January 2012
7 posts
“Candidly, those who count on quote ‘Hollywood’ for support need to...”
– Chris Dodd (MPAA President)
It’s the kind of open threat you’d be shocked to find on TV in a failed state. Normally blackmail is done behind closed doors. Statements like that shine light on the grim reality of how American politics really works. I don’t think most people are even...
“When a population becomes distracted by trivia, when cultural life is redefined...”
– Neil Postman (via azspot)
“I guarantee you whatever story you file will treat this as a problem caused by...”
– Eben Moglen On Why Facebook Privacy Problems Are All Our Fault
“Remember the olden days when the carriers were in charge and you got whatever...”
– Android as we know it will die in the next two years and what it means for you
Interesting perspective. Personally, I see fragmentation as more of a win for the open web than carrier-controlled app distribution, but I can see why they’d think they have a shot at staying relevant.
“Your increasingly obsolete information industries would perpetuate themselves by...”
– John Perry Barlow (1996)
I'm now a backer of the Improv Everywhere Film →
Can’t wait to see it. If ‘Happiness On Investment’ was how we ranked organizations, Improv Everywhere would be up at the top of the Fortune 500.
December 2011
8 posts
“Under current copyright law, nearly every cover song on YouTube is technically...”
– No Copyright Intended - Waxy.org
“There are no more counter cultures, only sub-cultures. Even the concept of...”
– Streetorialist Lesson 5: The Manifesto | Highsnobiety.com
November 2011
13 posts
Watchpierreism:
The Umbrella Man by Errol Morris
In an exclusive short film for The New York Times, Errol Morris sheds light on one of the more bizarre and lesser-known conspiracies of the JFK assassination; that of the lone, suited man in the Zapruder film who stands under an open umbrella in a creepy, Magritte-like fashion. In classic Morris style, while the story is great, his loopy interview...
“No movement should be beholden to a limited set of tactics. The colonial...”
– Occupy Wall Street’s next move - CNN.com
This isn’t over. It’s barely gotten started.
“Never interrupt someone doing something you said couldn’t be done”
– Amelia Earhart (via bijan)
Introducing 1% of Nothing →
Definitely on the agenda of our next founders meeting at our startup.
msg:
mattgalligan:
Earlier this year, Shervin Pishevar and I (Matt Galligan) were at an event called Summit at Sea, on a cruise ship, sailing to the Caribbean with a thousand like-minded entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs, entertainers and more. Among the many sessions that we were able to attend one was on philanthropy,...
October 2011
4 posts
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be...”
– Steve Jobs (via soupsoup)
September 2011
5 posts
“Instead, the human story goes somewhat like this “sitting in caves, coming up...”
– Albert Wenger, in his talk opening the Turing Festival (via fred-wilson)
“…we are attempting to use the logic of a scarce marketplace to negotiate things...”
– Douglas Rushkoff (via azspot)
August 2011
2 posts
“Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted”
– Mark Twain
July 2011
4 posts
Meet the ‘Keyzer Soze’ of Global Phone-Tracking |... →
continuum:
Chances are you’ve never heard of TruePosition. If you’re an AT&T or T-Mobile customer, though, TruePosition may have heard of you. When you’re in danger, the company can tell the cops where you are, all without you knowing. And now, it’s starting to let governments around the world in on the search.
“Groupon, LinkedIn and Zynga hired a combined 11,143 new employees between March...”
– Primack’s Stat of the Day (via brycedotvc)
RIAA Accounting: How To Sell 1 Million Albums And... →
June 2011
10 posts
“There is no such thing as a person whose real self you like every particle of....”
– Technology Provides an Alternative to Love. - NYTimes.com
“While 80 percent of companies think they have good service, only 8% of their...”
– The Key to Great Customer Service - Sarah Green - Our Editors - Harvard Business Review