believe I didn’t move there.

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The “Me, Too” Startup Syndrome | Funtrepreneur

Tue, 01 May 2012 17:36:17 -0700

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so true.

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Talent Shortage Looms Over Big Data - WSJ.com

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:29:29 -0700

In the meantime, companies will have to be largely self-taught, said Nick Halstead, CEO of DataSift, one of the U.K. start-ups actually doing Big Data. When recruiting, he said that the ability to ask questions about the data is the key, not mathematical prowess. “You have to be confident at the math, but one of our top people used to be an architect”.

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“You have to be confident at the math, but one of our top people used to be an architect”.

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A High Frequency Trader's Apology, Pt 2

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:42:11 -0700

In a previous post I discussed the mechanics of HFT. If you haven’t read it, go read it now. Now I’ll discuss it’s social utility and cost.

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A High Frequency Trader's Apology, Pt 1

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:41:30 -0700

I’m a former high frequency trader. And following the tradition of G.H. Hardy, I feel the need to make an apology for my former profession. Not an apology in the sense of a request for forgiveness of wrongs performed, but merely an intellectual justification of a field which is often misunderstood.

In this blog post, I’ll attempt to explain the basics of how high frequency trading works and why traders attempt to improve their latency. In future blog posts, I’ll attempt to justify the social value of HFT (under some circumstances), and describe other circumstances under which it is not very useful. Eventually I’ll even put forward a policy prescription which I believe could cause HFT to focus primarily on socially valuable activities.

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Should I Check my Email? | swissmiss

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:30:40 -0700

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May be?

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Jaguar surprised by Mad Men cameo

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:56:28 -0700

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Coffee Supreme Auckland New Zealand

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:25:54 -0700

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Hypocrite: Web freedom faces greatest threat ever, warns Google's Sergey Brin | The Guardian

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 12:28:28 -0700

The principles of openness and universal access that underpinned the creation of the internet three decades ago are under greater threat than ever, according to Google co-founder Sergey Brin.

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Silicon Valley’s star designers push aside programmer nerds - The Globe and Mail

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:16:26 -0700

In a highly competitive recruiting climate, it’s not uncommon for even Facebook to encounter top design talent playing hard to get. For the toughest cases, Ms. Aronowitz plays her trump card: She asks Mr. Zuckerberg to place a personal phone call.

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Finally!

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