February 2012
10 posts
Why French Parents Are Superior by Pamela... →
Interesting, even if 75% of the article is pointless and not necessary for the point. But I worry as the advice is from the basis of how to make things better for the parent, not what’s best for the kid, even if a well behaved child is a well behaved adult.
Should All Americans Have to Earn Their... →
“I believe in an America where millions of Americans believe in an America that’s...”
– Mitt Romney, we’re dead serious. (via vulgartrader) (source)
“Never underestimate the ability of the Japanese to count paperclips”
– Analysis: Talk of Japan Inc’s demise may be premature
January 2012
60 posts
“He awoke each morning with the desire to do right, to be a good and meaningful...”
– Jonathan Safran Foer (via ruineshumaines)
“I now own 3 copies of 1984. It is by far my favorite work of non-fiction…”
– GP (via vulgartrader)
Remove yourself from Spokeo →
Spokeo is just plain Spooky http://www.spokeo.com/
I suggest everyone go to the site, search for their name and then submit their URL to be removed. I’m not one to live in a tin-foil hat, but this isn’t cool.
And they’d better hope they never expand in to Japan because they will go straight to jail. I don’t even live in the US and they’re collecting information on...
Managing Yourself: What’s Your Personal Social... →
How Will You Measure Your Life? - Harvard Business... →
View: Singapore Has the Cleanest Gov’t Money Can... →
http://www.47news.jp/CN/201201/CN2012012401001496.h... →
Japan falls further behind on the ES Cell research that was first started and discovered here. I saw a program on the TV the other day about the difference in the quality and level of the research facilities in the states vs. Japan. They said that researching the US was fun, and researching in Japan was depressing and accordingly the US will get the best research teams and the best funding. I...
Clayton Christensen's Innovation Brain →
Keep This In Mind As Google Takes On Apple: Google... →
「おめでとうございます」と/赤紙（召集令状）配った私/名古屋の前田英一さん →
Niall Ferguson: A Conservative Take on America's... →
Barack Obama, Post-Partisan, Meets Washington... →
Charles Murray on the New American Divide -... →
Interesting read. I never really thought of the effects of such a consumer cultural divide, but the content wealthy people consume differs dramatically from that of middle class people which reduces the chances that people will marry across classes and thus the divide compounds.
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Agitated Smurf
wtfismikewearing:
MJ’s impression of a hole in the ozone layer.
“I feel that life is divided into the horrible and the miserable. That’s the two...”
– Woody Allen, Annie Hall.
inspirational poster available?
Develop Productivity Rituals - Video - Harvard... →
How to delete SoftBank Wifi?
Does anyone know how to delete the SoftBank wifi settings from my iPhone? I downloaded the profile a while ago when they sent me a text again reminding me and frankly I’ve never, not once, found it helpful. At best I can be indifferent about it but most of the time it’s annoying and harmful.
The root of the issue is the SoftBank network is shit, and their excuse is Docomo is abusing...
Captain says he slipped, tumbled overboard and... →
Hath he no shame?
Can Colbert Nation upend the South Carolina GOP... →
Watch
It’s funny, until you think about it.
clientsfromhell:
I was at the airport, ready to leave for vacation when I got a panicked phone call from a client. She stated that the video I sent her - part of a large marketing campaign - was missing the sound. After a lot of shouting and threats on her part, I agreed to go to her office try and fix it.
After being escorted into her office, I played the video and double-checked her...
The Business Case for Reading Novels - Anne... →
Give Guantánamo Back to Cuba - NYTimes.com →
Now would seem to be the right time to do so too, with Raul trying to (slowly) change Cuba.
The Meaning of Mitt Romney Saying 'I Like Being... →
Read the second half. This is exactly why a mandate for health insurance must exist. But in order for people to go for it, premiums will have to go down from day one. Look at Japan; national insurance is too much here and it has to be made cheaper without just letting more people die.
Gingrich campaign tells TV stations: Don't run... →
Bwahahah!
Spies attached to his response letter a print-out of news stories from January 1997, many of which widely reported the $300,000 payment by Gingrich as a “fine,” although usually in headlines. He also attached a print-out of a dictionary definition of the word “fine” and an assessment by PolitiFact, the fact-checking organization, concluding that Gingrich’s...
Nomura's wholesale banking chief quits →
clientsfromhell:
Me: I still haven’t received payment for X
Client: Ah yes, there’s a very good reason for that. The invoice number was 666.
Me: And?
Client: And I’m not associating with the devil in any way.
Me: What if I send you another invoice?
Client: Nice try, but you’ve already made the mistake. Just try and sue me, I have religious rights.
What the Great Recession Wrought: The State of the... →
Very interesting on the whole (see previous comment). I would like to see a “fact-check” style document on the results of this polling as they just reflect opinions. Let’s see (where applicable) of the facts match what people are thinking.