February 2009
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Honesty vs. Authenticity
There are many who see honesty as a noble goal within business or personal relationships. Though I think honesty captures the passive and reactive components to the open exchange of ideas, authenticity extends the responsibility to be a proactive representation of your true self. Where honesty has an on/off switch, the ethical center of authenticity requires it to be always on. It isn’t...
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Beatallica - “Hey Dude”. If...
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Rahsaan - “Mama’s Baby”. This...
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Uncertainty, Experience and Intuition
Serial entrepreneurs have a unique capacity for uncertainty. They recognize uncertainty for what it really is – opportunity. Thomas Edison once said, “Opportunity is missed by most people because it comes dressed in overalls and looks like work.” Uncertainty presents us an opportunity to work through something with an unpredictable outcome. The more you embrace these experiences and gain...
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The Blue Hawaiians - “Martini...
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Lewis Taylor - “Melt Away” - Stoned....
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Erykah Badu - “Stay” - Live. Friday...
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Expertise, Influence and Resourcefulness
Intelligence is routinely characterized as one’s relative ability to interpret, recall or conceive ideas, and those who do it best are considered experts. We all have numerous experts in our lives who make up various circles of influence whenever we seek knowledge. Early in human history, knowledge could only be stored in our heads, thus increasing the need for, and the importance of, experts. ...
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Rob Threezy - “Love To The World”. ...
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Chinese Mistress Contest Takes Tragic Turn →
And somewhere in China, amidst the lead filled toys and questionable pet food, stuff like this happens.
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Killswitch Engage - “My Curse” - As...
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Jamie Cullum - “Lover You Should Have Come...
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“My issue with this study is that for the Long Tail theory to hold true, it must...”
– Me, in response to to this study regarding how of the 13 million available music tracks on the internet, 10 million were not purchased in 2008, allegedly disproving the Long Tail Theory.
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“The open simultaneous communication during the Shorty Awards was a function of...”
– Me, in response to the snark-lite NYT article on the Shorty Awards
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“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.”
– Benjamin Franklin
bonerparty:
MC Paul Barman “Cock Mobster”
Funny...
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Dave Douglas & Keystone -...
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How much television do we really watch?
bijan:
I’ve been suspect of the stats coming for years out of Nielsen - especially when it comes to time we spend watching television.
A few months ago, the LA Times reported that Americans were watching nearly 8 hours per day watching TV according to Nielsen. And today, the NYT says that TV viewing is rising still (according to Nielsen).
I’d love to get my hands on that data. We know that...
joelaz:
New Birth Brass Band - Fat Boy
If...
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Pat Metheny and Brad Mehldau - “Ring of...
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“I wish people didn’t equate clean design to good UI. People are so easily...”
– Anonymous comment on TechCrunch in response to the Myspace vs. Facebook debate, but definitely applicable to many other often heralded sites.
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Unix Time = 1234567890 On Valentine’s Day →
(via giantrobotlasers)
This is amazing. 1234567890 is the number of seconds since 00:00:00am on January 1, 1970, when time began (thanks Bill Joy et. al.).
“If you’re like us, and only follow a few people on Twitter, you should try...”
– From the Tumblr Staff regarding Tumblr/Twitter integration. So Tumblr Staff, are you suggesting that your users should only follow a few people on microblogging platforms like Twitter and Tumblr as a best practice, undermining the very amplied voicing that has propelled your service? Probably...
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Kenny Garrett - “Spanish Go Round” -...
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The Fixx - “One Thing Leads To...