Month: November 2014
November 30, 2014
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The no doubt well-intentioned people behind @canada need to stop tweeting and rethink what they’re doing.
It’s REALLY embarrassing.
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Stop
RT @Canada: Geolocation in progress: we are trying to find the best #poutine outside of Canada. Please help now pic.twitter.com/bKmq7CNSxW
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Twitter! Why are you talking about Star Wars and Jurassic Park trailers when there’s a PITCH PERFECT 2 trailer?
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Alcoholism used to be so funny.
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Spoiler Alert! pic.twitter.com/KcyBAC8KNX
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Nut graf says Watson selling Nobel because he “needs the money”.
Article says, “… to buy a Hockney painting.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/11261872/James-Watson-selling-Nobel-prize-because-no-one-wants-to-admit-I-exist.html
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Stuart Little movie leads art historian to long-lost Hungarian masterpiece:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/27/stuart-little-art-historian-long-lost-hungarian-masterpiece?CMP=twt_gu
November 29, 2014
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“Obama is president of a congenitally racist country, erected upon the plunder of life, liberty, labor, and land.”
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/11/barack-obama-ferguson-and-the-evidence-of-things-unsaid/383212/?single_page=true
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November 27, 2014
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Be a Minimally Invasive Manager – Randy Komisar – Harvard Business Review
So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work. —Peter Drucker One of the hardest things for entrepreneurs to learn is that most of the time, the best thing they can do is get out of the way of the people actually doing the work. That’s the core tenant of what…
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A Thanksgiving Prayer
November 26, 2014
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Apparently Canada now has Black Friday even though we don’t have Thanksgiving on Thursdays in November.
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America’s irrational love of guns is the root of so many social ills, including #ferguson:
http://www.vox.com/2014/11/26/7292963/gun-control-police-shootings
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LOL, @canada – official Twitter for all of Canada apparently – only follows ONE account: @hootsuite
November 25, 2014
November 24, 2014
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On the left, the President urges restraint and non-violence.
On the right, the cops tear gassing crowds
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OMG the president said “Best Practices” talking about this? WTF.
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I can’t imagine being black in America.
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Cameras in every police car and on every officer’s body would be a good start.
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That is some seriously fucked up bullshit.
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The Magical iPad – stratēchery by Ben Thompson
This is part three in a series on last week’s iPad event. Part 1: Whither Liberal Arts? | Part 2: The Missing “Why” of the iPad | Part 3: The Magical iPad In The Missing “Why” of the iPad I wrote: Yesterday’s presentation covered the “What” and “How” of the iPad, but it had nothing about “Why.” Why…
November 23, 2014
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Who would you cast for the lead roles in a female reboot of The Big Lebowski?
November 21, 2014
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Safety Tip: NEVER stand on an office chair – especially on the balcony of a high-rise!
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Beyoncé can do no wrong.
Damn this is fantastic.
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Raptors are so far ahead of the Bucks right now they could put *ME* into the game and still win this thing.
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Users Know: Stop Making Users Explore
Often, entrepreneurs ask me something to the effect of, “What’s the best way to let new users explore my product?” My answer is almost always a variation of, “Stop it.” In order to be slightly more helpful, let’s look at why this is a terrible question. Users Don’t Care About Exploring Your Product…
November 20, 2014
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I’m not sure Google Contributor will stick but I’m convinced that patronage is part of the future of web content.
Google launches Contributor, a crowdfunding tool for publishers
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This video justifies everything we’ve been working on with @tingFTW for the last four years.
http://abc7chicago.com/technology/consumer-reports-cell-phone-service/402296/
