August 2011
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“The tech press is preoccupied with investments, trends, exits, and other “inside...”
– Chris Dixon (via brycedotvc)
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More on barefoot running...
Every week for the past few months, I seem to stumble upon articles on the benefits of barefoot running… Because of this I started running on thinner shoes: I don’t think I’ll ever get to complete barefoot running, I don’t like stepping on bugs. Really. Despite all of this hoopla, I haven’t noticed any huge benefits or issues. It’s all par for the course...
I’m still uploading and editing photos from my weekend trip to Indonesia…stay tuned!
nycearthquake.tumblr.com →
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“There’s no strong consensus about what “online identity” is or is not, but...”
– (via cacioppo)
*This means both online and offline quarter/mid-life crisis’. Yay?
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bijan sabet: Taxing the rich →
I stand with Bijan on this. This sums up what I think about the current tax discussions. Well written post!
bijan:
Like many of you, I’ve read Warren Buffets NYT op-ed.
I’ve also read Arringtons, Screw the Rich post. http://t.co/Ku49HHR
To be clear I am not a macro economics expert. I loved the class in undergrad but that was a few years ago :)
I have a very simple way of looking at this
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IM conversation I just had:
(Me): So today…
(Me): instead of fruit
(Me): I’ve eating cake instead…
(Me): I think that’s a bad thing.
(Me): But, Marie Antoinette would have wanted it that way.
(Friend:): we need to keep marie happy ofcourse!!
“A considerable number of Americans already live and work around the world. But...”
– Next Frontier for Restless Americans? - NYTimes.com
This reminds me of an article I read recently (but can’t find…) about this same group of expats becoming more like a nomadic middle calls - moving around the world and following the markets.
As the article talks about folks moving...
“HTML5 mobile web apps are taking us back to the web on mobile, where you can...”
– A VC (Fred Wilson)
*FTW! Following URLs on my mobile is always a gamble whether I’ll reach anything useful or not.
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“I don’t want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I...”
– Lloyd Dobler, Say Anything
I think of this quote often…
(via likeproust)
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http://www.vanityfair.com/business/features/2011/09... →
In any case, if you are obsessed with cleanliness and order yet harbor a secret fascination with filth and chaos, you are bound to get into some kind of trouble. There is no such thing as clean without dirt. There is no such thing as purity without impurity. The interest in one implies an interest in the other.
When I studied Maastricht, I did wonder how and why Germany would ever join the...
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Get a coffee, give a coffee →
guy:
You can download this picture of my Starbucks card to your phone and buy coffee at Starbucks with it. Seriously. My card gets charged, you don’t. Details are here.
If you’re feeling generous, you can also add money to my Starbucks card by doing this and enjoy some serious good karma.
Find out if there is any money on the card by following @jonathanscard. (via waxy)
**I saw this show...
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“New York is a lonely place. But in New York, you’re never alone.
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– Here Is Everything I Learned in New York City (via sebastianwaters)
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I had 2 pints for Brooklyn Lager last night afterwork…in Hong Kong. I think I am the only person who was not aware you could get BROOKLYN LAGER in HONG KONG!
The start-up law of comparative advantage - Term... →
Good/quick read.
July 2011
28 posts
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