May 2010
23 posts
“What does a guy have to do to get a beer around here?” he said, more under his...”
– His Holiness, Mr. Dalai Lama
“It may be necessary to fool people for their own good…Average intelligence...”
– John Benson, President of the American Association of Advertising Agencies
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“So here is the answer to the puzzle of human takeoff. It was caused by the...”
– Evolution and Creativity: Why Humans Triumphed - WSJ.com
“… if you’re a startup, he says, you are 30 to 40 percent more likely to...”
– How to Predict Whether a Startup Will Succeed or Fail: Testing the “Disruptive Innovation” Model | Xconomy
“Story was that human civ. started to develop with first social network. Emerged...”
– DST’s Yuri Milner: Facebook Is Going To Be The Social Graph That Unifies All Civilization
WatchIf you want to understand the New York city grafitti scene, don’t watch this video.
“One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings.”
– Diogenes
Wooster Collective: Praça Cantão, A new Favela... →
Over the last month, Praça Cantão, the square at the entrance of the community of Dona Marta was turned into a vibrant artwork of monumental scale. 34 houses on the giant hillside favela, located in the center of Rio de Janeiro, have been painted in a design of colorful rays, radiating into the city.
“If there were any truth to the idea that a particular name can guarantee a...”
– Complaint Box | Brittney, Brittny, Brittneigh - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com
“Today’s market was neither orderly nor efficient nor trustworthy. It was just a...”
– Mean Street: Crash — The Machines Are in Control Now - WSJ
Wooster Collective: Fresh Stuff From George... →