February 2009
33 posts
Re-blogging
jakelodwick:
Nature produced one form of evolution (biological life) which produced a species (Homo sapiens) whose organisms possess the ability to evolve within their own lifetimes (!).
A human which never subtracts anything — which never lets go of certain convictions or ceases certain behaviors — cannot evolve. It gets ‘clogged up’ and stuck, unable to adapt. As its environment changes, it...
Parents who contemplate staying at home to raise children are treated instead to the cultural chorus of well-meaning dissuaders: you’re bright; you’re talented; wouldn’t you rather do something with your time? The implication is clear: love doesn’t accomplish; it does nothing we need done. In its baldest tally of values, our culture automatically equates a dedication to...
The New Yorker: Rahm Emanuel
From the article:
“They have never worked the legislative process,” Emanuel said of critics like the Times columnist Paul Krugman, who argued that Obama’s concessions to Senate Republicans—in particular, the tax cuts, which will do little to stimulate the economy—produced a package that wasn’t large enough to respond to the magnitude of the recession. “How many bills has he passed?”
Emanuel...
How to Predict a Start-up's Success? Quantify its... →
YouNoodle launches an early warning system to... →
Popularity Poll Ranks Startups →
YouNoodle opens startup database →
YouNoodle Scores: What Startups Can Learn from... →
Journal 9.5.05 - 3.30.06 →
ohlin:
Here you will find the entire contents of my journal from September 2005 through March 2006. Peruse it at your leisure. I’ll be working on my other journals soon(ish). If you find something interesting/noteworthy, let me know. I was 19 at the time I wrote/drew all of this.
Why?
I’ve always written in my journals with the idea that other people might read them. I figure it’s about time I...
“I cant tell you how many girlriends I’ve had that said “me or the business”, and...”
– Mark Cuban
Blink 182 Reuniting →
Oh my god. This is the best news of 2009.
“Unix Time = 1234567890 On Valentine’s Day 2/14/2009”
State-by-State Breakdown of TARP Funds, in... →
-Woz and the Secret Service: "The infamous $2... →
Absolutely hysterical if you have the time to read the whole thing.
