This blog post by Mark Pesce presents the case that social networking is revolutionizing human social creation. Here is a breathless snippet:
We have a drive to connect and socialize: this drive has now been accelerated and amplified as comprehensively as the steam engine amplified human strength two hundred and fifty years ago. Just […]
A nice video demonstrating the physics of a rugby pass. Note that unlike football where a forward pass is determined by the field, rugby’s definition of a forward pass is based on the relative motion of the passer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgMlDy2jP9s
Why you should work at meetup not google. Is there really a toilet with “Rear Cleansing, Front Cleansing, Dryer, and Oscillating options” at google? Apparently so. Scott Heiferman is truly a genius.
Here’s a pretty insightful post-mortem from a failed startup. Key lessons learned (stated in the positive): start small and get feedback; have a good partner; pick a good market. To me, the most interesting thing about this story is how it highlights how failure isn’t the worst outcome. He concludes:
“It’s not really […]
A great concept, very well executed. If you watch this video (called “Dancing”) for the next 4 1/2 minutes, you will be happier than you were before. Enjoy!
PS Notice the impressive new high quality video offered by youtube!
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"You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat."
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