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The real reason for the fall of Rome – and the U.S.
Why tax cuts and limited government kill As a multiethnic, continental superpower, the U.S. is inevitably compared to (and compares itself to) imperial Rome. Look at the monumental marble buildings of Washington DC or in every major city – like … Continue reading
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Jobs – Not not dead yet (or is he?)
Steve Jobs has stepped down as CEO of Apple. He hasn’t stepped off the planet. But his resignation yesterday does strike many as marking the endgame for a fairly young but long-ill man. Still – is it time for obituaries … Continue reading
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The Search For What Clicks In The New Digital Singles Scene
[Fast Company] Online dating startups are using quirky concepts, and emerging technology—from facial recognition to geolocation—to challenge traditional predecessors like Match.com and eHarmony. Where’s the love and where’s the money? [Read the rest of The Search For What Clicks]
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The Agony of Consensus
For the past week I’ve been following an activist movement with the very heady goal of trying to occupy Wall Street (a la Tahrir square in Cairo) on September 17 to demand – well, something that treats regular folks better. … Continue reading
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Cairo on the Hudson
If America is to follow the example of Egypt, Spain, and Greece, the protest has to go to Wall Street, not Washington. So says a collection of mostly young organizers planning a Tahrir-Square-style occupation of the New York Financial District, … Continue reading
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The Web is not forever, I learned
With all the talk of “the cloud” lately, it’s worth looking at how long-term the Web really is. I got a lesson in this yesterday while building this new Web site. I was putting together an archive of my writing … Continue reading
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My experience with body hacking
Last Friday morning I heard the buzz of a tiny circular saw as it sliced through the top of a cornea. Then I smelled the lower part of it burn under a laser. It was a crappy ten minutes. But … Continue reading
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Millennials – the entrepreneurial generation
It’s amazing that for a generation so studied and analyzed, we still keep asking “Who are the Millennials?”. (Of course the interest is understandable given the trillions of dollars at stake.) To the extent that one phrase can describe tens … Continue reading
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CES: Cloudy With A Chance Of Social
[Fast Company] Why are these gadget geeks more excited about web services than the hard, shiny objects that usually arouse nerd desire? It turns out to be a growing trend in the tech world, one that the Consumer Electronics Association … Continue reading
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Serendipity, Guaranteed
New tech doesn’t leave chance encounters to chance. [Technologizer. See Original] Serendipity is wonderful, but it doesn’t happen often. For every enriching coincidence – meeting someone who becomes a lifelong friend or lifelong partner, finding that fantastic hidden restaurant – we … Continue reading
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