May 2011
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“What the idea fails to explain is why companies fail (or succeed) as a cohort....”
– Is RIM’s management the cause of its failure? | asymco
May 31st
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NeuroDojo: Before you attack science, could you at... →
I don’t assume Coburn is actually ignorant of the background, he’s just playing on the ignorance and fear of voting republicans. What bothers me though is the mentality that people would think they could judge, with no information at all, the implications and uses of someone’s research.
May 30th
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May 30th
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Why PayPass fails and Square wins
Google’s new NFC payment system is basically PayPass on your phone. You can add more than one card, and integrate with Google Offers. The fundamental usage is the same though. You wave your phone over a NFC reader and the merchant authorizes it like a slightly more complex credit card. There are a few serious problems with this experience design, which is why it hasn’t taken off in...
May 27th
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“So Microsoft has received five times more income from Android than from Windows...”
– Talk about patent trolls. Microsoft has received five times more income from Android than from Windows Phone | asymco
May 27th
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May 26th
May 26th
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“The point of such laws is to keep prices up in order to fund French culture and...”
– Ha, I love Ars Technica. France attempts to impose e-book prices on Apple, others
May 25th
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Markdown →
John Gruber’s Markdown is really the best way to format text files that can easily be converted to HTML, yet remain entirely readable. ;)
May 24th
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abortionplex.jpg - mlkshk →
oy
May 23rd
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May 22nd
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May 21st
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Netflix isn't swamping the Internet; ISPs are... →
May 21st
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Math Technique Could Spot Planets With... →
really neat!
May 21st
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May 21st
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An Open Letter to North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue:... →
May 20th
May 20th
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May 19th
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“Again, the poor were stuck in the city, and many remain stuck there today. The...”
– Why the poor live in cities « Per Square Mile
May 17th
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May 16th
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Texas close to banning TSA searches, TSA invents... →
Good to see conservative values applied constructively in a way that solves problems.
May 16th
May 15th
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“These trends are troubling because they threaten to undermine a chief...”
– Why the U.S. Must Slow the Immigration Brain Drain | Head Case - WSJ.com
May 14th
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May 14th
May 14th
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Referring To Grammy-Winning Hip-Hop Artist, Rove... →
not racist at all, right.
May 11th
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“TVs are designed to do one thing only: sell. To do so, they must fight for...”
– lol, just got a new tv, so this is maybe more funny than usual to me. Prolost - Blog - Your New TV Ruins Movies
May 9th
May 9th
May 9th
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How Many People Are In Space Right Now? →
May 8th
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“This is why the Very Serious People are wrong when they say, “I’m...”
– Cap’n Transit Rides Again: Do you want to be Serious, or do you want to be right?
May 8th
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May 4th
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May 3rd
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“The blunt-force approach of a bandwidth cap does have the advantage of making...”
– Shed a Tear: The Age of Broadband Caps Begins Monday | Epicenter | Wired.com
May 1st
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“But progressives have to do more than explain why science is right. Too often,...”
– When conservatives choose God over science - Salon.com
May 1st
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What's the most epic photo ever taken? - Quora →
May 1st