This much I know: Malcolm Gladwell | Life and style | The Observer A few simple thoughts from writer Malcolm Gladwell. (tags: shared thoughts) Criterion Titles Available on Netflix "Watch Instantly" by Jarrod (tags: shared media) Parks and Recreation – Mouse Rat Album Cover Contest – NBC Official Site (tags: personal) 'College, Inc.' – Brainstorm […]
Futarchy: Vote Values, But Bet Beliefs Robin Hanson describes a new political system designed to break the political cycle and instead focus on increasing overall welfare. (tags: shared economics politics thoughts)
America's outdated union system – latimes.com Mikey Kaus on unions. (tags: shared politics) `Top Chef' judge Colicchio named top chef for 2010 – Yahoo! News Congrats to Tom Colicchio for winning the James Beard Award! Well-deserved. (tags: shared food)
The Recent Health Care Bill – Freakonomics Blog – NYTimes.com Freakonmics co-author Levitt on how the recent health care legislation passed does little to address the weaknesses of the current U.S. healthcare ecosystem. (tags: shared thoughts politics) Giraffe Forum » Web customers care about tasks, not goals Somewhat provocative but obvious thoughts on going beyond
Why You Should NEVER Listen to Your Customers « blog maverick Mark Cuban with some typically provocative thoughts on the age-old debate: Is customer feedback your lifeblood, or your downfall? (tags: shared thoughts) Overcoming Bias : Being Right Too Soon Thoughts on the costs of "being right first" in a world that doesn't value early
The Way I Work: Jason Fried of 37Signals Interesting look into the daily work life of 37Signals founder Jason Fried. (tags: shared thoughts) YOURLS — Your Own URL Shortener — Open Source Self Hosted URL Shortener (tags: web) Seth's Blog: The coming melt-down in higher education (as seen by a marketer) More insight into the
Several months ago, I was contacted by online kitchen tool retailer The Gourmet Kitchen. They offered me to choose any model Thermos from their online store, thermosonline.com, to test and then review here on my site. After some deliberation- there are a lot of different Thermos models, I will say that- I chose the Thermos
Yes, I did return from my blog vacation just to post a self-referential link! Seriously though- thanks to Justin Ellis, who wrote a great article introducing the citizen journalism landscape- not just in Maine but nationwide- for the Portland Press Herald a couple weeks back. I get a brief mention, along with a couple of
Following several recent efforts to create a more interactive website, the Bangor Daily News is on the verge of launching a new user-generated content section, jasonclarke.org has learned. “We are launching a brand new community publishing platform”, Online Services Manager Tim Archambault said in an email interview. He gives the timetable for the launch as
In this week’s issue of The Maine Edge, Tekk columnist Justin Russell explains RSS and how it can help you browse the web smarter: If you’re a seasoned Web traveler, there’s a good chance you’ve developed a standard routine over time. Your daily site checks may lead you to your favorite news sites, stock quotes,
