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In Silicon Valley, Great Power but No Responsibility

2011-06-11T20:52:03Z

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."

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

2011-05-25T07:38:23Z

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

Michael Arrington is Naive

2011-05-23T19:18:08Z

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."

Study Says Spam Can Be Cut by Blocking Card Transactions

2011-05-21T05:16:09Z

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."

Why Presidential Races Are so Limited

2011-05-11T03:46:28Z

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."

Hollywood’s impending Internet revolution

2011-05-08T19:37:45Z

Cringely: "The big risk (or big opportunity depending how you look at it) has always been that Apple would spend $1 billion optioning TV pilots and by doing so effectively grab control of television."

Arctic Ice Melting Faster Than Previously Thought

2011-05-07T19:37:45Z

HuffPo: "projected to help raise global sea levels by 35 to 63 inches (90-160 centimeters) by 2100"

Beleaguered mission measures swirling space-time at last

2011-05-05T01:39:42Z

New Scientist: "frame-dragging with a precision of about 20 per cent"

The High Cost of Low Teacher Salaries

2011-05-01T21:38:27Z

NYTimes.com: "So how do teachers cope? Sixty-two percent work outside the classroom to make ends meet."

Working with the Chaos Monkey

2011-04-29T05:08:44Z

Coding Horror: "the best way to avoid failure is to fail constantly"