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The final thing I’d say about optimism is this. If we took the loopiest, most moonbeam-addled Californian utopian internet bullshit, and held it up against the most cynical, realpolitik-inflected scepticism, the Californian bullshit would still be a better predictor of the future. Which is to say that, if in 1994 you’d wanted to understand what…
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When at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it. Albert Einstein
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Oh mountains, beautiful mountains… how I want to be with you again.
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Clarity dissolves resistance. (speaking about change) Switch by Chip & Dan Heath
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Most people I know have problems with Internet addiction. We’re all trying to figure out our own customs for getting free of it. That’s why I don’t have an iPhone, for example; the last thing I want is for the Internet to follow me out into the world. My latest trick is taking long hikes.…
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Protectionism Fails Reason
Just heard about US and BP refusing Dutch companies’ bids to provide the most advanced technology of oil cleanup. This is protectionism at its best, where in the interest of protecting domestic companies the gov’t sacrifices optimal solution. So I am really curious: Why does media focus on and, for the past few months, has…
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What can you learn from AT&T? I got 3 of these emails from AT&T “inviting” me to checkout their newest stores. First, none of these stores are near me. Second, it’s silly to send individual email to customer informing him about their each newest store. Just include all applicable “nearby” stores in the same email. …