Fri, Jan 22nd, 2010
The monetization paradox (or why Google is not my friend) – Charlie’s Diary – Long post by science fiction writer Charles Stross explaining the economics of getting paid to write long form books and asking for a solution in the face of Google and the Internet.
Fri, Jan 22nd, 2010
The Scale Every Business Needs Now – Umair Haque – Harvard Business Review – I often stop and look at the ugly, difficult stuff and streets around me and think is this really it? Is _this_ the best we can do with all this endless hard work and brain power? It's possible Umair Haque has identified the cause – a lack of ambition in our business strategy. I wonder what would happen if we pointed this out every time we could?
Fri, Jan 22nd, 2010
Wikipedia Barnstars – Just learned of these interesting badges that Wikipedians award each other for various kinds of contributions. Doesn't the human intent behind these make them more significant than the algorythmically awarded badges of applications like foursquare?
Fri, Jan 22nd, 2010
CONSOLLECTION – A pretty grid of photographs of game consoles
Fri, Jan 22nd, 2010
Enter The Magical Mystery Chambers | Wu Tang Vs The Beatles – I really like this kind of musical project: "Wu Tang acapellas over beats made with samples of Beatles songs. Produced by Tom Caruana www.teasearecords.net"
