Forget the A-List After All
You’ve got to read “Is the Tipping Point Toast?” by Clive Thompson in FastCompany. The gist of Thompson’s piece, based on the work of Duncan Watts of Yahoo Research, is that the theory that a select few “key influencers” matter more than “the rest of us” when it comes...Man learns to read after 17 years of teaching high school
John Corcoran, 77, spent the first six years of his life being honest. But from age 6 on, he started dodging the truth about not being able to read and write.
Is Obama a Mac and Clinton a PC?
On one thing, the experts seem to agree. The differences between hillaryclinton.com and barackobama.com can be summed up this way: Barack Obama is a Mac, and Hillary Clinton is a PC. That is, Mr. Obama’s site is more harmonious, with plenty of white space and a soft...Microsoft succumbs to Apple envy, buys Danger
Microsoft was too busy to read its rejection letter from Yahoo this morning, as it announced its intention to buy Danger, the maker of the popular Sidekick smart phone. The move suggests that the Redmond Giant plans to compete with its partners in the handset...Seattle Taps Its Inner Silicon Valley
Many communities dream of becoming the next Silicon Valley. But Seattle is actually doing it. The influx of entrepreneurs and of venture capitalists to bankroll them is slowly reshaping this city and a regional economy long buffeted by the booms and busts of the...Inspiration vs. Substance
Joe Klein writes in a Time article. Speaking of the Obama campaign, he says, The man’s use of pronouns (never I), of inspirational language and of poetic meter — “WE are the CHANGE that we SEEK” — is unprecedented in recent memory. [sic] there was...100 Things to do with Google Maps Mashups
100 cool things you can do with Google Maps Mashups. My favorites: 1) Find Fast Food in the US 2) Find a WiFi Hotspot in the US 3) Map US telephone area codes 4) Google Map your blog or website visitors 5) Check the time in a world location. What are yours?read more |...Economy Fitful, Americans Start to Pay as They Go
Some analysts see consumers’ shift toward thrift as a cultural inflection point, one with huge implications for an economy driven largely by consumer spending.read more | digg storyTribute to the late LDS President Hinckley
[youtube]Z58eHBnEHhk[/youtube] A very nice tribute of President Gordon B. Hinckley who passed away last week by Glenn Beck.Follow me on Twitter
Government hard at work to make our lives better.
@Lockl34r @Tesla Unfortunately, there are thousands of automotive design rule differences between US & EU, including completely different charge ports. Gets worse every year. Not our choice.
Make the rioters do community service and rebuild those businesses.
They should restore the damage they caused. By rebuilding, they’d gain the marketable skills they don't have.
NEWS: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has asked President Donald Trump for a federal disaster declaration to deal with damage from the late May rioting in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Study finds hydroxychloroquine helped coronavirus patients survive better - CNN
Study finds hydroxychloroquine may have boosted survival, but other researchers have doubts
Hydroxychloroquine helped Covid-19 patients, a study in Detroit found.
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8. So I bade my city farewell. As the plane took off the runway, I gazed down at the skyline I love so much for one last time. Should I have the fortune to ever return, I hope to still remain as I am: the same young man with these same beliefs. Glory to Hong Kong. THREAD ENDS.
I personally think that this is a completely fair question for a New York Times reporter to answer.
As a gun owner & concealed carrier, I TRY to hold myself to a higher standard of civility than what is expected of me. I either leave or try to deescalate situations to the point of being almost passive. Im carrying life or death and I take that very very very seriously.
