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"Wal-Mart’s online shipping can cost $5 to $7 per parcel, while Amazon averages $3 to $4 per..."

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:22:11 -0400

“Wal-Mart’s online shipping can cost $5 to $7 per parcel, while Amazon averages $3 to $4 per parcel, analysts say”

- Wal-Mart Plays Catch-Up With Amazon - WSJ.com

Good detailed article on ecommerce initiatives at Wal Mart.

"The truth of the matter is that many enterprises and government agencies still question the privacy..."

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:11:09 -0400

“The truth of the matter is that many enterprises and government agencies still question the privacy and security of public cloud services.”

- Amazon’s Invasion of the CIA Is a Seismic Shift in Cloud Computing | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com

This is true. Any health tech built on AWS (and needs to be HIPAA compliant) may be in for a rude awakening.

(via 1 | NYC To Install Free Cellphone-Charging Stations |...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:27:46 -0400

(via 1 | NYC To Install Free Cellphone-Charging Stations | Co.Design: business innovation design)

condenasttraveler: New NYC Exhibit Proves that You Were Never...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:35:45 -0400

condenasttraveler:

New NYC Exhibit Proves that You Were Never that Much of a Lego Maniac | Yellow by Nathan Sawaya

These portraits are hand drawn with a pencil and are not photographs.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:35:12 -0400

did-you-kno:

At just 22 years old, Italian artist Diego Fazo has developed the skill to create photo-realistic drawings using a simple charcoal pencil.

Source

"our estimates suggest the partner’s human capital is two to five times more important than the VC..."

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:22:39 -0400

“our estimates suggest the partner’s human capital is two to five times more important than the VC firm’s organizational capital in explaining performance.”

- Is a VC Partnership Greater than the Sum of its Partners?

"At times the techniques seem to defy gravity, or at least common sense, for although the buildings..."

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:11:08 -0400

“At times the techniques seem to defy gravity, or at least common sense, for although the buildings appear intact, they slowly shrink.”

- Tricky Ways to Pull Down a Skyscraper - NYTimes.com

"That was 25 years ago this month, when this nondescript Wendy’s was transformed into McDowell’s..."

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:38:33 -0400

“That was 25 years ago this month, when this nondescript Wendy’s was transformed into McDowell’s restaurant for the 1988 blockbuster “Coming to America.””

- Queens Boulevard Loses a Movie Icon, Disguised as a Fast Food Joint - Metropolis - WSJ

They’re tearing down McDowell’s!

the building, whose shell remains largely unchanged from the time the movie was shot there, will soon be razed to make way for a $105-million, six-story structure with luxury apartments and ground-floor stores

(via Pabst Selling Deeply Patriotic Commemorative US Army WWII...

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:27:45 -0400

(via Pabst Selling Deeply Patriotic Commemorative US Army WWII Beer, But in China — Grub Street New York)

"Golfers can remember significantly more” than athletes in other sports,"

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:16:45 -0400

““Golfers can remember significantly more” than athletes in other sports,”

- In Golf, Moments Good and Bad Are Well Remembered - NYTimes.com

“because golfers use visualization techniques, imagining their shots before they occur, they file the shots away”

"Education, then, is no longer the answer to rising inequality, if it ever was (which I doubt). ..."

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:05:39 -0400

“Education, then, is no longer the answer to rising inequality, if it ever was (which I doubt). -Krugman”

- Sympathy for the Luddites - NYTimes.com

TLDR: Krugman: If income distribution from tech is lumpy, then only way to preserve middle class is to become more socialist.

"Network effects are great but they don’t ensure a viable business model."

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:54:42 -0400

“Network effects are great but they don’t ensure a viable business model.”

- The Curse Of The Network Effect | TechCrunch

Nipper

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:52:56 -0400

Nipper

yeahyouoverhere: Pretty much, yeah …

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:34:45 -0400

yeahyouoverhere:

Pretty much, yeah …

Behind Every Neighborhood in New York, One Silicon Valley...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:33:45 -0400

Behind Every Neighborhood in New York, One Silicon Valley Startup

"A linguistic change is happening in the English language. We’re adding a new class of word,..."

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:54:55 -0400

“A linguistic change is happening in the English language. We’re adding a new class of word, the “referent case”, which is signified by a # before the word.”

- Facebook now has clickable hashtags | Hacker News

(via Why Music Makes Our Brain Sing - NYTimes.com) From last...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:27:30 -0400

(via Why Music Makes Our Brain Sing - NYTimes.com)

From last week

NYTimes: An Irreverent Guide to Japanese Men’s Magazines

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:24:21 -0400

NYTimes: An Irreverent Guide to Japanese Men’s Magazines

condenasttraveler: Photos from Mercato, Jean-Georges...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:21:07 -0400

condenasttraveler:

Photos from Mercato, Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s New Italian Restaurant in Shanghai

"Well-to-do Korean shoppers are moving away from brands that show status towards smaller labels that..."

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 02:11:22 -0400

“Well-to-do Korean shoppers are moving away from brands that show status towards smaller labels that express some kind of individuality.”

- Prada is losing its sheen in South Korea – Quartz