December 2007
“If you’re born in this world, you’re given a ticket to the freak...”
– The monster that ate entertainment - CNN.com
“And you might draw the moral that the universe is, and always has been,...”
– Mind of a Rock - New York Times
“What you write about is much more important than how you write about it. You may...”
– Shawn Blanc » Why We Began Blogging
“EMI, Universal, and Warner now offer their catalogues in DRM-free digital...”
– 3 down, 1 to go: Warner Music Group drops DRM
“All successful large systems were successful small systems”
– Bill de hÓra: All successful large systems were successful small systems
“The need for complex systems in the enterprise was and still is greatly...”
– IBM Poopheads say LAMP Users Need to “grow up”
“You believe in freedom of speech, until someone says something that offends you....”
– The BEAST: America’s Best Fiend
“I’VE BEEN A BUSINESSMAN for almost 50 years. It’s as difficult for...”
– Yvon Chouinard, | Outside Online
“I never felt anything like it, and this was self-inflicted with a watering can,...”
– Straight Dope Message Board - I waterboard!
“What we’re saying is that the objective should not be to try to beat your...”
– The ‘Myth of Market Share’: Can Focusing Too Much on the Competition Harm Profitability? - Knowledge@Wharton
“Only 10% of a horse’s lifetime winnings can be attributed to their...”
– BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Racehorse winning secret revealed
“printer owners everywhere to take the simple step of, well, changing their...”
– GOOD Magazine | Goodmagazine - Paper Saving
“a tiny spy plane stealing power from the line to recharge its batteries.”
– Spy planes to recharge by clinging to power lines - tech - 18 December 2007 - New Scientist Tech
“The Most Controversial Ads in Fashion History”
– The Most Controversial Ads in Fashion History - DEBONAIR MAGAZINE
“The Gomboc is a result of a long mathematical quest. In 1995, the Russian...”
– Self-Righting Object, The - New York Times
“he made his own deck of cards, each bearing information about a different local...”
– Prison Poker - New York Times
“Good-enough today beats complete next year”
– ongoing · Message From the Web
“This summary of an article from the December issue of the Journal of Advertising...”
– How to Change the World: Word of Mouth Versus Key Influencers
“Always tell the truth. That way, you don’t have to remember what you...”
– Goodreads |
“human evolution accelerated enormously in the last 40,000 years under the force...”
– Natural Selection - Evolution - Genetics - New York Times
“He has never sent an e-mail in his life.”
– A Tsar Is Born - Person of the Year 2007 - TIME
“When the Moon first formed, it was very close to the Earth. It was possibly only...”
– If We Had No Moon :: Astrobiology Magazine - earth science - evolution distribution Origin of life universe - life beyond :: Astrobiology is study of earth science evolution distribution Origin of life in universe terrestrial
“When Redding, a longtime scout for Playboy, discovered Smith, the model could...”
– Regret the Error » Crunks 2007: The Year in Media Errors and Corrections
“Sixty years ago, on Dec. 16, 1947, three physicists at Bell Laboratories in...”
– The Transistor’s Birthday - Forbes.com
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“Schumacher [retired]… …is expected to pull in a staggering €35...”
– Schumi’s retired, but he still makes more than you - Autoblog
“my role is more reporting on the business of tech than the tech itself these...”
– tagging tech /john collins/: learnings from the valley: milestone group
“All told, the United States has spent an estimated $500 billion to fight drugs -...”
– The War on Drugs and scopolamine, the perfect drug (kottke.org)
“I can’t be smug, because I know that you can lose anything at any point. And I...”
– Michael J Fox Interview - Quotes on Limbaugh, Fame and Parkinsons from Michael J. Fox - Esquire
