July 2009
10 posts
“Today, the verdict was made public and The Pirate Bay has lost the case. The...”
– torrentfreak
Jul 31st
“Scientists have found that evolution is driving women to become ever more...”
– timesonline
Jul 28th
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Jul 23rd
Jul 23rd
THE SEVEN RULES OF BRAINSTORMING (FROM IDEO)
1) Defer judgment Don’t dismiss any ideas. Any idea is a good idea, no matter how crazy. Nothing can kill the spirit of a brainstorm quicker than judging ideas before they have a chance to gain legs. 2) Encourage wild ideas Embrace the most out-of-the-box notions because they can be the key to solutions. The whole point of brainstorming is coming up with new and creative ideas. 3) Build on...
Jul 20th
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“The era of Google as a trusted, “non-evil” startup whose actions are...”
– anil dash
Jul 12th
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Swoopo.com ("the crack cocaine of auction sites") →
Is it gambling, an auction or some combination of the two?  Or, as others have posited, is it the “the crack cocaine of auction sites”? Here’s what Jonah Lehrer has to say: I think the real appeal of the website is the sheer uncertainty. As an item nears the end of bidding, a big countdown clock appears. At any moment, someone else can come up in and bid on the item, which...
Jul 11th
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Jul 10th
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reason.com: Is floating the last, best hope for... →
Long, but interesting and different enough to warrant a read.  Here’s a quote that caught my fancy: “You can read all the books you want that say freedom is a better system, but if people in their daily lives are surrounded by cops with guns, where government supplies emergency services, where every product has been regulated and tested by government, it’s hard to wrap your head around the...
Jul 9th
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“It’s an amazing phenomenon but I have no idea how they can monetize it. No...”
– Murdoch on Twitter
Jul 3rd