January 2012
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So...I've started a startup.
This should be interesting.
New school can’t be Cougars because middle-aged... →
This is what our world has come to.
“The solution to the problem of crony-capitalism isn’t to constrain the power of...”
– Jeff Miller @ The Trunk
“I want them to remember that lawmakers and lobbyists who don’t understand the...”
– Erik Martin, reddit general manager, telling us what he thinks you should take away from today’s Internet blackouts. (via newsweek)
Let’s try it a few more ways too:
“I want them to remember that lawmakers and lobbyists who don’t understand healthcare have no business trying to regulate it.”
“I...
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“On some positions, Cowardice asks the question, “Is it safe?”...”
– Martin Luther King, Jr., via Seth’s Blog: Straight up
Believing in Tim Tebow - ESPN →
“Every week, Tebow picks out someone who is suffering, or who is dying, or who is injured, flies them and their families to the Broncos game, rents them a car, puts them up in a nice hotel, buys them dinner (usually at a Dave and Buster’s), gets them and their families pregame passes, visits with them just before kickoff (!), gets them 30-yard line tickets down low, visits with them...
“It’s the liberating feeling—the physical and psychological sensation—that is...”
– David Byrne, Bicycle Diaries, nailing the joy of urban biking (via muppetpants)
The Value of Teachers - NYTimes.com →
Keep the good ones; fire the bad ones.
The Business Case for Reading Novels - Anne... →
Ron Paul #2 in NH Democratic Primary →
not bad.
[h/t devin]
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WatchBIGGEST TEAHUPOO EVER, SHOT ON THE PHANTOM CAMERA. (by Chris Bryan)
beautiful.
“Food Sovereignty” law passed in small Maine town... →
funwithplantingplans:
So absolutely amazingly wonderful to hear. Though I thought I remember reading about this happening a bit ago? Regardless, I’m moving to Maine.
heck yeah! more FTA:
“What about potential legal liability and state or federal inspections? It’s all up to the seller and buyer to negotiate. “Patrons purchasing food for home consumption may enter into private agreements...
London Olympics Restrict Volunteers Twitter and... →
London 2012 Olympic volunteers have been banned from posting updates and photos to Twitter, Facebook and other social networks. The London Organizing Committee announced Friday that Games Makers, the 70,000 person volunteer squad, cannot post their roles, locations, or details about the athletes …
…because you wouldn’t want people to talk about how much fun they’re...
Internet Addiction Can Change Your Brain Like A... →
You don’t say…
“We need a hermenuetic that does more than just read the Scriptures. We need a...”
– Douglas Wilson
Some Preliminary Thoughts On “Real Marriage”
WatchSpy
Just now discovered this show, and it’s hilarious. Give it a watch, eh.
“The biggest barrier to an artist is self-confidence. The artist always battles...”
– Francis Ford Coppola (via brycedotvc)
“The word adventure has gotten overused. For me, when everything goes wrong -...”
– Yvon Chouinard
The Biggest Lie of 2008
uberconservative:
“This is part of the whole theory of George Bush that he can make laws as he is going along. I disagree with that. I taught the Constitution for 10 years. I believe in the Constitution and I will obey the Constitution of the United States. We are not going to use signing statements as a way of doing an end run around Congress.”
-Barack Obama
“…except when I want...
Cato Institute Digs Into MPAA's Own Research To... →
[via reddit]
Ten Silicon Prairie startups to watch in 2012 -... →
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“Any other Republican candidate or a reelected Obama will keep lying to Americans...”
– former head of the CIA’s “Bin Laden Unit”, Michael Scheuer in CIA Bin Laden Unit Chief Endorses Rep. Ron Paul (via davereed)
Truth. We think far too highly of ourselves to imagine that the things they supposedly hate about us can fix them.