September 2009
45 posts
“It is only on the brink that people find the will to change. Only at the...”
– The Day The Earth Stood Still (via filmquotes) (via radarchive)
WatchParamore performed acoustic versions of 5 songs on “MTV Unplugged” a few weeks ago. Above is “Brick by Boring Brick”, but if you click through, the full setlist includes “Ignorance”, “Decode”, “Misery Business” and “That’s What You Get”.
“The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for...”
– Zig Ziglar (via jilllian)
pantsblog:
Spin Doctors - Two Princes
Just go...
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The End of the World - Immortality Only 20 Years... →
Futurist Ray Kurzweil claims that nanotechnology will one day deliver immortality and provide a massive upgrade to the human condition: “Within 25 years we will be able to do an Olympic sprint for 15 minutes without taking a breath, or go scuba-diving for four hours without oxygen. Heart-attack victims will calmly drive to the doctors for a minor operation as their blood bots keep them...
Paramore - Brick by Boring Brick
Their new album,...
Climbing the Wrong Hill - Career Advice from Chris... →
People early in their career should learn from computer science: meander some in your walk (especially early on), randomly drop yourself into new parts of the terrain, and when you find the highest hill, don’t waste any more time on the current hill no matter how much better the next step up might appear.
Obama Calls Kanye a 'Jackass' -- The Audio →
So, hit the link above for the proof that Obama did in fact call Kanye a “jackass”, and claimed only after he said it that it should be off the record. Meaning that the Whitehouse bullied ABC News into deleting their tweet with said comment ex post facto.
I have no problem with what the President said (Kanye is a jackass), but come on - are we really so proper that the nation’s...
Collate: Foursquare for ibankers/lawyers
schwartzy:
You know that recent article hyping Foursquare where a doctor recommends foursquaring everything we do, including, e.g., medical stuff, like taking prescription meds or going to a checkup?
It occurs to me that one arena where such an application might work is amongst ibankers and lawyers (a fiercely competitive BSD bunch, if I say so) logging in how many hours they’ve worked in a...
Whoo, 99 Followers - who's going to be #100? The...
The Top 20 VC Bloggers →
Some good reads on this list.
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Much Ado About Nothing - Check Cashing Fees
There has been some wailing and gnashing of teeth recently about bank fees, and check cashing fees in particular. Some have decried them as a “poverty tax”, and refer to bankers as “supercilious and dim”. The argument seems to be that check cashing is a basic human right, and should be provided free of charge - and that there are no current means to receive banking...
“The most patriotic thing you can do: bust your ass and get rich. Make a boatload...”
– Mark Cuban
Police: 'Chunky' escorts rip off intoxicated men |... →
Mountlake Terrace police are on the lookout for a trio of escorts who are alleged to have stolen about $440 from four customers who had invited them over for a weekend party. The cops have their work cut out for them since they’re relying on four victims who were “incredibly” intoxicated and provided only the barest of descriptions.
According to police, the four victims...
Greatest Headline in the History of Sports...
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Happy Dicks was a linebacker at Georgia in the mid 60’s, which will make this article about the journalist from Georgia, the late Lewis Grizzard, GA ‘68, that much funnier.
On the eve of the Georgia (Bulldogs) - South Carolina (Gamecocks) game 41 years ago, I was hanging out with three Sigma Pi brothers (the Hound, Tex, and Bake), drinking a few cold PBRs at the...
If anyone works at Disney (or knows someone that...
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Trivia Answer: Nobel Prize Winners
Answers to this week’s trivia.
Mahatma Ghandi was nominated for the Peace Prize five times, yet never won it before his assassination.
In addition to the Nobel Peace Prize, five others are awarded: Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Medicine/Physiology and Economics.
The one other well known family was Niels Bohr, who won in 1922 for his contribution to understanding the atom, and his...
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This Week's Trivia Topic: Nobel Prize Winners
I got carried away and made it a bit long this week, but I think it’s interesting. Two bonuses at the end to keep you engaged, so read the whole thing.
The Nobel Prizes were established in 1895 by the will and estate of Swedish chemist and inventor Alfred Nobel. They have grown in prominence and come to be recognized as one of the most prestigious awards in the world, and carry a...
