February 2011
“That has left people like Ken struggling to keep body and soul together. He...”
– Recession and homelessness: Et in Arcadia ego | The Economist
WTF.
skill & scale
I’ve become adjusted to the idea that quality and skill have not scaled with the popularity of consuming good coffee. They probably can’t scale. As in all enterprise, high quality is a natural scarcity.
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Bluebird Coffee Shop →
Stopped in to try Bluebird last night. Cute joint. Standard highish end coffee shop. Potential for a great coffee. Unfortunately, my macchiato was just so-so.
WatchKevin Stone: The bio-future of joint replacement | Video on TED.com
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“Out of all the elements on earth, why does gold hold such a privileged place in...”
– The Tuesday Podcast: Why Gold? : Planet Money : NPR
January 2011
“Annoying the TSA is not a crime,” the blog post states. “Photography...”
– Schneier on Security: Jury Says it’s Okay to Record the TSA
“What did he get? Well, he got what he was temperamentally equipped to get: that...”
– Roger Ailes Esquire Profile - Why Does Roger Ailes Hate America? - Esquire
Ignoring the positions, this is a great look into the man.
“This past week has shown that the cyberutopian view is naive and that those who...”
– A VC: A Frightening Week
Maturing views of a technologist.
Urban Hikers →
Great travel blog.
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Kings County Distillery →
Piss poor immature whiskey. As my friend said, “tastes like sugar-ed Jameson”. Maybe if they decide to really get into the game and spend the years it takes, it’ll be good in the future.
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Yummus Hummus Restaurant | Brooklyn New York →
Way too much money for way too little of some ok hummus. Not recommended.
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Yummus Hummus →
Too little for too much money. Not worth it.
Images of North Korea →
A Pocket Guide to Pockets →
WatchFolding A Jacket (by matthew farnes)
Astronaut's Brother Recalls A Man Who Dreamed Big... →
“We’re a restaurant that’s about: ‘Let’s play the music loud, let’s have fun,...”
– that pretty much sums up Gabe
Up Close - The Restaurateur Gabriel Stulman and a Bit of Wisconsin - NYTimes.com (via fred-wilson)
“Confirming what a few have reported this evening: in an action unprecedented in...”
– Egypt Leaves the Internet - Renesys Blog
How to fold Hermes "knotting cards". [pdf]
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“Bessemer Venture Partners is perhaps the nation’s oldest venture capital...”
– Anti-Portfolio - Bessemer Venture Partners
Hilarious, instructive, and fascinating. All at once.
“The biggest problem with 3D, though, is the “convergence/focus”...”
– Why 3D doesn’t work and never will. Case closed. - Roger Ebert’s Journal
Morningside Opera →
Some kind of post-modern opera company thing I found via post-card ad in a coffee shop.
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Urban Italy →
Great travel site.
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“The last passengers to check in for a flight are often the first to be bumped...”
– How to Fight Back When Your Flight Is Canceled - NYTimes.com
“The key finding was that only one in five participants gave a consistent reason...”
– BPS Research Digest: How reliable is our memory for our own previous intentions
NYC Civic List 2009 - City Employees by Name,... →
“A House panel chaired by Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin is scheduled...”
– GOP pushing for ISPs to record user data | Privacy Inc. - CNET News
“For the second year in a row, the U.S. military has lost more troops to suicide...”
– Congress.org - News : More troops lost to suicide
