February 2012
6 posts
WatchShe concluded by telling her “haters,” “I stand for honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated, and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values.” Watch the full clip below: (via Ellen DeGeneres addresses Prop 8 and J.C. Penney controversy | PopWatch | EW.com)
“Being your authentic self means that you are telling the universe, “I am...”
– Email from my mom!
“Psychologists consider it an inevitable life stage, a point where people achieve...”
– It’s Not Me, It’s You - How to End a Friendship - NYTimes.com
“Not so in the real world. Even though research shows that it is natural, and...”
– It’s Not Me, It’s You - How to End a Friendship - NYTimes.com
“A light wind, for instance, softens the web, allowing it to lengthen but retain...”
– Spider Silk Is Strong Because It’s Smart | Wired Science | Wired.com
January 2012
6 posts
4 tags
“According to a Dow Jones report, Facebook may be filing for its IPO on Wednesday...”
– Newsweek: Facebook
Healing and Moving
Recently, I broke the news that I am considering a move to Los Angeles to my work, to my loved ones, to my friends, to my Philly professional network.
For some, it certainly looks like I’m running away from a city that has caused me pain, and for others, the ones that truly get me, see that it’s a way to help me be my ultimate self, a place where I will be with my most supportive...
“The single highest driver of engagement, according to a worldwide study...”
– Why Appreciation Matters So Much - Tony Schwartz - Harvard Business Review
“This idea of perpetual happiness is crazy and overrated, because those dark...”
– TODAY Entertainment - Brad Pitt interview
December 2011
3 posts
“If this potential for unselfish joy is widely and methodically encouraged and...”
– Mudita: The Buddha’s Teaching on Unselfish Joy
“Most data center temperatures are a legacy of the days when computer equipment...”
– World’s Data Centers Refuse to Exit Ice Age | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com
October 2011
1 post
“One of the lessons learned from Sprouter, Snyder said, was that “if you’re...”
– Interesting! When “clever” goes wrong: how Etsy overcame poor architectural choices
September 2011
9 posts
“What is wrong with these people??? — Republican Debate Audience Boos Gay...”
– Republican Debate Audience Boos Gay Soldier Stephen Hill After DADT Repeal Question (VIDEO)
Steve Chapman: Why Obama should withdraw - Chicago... →
I am ready for Hillary 2012
“Get ready, America, because by Christmas 2012 you will have an Apple TV in your...”
– Here Comes Apple’s Real TV - BusinessWeek
“Why is it that so many smart, ambitious professionals are less productive and...”
– Managing Yourself: The Paradox of Excellence - Harvard Business Review
“Barry Ramsay, who owns a small manufacturing company here between two mountains,...”
– Downloads Are Slowest in Idaho, Study Finds - NYTimes.com
NASA Unveils New Rocket Design - NYTimes.com →
“PERRY: On global warming, “The science is not settled on this. The idea...”
– Fact check: Rick Perry, Mitt Romney twist records in debate - Pasadena Star-News
The Long Grind Before You Become an Overnight... →
“The U.S. economy will grow less than previously estimated through 2012,...”
– Business Economists Cut U.S. Growth Forecast - Bloomberg
August 2011
7 posts
“The cloud is already changing the way business works. It’s the power behind...”
– Creating a Cloud-Enabled Business - Accenture Video
“Deb’s relationships help her gain influence, broaden her expertise, learn new...”
– Managing Yourself: A Smarter Way to Network - Harvard Business Review
What if my daughter grows up to be Republican? -... →
I am scared of this happening to my brother.
April 2011
1 post
The Science of Why We Don't Believe Science |... →
“A MAN WITH A CONVICTION is a hard man to change. Tell him you disagree and he turns away. Show him facts or figures and he questions your sources. Appeal to logic and he fails to see your point.” So wrote the celebrated Stanford University psychologist Leon Festinger
March 2011
2 posts
“Liang and Mahadevan’s new research shows that in the lily, however, midrib...”
– How the Lily Blooms - US News and World Report - Let’s just say US News thinks pretty highly of their readership, that or they are copying a journal article.
February 2011
1 post
January 2011
4 posts
November 2010
3 posts
Chris Hedges: The Origin of America’s Intellectual... →
There really was a House Un-American Activities Committee!
“In 2006 more Americans were able to name two of the “seven dwarves” than two of...”
– 16 of the Dumbest Things Americans Believe — And the Right-Wing Lies Behind Them | Media and Culture | AlterNet
“The richest 1 percent of Americans now take home almost 24 percent of income, up...”
– Our Banana Republic - NYTimes.com
October 2010
4 posts
Danny and Annie Perasa →
Just amazing. Listen.
“By the numbers it just doesn’t seem right. Nearly 65% of American women...”
– Challenges facing the plus-size women’s fashion market - latimes.com
“This is classic Apple behavior. No matter what the whole world can see with its...”
– Newsweek
“Equally disturbing is this tidbit we came across: In 8 states, “positive...”
– Newsweek (laughingsquid: It’s Still Legal In 20 States To…)
July 2010
1 post
Bionic legs? →
Wow.
June 2010
1 post
“The PCI uses a very specific industrial measure to represent the overall...”
– Economy: These Below-the-Radar Indicators May Signal Growth - BusinessWeek
April 2010
9 posts
