January 2012
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“No matter the ability — whether it’s intelligence, creativity, self-control,...”
– The Trouble With Bright Kids - Heidi Grant Halvorson - Harvard Business Review
December 2011
6 posts
An NBA strategy session on how Chris Paul will... →
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November 2011
3 posts
The Refreshing Seriousness of Tim Tebow - Kevin... →
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Bill Simmons attempts to decipher the motivation... →
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October 2011
24 posts
A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs - NYTimes.com →
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“I coined the term “illusion of validity” because the confidence we had in...”
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Everything Kills You
“If you eat sugar, sit down, or use a cell phone, YOU’LL DIE!!!!!”
That’s what I posted on twitter six months ago with this picture:
Then today we find out that taking vitamins kills you too.
WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!
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A Problem With Apple's Latest Release
This is an actual, potentially big, problem that apple is going to have related to the non-fanboys understanding the product lineup*.
Here is an excerpt from an email from my sister, who is considering getting an iPhone:
“I guess an iphone5 isn’t coming out? So should I still try to get an iphone 4? Or what about an iphone3?”
*However, it is much easier than trying to parse...
On Apple's Logo
“One of the deep mysteries to me is our logo, the symbol of lust and knowledge, bitten into, all crossed with the colors of the rainbow in the wrong order. You couldn’t dream a more appropriate logo: lust, knowledge, hope and anarchy.”
- Jean-Louis Gassée, former Apple executive
On Apple
September 2011
9 posts
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Thinking About Politics Makes You Unhappy
When people think about politics, their happiness decreases. A lot.
Thinking about politics has a similar effect on your happiness as becoming unemployed.
This paper from Angus Deaton (Princeton University) reports on research into the financial crisis and the well-being of Americans.
It sort of proves what we all already knew: If you want to be happy, don’t pay attention to politics.
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“In 1990, fewer than 70 NFL players weighed more than 300 pounds. A count of this...”
– Jonathan Abrams and Robert Mays on former NFL linemen losing weight following their pro careers - Grantland
“I have often said that the sole cause of man’s unhappiness is that he does not...”
– Blaise Pascal Addicted to Diversion and Afraid of Silence – Justin Taylor
August 2011
3 posts
July 2011
9 posts
“As Southerners, we know that a man with a chainsaw is worth 10 with a clipboard,...”
– Epic writing from Rick Bragg at CNN - http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/25/what.stands.in.storm/index.html
