August 2011
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“Do we think that people watch Mad Men because they would prefer to live in a...”
– Feminist Media Criticism, George R.R. Martin’s A Song Of Ice And Fire, And That Sady Doyle Piece (via azspot)
It’s great when feminists tell other feminists to STFU for being shrill. Especially when it’s about Game of Thrones.
Misadventures in VC Funding: The $24 Million Moz... →
Fantastic post (and, depressingly, one I can relate to) about how awful the VC fundraising process is for most startups.
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Hello, Raleigh!
Just arrived for a weekend of Starcraft 2 @ MLG Raleigh. That’s right, I’ll be watching South Koreans who get paid to play video games professionally destroy pasty white dudes for the next 3 days. Totally thrilled.
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The North Carolina Barbecue Society Historic Trail →
marksbirch:
This is one epic barbecue trail regardless of your opinion on North Carolina ‘cue. I have sadly only been to a few of these places, and some joints are not what they used to be, but it would be one awesome road trip to hit all 24 spots in a week (with a few side trips for real Southern fried chicken to boot).
As much as I love BBQ - and I did 6 in a weekend at SXSW - doing 24 in...
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Bisexual Men Do Exist, Study Finds - NYTimes.com →
Loving the dry humor, NYTimes.
“And, again, even if this feature is a couple of years late, it’s the latest sign...”
– Twitter improves photo sharing again with user photo galleries – SplatF (via pieratt)
Is building features for “avid users” the right priority, right now?
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“During the first 5 days, the number of downloads from the U.S. for the latest...”
– Fox’s 8-Day Delay on Hulu Triggers Piracy Surge | TorrentFreak
Cooking frenzy
Meals I made this weekend thanks to a trip to the farmers market:
Saturday dinner: turkey on whole wheat with goat cheese, chives, heirloom tomato, basil, and tarragon dijon mustard.
Saturday salad: Arugula, burrata mozzarella, heirloom tomato, olive oil, pepper, salt.
Saturday dessert: Bourbon vanilla ice cream, farmers market blackberries, homemade whipped cream.
Sunday breakfast: Omelette...
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“Decision fatigue helps explain why ordinarily sensible people get angry at...”
– Do You Suffer From Decision Fatigue? - NYTimes.com (via myserendipities)
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“Eastman Kodak Co. (EK) may hold patents worth five times more than the business...”
– Kodak Worth More in Breakup With $3B Patents - Bloomberg
This is so sad.
“New York City plans to test new “pay by phone” parking meters that...”
– City to test parking meters that can be paid by phone - NYPOST.com
Oh dear lord please let this happen.
Why NYC is great
I just passed a guy with a cat sitting on his head as well as an interracial gay couple holding hands. No big deal.
“A man associates a fragrance with a woman. It stays in his memory forever.”
– Paul Marciano, CEO of Guess (via carlyvous)
Yup. I have several scent/ex gf associations. (via section9)
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ABC Ready to Follow Fox on Web TV Pullback -... →
This is a big deal and bad for consumers.
The money quote, from Disney (ABC) CEO Bob Iger:
“The relationship that we have with the distributors is a very valuable one, and it’s one that we aim to respect by both protecting what we currently have and determining or figuring out ways that we can expand on it.”
100ft by 100ft PARKING LOT in Manhattan sells for... →
Found via Percolate, which I have to say is pretty damn good.
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“Hamdi Ulukaya, the founder of the American company Agro Farma, which owns...”
– What Explains The Remarkable Rise Of Greek Yogurt? | The New Republic (via apsies)
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Taxing the rich
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
1. I would like to see the country do more with less waste. Everyone does. When I hear people say we shouldn’t...
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Skillshare Raises $3.1 Million to Turn Everyone... →
malcolmong:
(by @jennydeluxe of @nytimes)
Congrats Malcolm, Mike, and team! I remember when we spoke back in June, and you guys weren’t sure if raising now was the right move. Yes, it was the right move :)
Surprise! Starting a business means working... →
startupgirl:
The New York Times posted an article yesterday about several entrepreneurs who quit (or were laid off from) their corporate, high-paying jobs and started small businesses. To a person, they were astounded to find that running your own business means working longer hours, stretching your skill-set, worrying about money, thinking about customers, and (gasp!) not always doing exactly...
“Just so you know, there isn’t any Mexican food in Italy.”
– Robin, who would marry black beans if she could, while living in Italy for 6 months
“Once, when Ferran Adria was back in Barcelona for the winter, he bought a...”
– Michael Paterniti, He Might Be a Prophet or the Greatest Chef in the World (via christmasgorilla)
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lindsaykap:
$120,000: Median net worth of American family $1,847,500: Median net worth of supercongress $883,500: Median net worth of Democrats on supercongress $7,708,000: Median net worth of Republicans on supercongress
[via OpenSecrets and Mother Jones]
Disappointing, but completely typical. Sigh.
NB — Small nitpick: is median really the best measure for the supercongress? It’s 6...
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What If Mario Jumped To The iPhone? →
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parislemon:
If Nintendo were to do this, their hardware business would effectively be done.
BUT, the software sales would be beyond massive. How many copies of Mario and Zelda would Nintendo sell on the iPhone? What about the iPad? What about Apple TV?
Nintendo is in the unique position where they could certainly have leverage to strike a special deal...