July 2012
21 posts
“Premature scaling is the most common reason for startups to perform worse. They...”
– Why Do Startups Fail? An Analysis of 3,200 High-growth Technology Startups | Brilliant Forge
“The Supreme Court said, ‘Yes we have a second amendment, you have a right...”
– Gun Control Dominates Conversation After Aurora - Politics - The Atlantic Wire
“But this is not the time for reasonable people, on both sides of this issue, to...”
– Jason Alexander’s amazing gun rant - Salon.com
“There is no excuse for the propagation of these weapons. They are not guaranteed...”
– Jason Alexander’s amazing gun rant - Salon.com
“Then there are the folks who write that if everyone in Colorado had a weapon,...”
– Jason Alexander’s amazing gun rant - Salon.com
“The advocates of guns who claim patriotism and the rights of the 2nd Amendment –...”
– Jason Alexander’s amazing gun rant - Salon.com
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Britain's #TDF Dominance
4 British riders (#Wiggins, #Froome, #Cavendish, #Millar) won 7 stages & went 1-2…fitting given London Olympics…& perhaps tribute to #Tom Simpson who died on #Ventoux
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Britain Conquers The Tour De France
Not sure whether I’m happier for #Wiggins, #Froome, #Sky, or #Phil Liggett & #Paul Sherwin on historic British 1-2 win at #TDF?
“Having worked for Congressman Bachman’s campaign for president, I am fully...”
– John McCain Slams Michele Bachmann’s ‘Unfounded’ Attacks On Huma Abedin, Muslim-Americans
“The hot drink somehow has an effect on your systemic cooling mechanisms, which...”
– Cool Down With A Hot Drink? It’s Not As Crazy As You Think : The Salt : NPR
“Columbus took an abstract and unproven idea and proved it was true. Baden says...”
– Is The Hunt For The ‘God Particle’ Finally Over? : NPR
“It’s weird to think that particles only become massive by interacting with...”
– Is The Hunt For The ‘God Particle’ Finally Over? : NPR
“Because if you put [yourself] in his position … what’s he supposed...”
– Federal Judge Richard Posner: The GOP Has Made Me Less Conservative : It’s All Politics : NPR
“the uninsured face a 40% higher mortality rate than those with health insurance,...”
– 3 Health-Care Misconceptions That Never Die
Why Do People Believe in Scientology and Other... →
The last quote of this article is chilling, (“Context is everything,” said Dawson. “In the right context, with the right in-group social support, people will believe almost everything, or behave in almost every way”), as it not only suggests how easy it may be for anyone from a Pol Pot to a Hitler to a Jim Jones to control “normal”, psychologically well-adjusted people, but also...
Hincapie is a Class Act...
“I’m sad he is going through this,” said Hincapie, the only rider to have been on all of Armstrong’s Tour-winning teams. “He’s done so many things for the sport. His accomplishments are incredible.”
4 ex-Armstrong teammates reportedly to testify -... →
Note the by-line: SAINT-QUENTIN, France
“a little like the engineer of a locomotive unhitching the caboose and telling...”
– Why Murdoch Changed His Mind on News Corp. Split - NYTimes.com
“Scientists at the world’s biggest atom smasher plan to announce Wednesday...”
– APNewsBreak: Evidence of ‘God particle’ found | ajc.com
