March 2012
37 posts
“Ishmael complained famously, in the first paragraph of Moby Dick, of having...”
– The Spectacular Rise and Fall of U.S. Whaling: An Innovation Story - Derek Thompson - Business - The Atlantic
February 2012
42 posts
“Most recently, the number of shareholders issue has arisen as Congress considers...”
– Angel Investor Bill Payne | BillPayne.com
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Apple at $.5T Market Cap
Not sure what’s more amazing: Apple hitting a market cap of 1/2 trillion dollars OR the fact that it’s P/E is only 15.25?
“a quip from true Facebook believer AKQA Tom Bedecarre: “If Facebook can...”
– Facebook Replaces Google as Disruptor of Online Advertising | Digital - Advertising Age
Love it...the WWW begins... →
fred-wilson:
“This project is experimental and of course comes without any warranty whatsoever. However, it could start a revolution in information access.”
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WorldWideWeb wide-area hypertext app available - comp.sys.next.announce
BRYCE DOT VC: The Problem With "Innovation" →
brycedotvc:
Last week while prodding a pitching entrepreneur on his competitive landscape I rattled off potential competitor after potential competitor in order to gauge his reaction. After appeasing me for a few of them he paused, mid-sentence, a little befuddled. Then he stopped altogether.
A little…
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“It’s sort of a touching response to a $1.2 trillion deficit, isn’t...”
– Warren Buffett Derides Chris Christie For ‘Write A Check And Shut Up’ Comment
“My concern is that Ms. Clinton is not an outlier, but part of a trend. The...”
– Steven Strauss: Chelsea Clinton for Congress? What Does That Tell Us About America?
“the NYT didn’t question why a 30ish year old (with no significant media or...”
– Steven Strauss: Chelsea Clinton for Congress? What Does That Tell Us About America?
“Mazur cites a quip to the effect that lectures are a way of transferring the...”
– Eric Mazur on new interactive teaching techniques | Harvard Magazine Mar-Apr 2012
“Can conservatives finally face the fact that they actually want quite a lot from...”
– Ideological hypocrites - The Washington Post
“Many conservatives — including, bravely, George W. Bush — pushed for the bank...”
– Ideological hypocrites - The Washington Post
“Conservatives in power have never been — and can never be — as anti-government...”
– Ideological hypocrites - The Washington Post
“Why is Santorum so against contraception? Because there’s a line in...”
– Bill Maher: Republican Debate Review
“And isn’t a highlight of every debate when Mitt Romney takes umbrage at...”
– Bill Maher: Republican Debate Review
“That is why I insisted on teaching the business of journalism. For we...”
– Profitable news « BuzzMachine
“It’s one thing to be inspired by an anonymous person’s amazing...”
– MediaShift . Pinterest: Why What It’s Not Says So Much | PBS
“The person who learns the most in any classroom,” Mazur declares, “is the...”
– Eric Mazur on new interactive teaching techniques | Harvard Magazine Mar-Apr 2012
“There is zero correlation between course evaluations and the amount learned,” he...”
– Eric Mazur on new interactive teaching techniques | Harvard Magazine Mar-Apr 2012
“n a traditional physics course, two months after taking the final exam, people...”
– Eric Mazur on new interactive teaching techniques | Harvard Magazine Mar-Apr 2012
“The French method of culinary education for their children also illustrates a...”
– What French Parents Do That Americans Don’t : NPR
“Druckerman began paying close attention to how French methods with children...”
– What French Parents Do That Americans Don’t : NPR
“Why is it that Republicans don’t want government involved when it comes to the...”
– Rick’s Religious Fanaticism - NYTimes.com
“We believe that it will eventually be shown that cataract surgery results in...”
– Aging of Eyes Is Blamed in Circadian Rhythm Disturbances - NYTimes.com
“In a study published in The British Journal of Ophthalmology, Dr. Mainster and...”
– Aging of Eyes Is Blamed in Circadian Rhythm Disturbances - NYTimes.com
“Now a fascinating body of research supports a largely unrecognized culprit: the...”
– Aging of Eyes Is Blamed in Circadian Rhythm Disturbances - NYTimes.com
“But there’s another way to look at the book. It reads more like a historical...”
– Confessions of a Sex Escort to the Stars: Scotty Bowers’s Memoir, ‘Full Service’ - The Daily Beast
“As the class wore on we took our readings and transcribed them into lab books....”
– Embracing The Challenges Of Science Education : 13.7: Cosmos And Culture : NPR
“The Republican depiction of the Administration’s policies towards organized...”
– Rational Irrationality: Did Santorum Really Suggest Obama Isn’t a Christian? : The New Yorker
“As former White House press secretary Dee Dee Myers points out, Clinton is a man...”
– Bill Clinton’s Life Splendidly Chronicled by PBS’s ‘American Experience’ - The Daily Beast
“3. LocalVox LocalVox has created a powerful marketing platform that helps local...”
– The Hottest 10 Startups to Watch in NYC This Year
“With the Facebook iPhone app, there are 6 screens a user has to go through...”
– Here’s The Biggest Threat To Facebook, And What Facebook Is Doing About It
“The most influential and credible study of CSR is the Student Teacher...”
– Class Size: What Research Says and What it Means for State Policy - Brookings Institution
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