November 2008
77 posts
Real Economics
The flight attendant on my flight said that in 40 years of flying she’s never seen the day before thanksgiving this slow.
Flume by Bon Iver from For Emma, Forever Ago
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Digital Relationships
Today I was talking to my girlfriend on gchat, and she asked me a question. The question itself isn’t important, only that I asked her the very same one moments later. The great thing was that instead of typing out all six or seven words, I was clever enough to just cut and paste exactly what she had typed ot me (taking care to fix spelling/grammar of course).
The Ultimate Black Friday Survival Guide →
Black Friday is always big, but this year promises to be bigger and messier than ever because of the economic crisis. October saw a record decline in sales for retailers. Several big…
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-11-23) →
Spoon
Radiohead
Esbjörn Svensson Trio (E.S.T.)
Brad Mehldau
John Boorman
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Domain change: www.jakelevine.net has moved to...
“IN THE beginning computers were human. Then they took the shape of metal boxes,...”
– A survey of corporate IT: IT’s global “cloud” | Let it rise | The Economist
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
If you have never read Irving Wladawsky-Berger’s blog, take a few minutes to browse some of the most recent entries. I’m always surprised that more people do not follow his posts.
Irving Wladawsky-Berger worked at IBM for 37 years, and any attempt to repeat his credentials here might spill over onto a second page. He posts every few days, but does so with care and depth. Topics range...
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“Sam concluded his remarks by talking about the kind of leadership needed to help...”
– Sam Palmisano, Chairman and CEO of IBM - Quoted by Irving Wladawsky-Berger
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“Then, about a year ago, the Cloud showed up, and started us on the path of...”
– Irving Wladawsky-Berger
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“Pichai also noted that versions of Chrome for Linux and Mac computers will...”
– Sundar Pichai, Google - ReadWriteWeb
Wesleyan Early-Decision Applications Up 40% →
A New York Times article reported today that Wesleyan Early-Decision Round I applications increased by forty percent. While this year was initially speculated to show a dip in applications,…
Paying it Forward
Yesterday I was in a FedEx Kinkos around closing time. I had a certain ‘pay it forward’ moment that I’d like to share.
I was the only customer in the store except for a young woman standing behind me. As I was closing my package, the woman behind me asked if there was any bubble wrap she could use, at which point the FedEx rep pointed to the shelf. She replied with a ‘no...
Michael Dell: Netbooks Mostly... →
Shared by Jake Levine
Netbooks are a very cool bridge between the limitations of mobile and unnecessary laptop power. It’ll be interesting to see how network carriers react to the big tech…
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Voice in Google Mobile App: A Tipping Point for... →
Sensor based workflows are the future of UI design.
Spent the day updating the page. I hope to have a new graphic ala Mom for my title soon.
MacBooks Enter a Golden Age of Anti-piracy Cruft:... →
It has come to pass that HDCP - High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (or, in this case, DisplayPort Content Protection) - is now built into the new MacBooks to protect iTunes Store media….
Slydial Makes It Even Easier To Avoid Awkward... →
Earlier this year we wrote about Slydial, a free service that lets you dial any mobile phone number and get directed straight to voicemail. It may sound counterintuitive, but it can be a…
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-11-16) →
Talking Heads
Leonard Cohen
Brad Mehldau
The Beatles
Lil’ Wayne
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
"Gossip Girl" More Popular Than The Economy →
Clearly we’re not the only ones bored watching the Dow fall day after day and waiting to see which bank will fail next. Fishbowl NY noticed yesterday that Gossip Girl has outpaced the…
Mexicans Making Diamonds From Tequila →
It’s official, we were already sinking but thanks to this discovery Mexico has found it’s own way to surpass us.
BBC: A method of producing synthetic diamonds using tequila - Mexico’s…
TweetDeck →
Geeks Camp Out In The Cold For New Warcraft... →
We haven’t seen geek-mania like this since the iPhone. Blizzard is throwing midnight launch parties in four cities to celebrate the release of the second expansion to its World of…
The World in Four Presidents and Five Economic... →
Changes across four presidents in five interesting measures of the economic world as we know it: [via PPI]
WatchNice video talking about some of the ideas coming out of the Internet Identity Workshop that Alex is attending. These guys aren’t just making our internet experience better, they are using the internet to make our LIFE experience better. Make sure you catch Doc Searls at the end.
The internet provides an awesome opportunity for the enhancement of our real world lives, particularly with...
Google Adds Voice And Video Chat to Gmail →
Watch out Skype (and Meebo and TokBox), Google is adding voice and video chat to Gmail today, all in one fell swoop. When you are having an instant message conversation with someone over…
Internet Identity Workshop
If you haven’t yet, check out Alex’s coverage of the internet identity workshop at www.alexrosen.com
My first conversation with a legit racist →
I was sitting on a bench in the Itaewon subway station, waiting for my train to arrive, when a middle-aged Korean man sat down next to me. He kept glancing over at me but I didn’t pay it much…
alexrosen:
peppermint tea and sunday night work
really good point
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-11-9) →
Bruce Springsteen
Vampire Weekend
Buena Vista Social Club
Justice
DJ Shadow
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“In a robust and sophisticated democracy, political leaders—and all of us—ought...”
– What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been — In These Times - William Ayers
Watchvruz:
Election Night 11-04-08
— via Barack Obama :-)
Remarkable: Change.gov
http://change.gov/