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Saturday, June 11, 2011

In Silicon Valley, Great Power but No Responsibility

33 Bits of Entropy: "The ignorant are at least teachable, but I often hear a wilful disdain for moral issues. Anything that’s technically feasible is seen as fair game and those who raise objections are seen as incompetent outsiders trying to rain on the parade of techno-utopia."

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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

All Revenue is Not Created Equal: The Keys to the 10X Revenue Club

Bill Gurley: "Second, networks effects are discussed way more than they exist."

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Monday, May 23, 2011

Michael Arrington is Naive

Abine: "Facebook isn’t trying to figure out privacy.  They’re trying to figure out how to murder it and dispose of the body before people catch on that current and potential employers, creditors, and lawyers will pay big bucks to know all the details of what was once part of your private life."

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Friday, May 20, 2011

Study Says Spam Can Be Cut by Blocking Card Transactions

NYTimes.com: "‘In the end, spam is an advertising business,’ Dr. Savage said in an interview. ‘However, it only makes sense if you can find a way to take people’s money."

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Why Presidential Races Are so Limited

The Washington Monthly: "One of the biggest problems with starting with such a small pool of candidates is that after the disqualification process is finished, everyone left over is considered a viable candidate by default."

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