January 31, 2012
"Marc and I share a simple belief that became the basis for our new venture capital firm: in general, founding CEOs perform better than professional CEOs over the long term"

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Why Has Andreessen Horowitz Raised $2.7B in 3 Years? // ben’s blog

Ben is a great storyteller. 

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January 31, 2012
iDoneThis blog: Silicon Valley's Productivity Secret

idonethis:

Silicon Valley’s focus of work around the work itself is still an ongoing competitive advantage.

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January 29, 2012
"I’ve found that the A players are comparably lazy with regards to their potential. Without serious motivation, they will never reach it—or even try."

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Steve Jobs, Superhero | TechCrunch

this makes me cringe.  

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January 29, 2012
"Curebit, a Y Combinator startup that just closed a round of funding from Dave McClure’s 500 Startups fund, has been caught red-handed stealing HTML code, images, and the like from 37signals."

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Pass the popcorn: Y Combinator startup caught stealing from 37signals | VentureBeat

I have to think this happens all the time but usually the perps don’t get caught (cause it’s not done in such a blatant manner). 

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January 29, 2012
"The scheme’s promoters said there will be no closed doors and residents will be free to move about. To reinforce an atmosphere of normality, the carers will dress as gardeners, hairdressers and shop assistants. The only catch is that Wiedlisbach’s inhabitants will not be allowed to leave the village."

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The culture that is Swiss? — Marginal Revolution

A project for elderly dementia patients

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January 29, 2012
rafer: fred-wilson: cool blog. this guy is drawing all the buildings in NYC. (via ALL THE BUILDINGS IN NEW YORK: Google Building NYC) Rafer sez:Maybe we’ll sneak these into Lumatic’s landmark detail pages for the upcoming NYC map.  very cool.  that flag on top is money.  easily recognizable (aka 111 8th Ave) but i spend a lot of time here so i may be biased.  

rafer:

fred-wilson:

cool blog. this guy is drawing all the buildings in NYC.

(via ALL THE BUILDINGS IN NEW YORK: Google Building NYC)

Rafer sez:
Maybe we’ll sneak these into Lumatic’s landmark detail pages for the upcoming NYC map. 

very cool.  that flag on top is money.  easily recognizable (aka 111 8th Ave) but i spend a lot of time here so i may be biased.  

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January 27, 2012
MURK AVENUE: I FOUND ICE CUBES 'GOOD DAY'

murkavenue:

CLUE 1:
“went to short dogs house,
they was watching Yo MTV
RAPS”
Yo MTV RAPS first aired:
Aug 6th 1988
CLUE 2:
Ice Cubes single “today was a good day” released on:
Feb 23 1993
CLUE 3:
”The Lakers beat the Super
Sonics”
Dates between Yo MTV Raps air date AUGUST 6 1988 and the release…

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January 27, 2012
(via Strategy Analytics: Apple still owns tablet market, but Android narrows the gap — Engadget) Surprised to see Android at near 40% share in Q4 ‘11.  Update: the research firm explains that these refer to ‘sell-in’ and not over-the-counter sales

(via Strategy Analytics: Apple still owns tablet market, but Android narrows the gap — Engadget)

Surprised to see Android at near 40% share in Q4 ‘11. 

Update: the research firm explains that these refer to ‘sell-in’ and not over-the-counter sales

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January 26, 2012
Incredible gaming potential for $25 open source computer. (via Raspberry Pi GPU doubles iPhone 4S performance • Blogs • Eurogamer.net)

Incredible gaming potential for $25 open source computer. (via Raspberry Pi GPU doubles iPhone 4S performance • Blogs • Eurogamer.net)

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January 25, 2012
gotemcoach: REMEMBERING RASHEED He’s not dead, but why not take the time to Remember Rasheed? Rasheed Wallace was T’d up and ejected from the McDonald’s High School All-American Game. “Some people say I’m mean and this and that. On one hand that’s cool. That keeps away all the riffraff and all the bugaboos.” - Rasheed Wallace Allegedly psyched up teammates by yelling, “Let’s go out and play like we’re Chicago on NBA Jam.” “Every time he took a shot he said, `Don’t worry young fella, I get paid for this. I get paid for doing this to you.’” - Kwame Brown, on Rasheed Allegedly wore Timberlands during a mid-season Blazer practice. From the Detroit News: “I ain’t going to say (nothing) to him (George W. Bush). I didn’t vote for him. I’m not excited at all, it’s just part of the thing.” - Sheed “He ain’t lying, either. He won’t say nothing to him.” - Chauncey Billups @gotem_coach

gotemcoach:

REMEMBERING RASHEED

He’s not dead, but why not take the time to Remember Rasheed?

  • Rasheed Wallace was T’d up and ejected from the McDonald’s High School All-American Game.

“Some people say I’m mean and this and that. On one hand that’s cool. That keeps away all the riffraff and all the bugaboos.” - Rasheed Wallace

  • Allegedly psyched up teammates by yelling, “Let’s go out and play like we’re Chicago on NBA Jam.”

“Every time he took a shot he said, `Don’t worry young fella, I get paid for this. I get paid for doing this to you.’” - Kwame Brown, on Rasheed

  • Allegedly wore Timberlands during a mid-season Blazer practice.

From the Detroit News:

“I ain’t going to say (nothing) to him (George W. Bush). I didn’t vote for him. I’m not excited at all, it’s just part of the thing.” - Sheed

“He ain’t lying, either. He won’t say nothing to him.” - Chauncey Billups

@gotem_coach

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